Category Archives: kickstarter

Thoughts on More Promo Cards (Updated)

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celestial dragonI now have quite a few ideas for promo cards and I could include some of them in an pledge reward level along with the deck of Crazier Eights. Additionally, I could make them available as an add-on for those who have already made a pledge. These ideas were inspired by some of the information provided by Jamey Stegmaier, who explained how well exclusive content can help a Kickstarter project and he suggested the following:

Delineate an exclusive reward from your anchor price at a level that is good for everyone: The classic example of this is on the project Fleet (see image on the right). Fleet has an anchor price of $20 for the base game. That got 16 backers. You could also pledge $23 and get 8 limited edition cards. 6 backers there. Or you could pay $25 and get those limited edition cards, plus a few more Kickstarter exclusive licenses cards. Check out the number of backers there. 946 backers!

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Board Game Geek News

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A special thanks to Matt Riddle who mentioned Crazier Eights on the Board Game Geek News Blog. Go here to take a look.

He said, “The project caught my eye for some reason. I didn’t back it yet, but I looked at it, which is more than I do most of the time. Granted the name and theme do not meld very well and I didn’t realize there was a make-your-own-Magic-card tool on the interwebs, but overall the art is solid.”

I’m glad he likes the art and I’m honored that he thinks they look like Magic cards. The card frames are actually quite different than real Magic cards use (and the card frames are my own invention).

Even so, there is a way to make your own Magic cards that I find quite useful called Magic Set Editor.

Kickstarter Promo Card

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omniscience3My friend Mark Tang tells me that Kickstarter exclusives might help the Crazier Eights Kickstarter campaign succeed, and I have read that it would be a good idea elsewhere as well. For example, Jamey Stegmaier said, “Price is important (as are many other factors on Kickstarter, including the project creator), but I’ve learned that one of the most compelling reasons that people support Kickstarter projects is exclusive content.”

After giving it some thought, I think I finally thought of a good exclusive promo for Kickstarter: Continue reading →

What is Advanced Crazier Eights? (Updated 6/28/14)

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titania2Update (7/20/15): Advanced Crazier Eights is now known as the Second Edition. Go here to see the spoiler.

Advanced Crazier Eights is one of the versions of Crazier Eights that I have been working on. Advanced Crazier Eights is very similar to the regular version of the game, and has some of the same cards as the regular version. However, the regular version of the game has thirteen different cards in four different colors. Advanced Crazier Eights has fifty two unique cards, and it has a somewhat higher difficulty level because there is a greater variety of card effects. Some of the card effects add new elements to the game. Players who thirst for variety and complexity will likely prefer the advanced version of the game. Continue reading →

Kickstarter Video

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We filmed the Kickstarter video, but it will take time to edit it. The video might be ready next Thursday, but my Kickstarter project will then need to be officially reviewed. I am hoping to start the kickstarter campaign before June 3.

The Kickstarter video was filmed by a professional — and I would like to give a special thanks to my friend Armin Kraemer for making the Kickstarter video. You can check out some of his videos made for various companies here and his photo gallery can be found here.

You can find a preview of my kickstarter project here.

Kickstarter Challenges

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One challenge I have already faced with Kickstarter is that you need to get an account with Amazon Payments, get your identity verified, and get a bank account verified.

I got the fictional name “Recoculous” to use for my business and I decided to get a checking account for it with Amazon Payments. Well, that meant that I needed to have my taxes done using that name to verify my tax information and identity, which ended up being harder than I expected (because I never did taxes using that name).

Now I have submitted my checking account information, but they need a  bank statement. Who knows when I will get that? Might take forever to get all this worked out.

I was hoping to get the Kickstarter project going this week, but I don’t really know when all this will get worked out. (I’m hoping to find a way to get it started by next week.) If you want to start your own Kickstarter project and have a date in mind, you need to make sure to get all these things worked out first a lot sooner than you might think.

Update: Amazon Payments said to try using my personal checking account and that I could change it to my business checking account at a later point in time. That didn’t take long, so my Amazon Payments account is now considered to be complete.

You can find a preview of my kickstarter project here.