Contests and Kickstarter (Updated June 19)

Take a look at the Kickstarter rules and there’s a link to a list of additional prohibited things, such as “Contests, coupons, gambling, raffles, and lifetime memberships.”

Well, Jamey Stegmaier says how running contests seems to be allowed as long as it is not done on Kickstarter itself. For example, it is common for Board Game Geek to have contests for various Kickstarter projects. Go here for more information. Continue reading

Kickstarter Advice

Check out the Crazier Eights Kickstarter campaign here.

Is everything presented well there? Should I change the look or explanation of anything found there?

I’ve been having some trouble spreading the word of the game, so I am wondering if I should try to advertise for the game. However, before I pay for advertising, I would like to know if the Kickstarter project itself looks okay. (Advertising is out of pocket. I would not use the funding to pay for advertising.)

Thoughts on Contests

I am planning on having at least one contest for Crazier Eights. Fabulous prizes await. Here are my current contest ideas:

  1. Design your own card. (No image needed. It could be used for a Crazier Eights card or promo.)
  2. Photoshop a public domain card image. (It could also be used for a Crazier Eights card or promo.)
  3. Find a really cool public domain image. (It could also be used for a Crazier Eights card or promo.)
  4. Trivia questions. (This is quite common on Board Game Geek.)

There would be a grand prize winner who would get one high quality prototype copy of the Jumbo Crazier Eights box (containing two decks worth of cards). I could sign the jumbo promo card and the box. Other prizes could include high quality prototypes of the Crazier Eights game. I would also consider giving out a high quality prototype of Advanced Crazier Eights for a prize.

Your thoughts? Any preference or other ideas for contests?

Thoughts on More Promo Cards (Updated)

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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