Funding the Dream

I recently presented a Kickstarter workshop at ConquestSAC in Sacramento. There I met Sarah Palmero who I invited to come on the show to talk about her Kickstarter project, Dragon Undone. In addition, I sat down and interviewed the mother of the designers of Pizza Theory, a recent Kickstarter success.

Guest Host Laurence O'Brien sits down with our mystery guest to discuss their latest kickstarter project. Topics range from funding levels, rewards, stretch goals, and the humbling experience of being supported by a community.

John Skeen answers a quick Kickstarter Tax question about Hobby vs Inc. I'm playing Cartoona at my house and losing regularly to my 6 year old. Kickstarter board game projects cross $1 million in funding for 2012. And we sit down with the Fleet creators to talk about how they ended up on Kickstarter.

Tracy is best known as the co-author of the Dragonlance series. He is an International and New York Times Best Selling Author. Tracy has been involved in the game industry for decades and shares his insights on how Kickstarter is changing the relationship between artist and fan. Join us for 20 minutes of great discussion on how to fund your dream with Kickstarter

In the first six weeks of 2012, RPGs represented more than 1/3 of all successful Kickstarter game projects. RPGs successfully raised more than $100,000 in funding. I sit down with Peter Adkison, Owner of Gen Con and former CEO of Wizards of the Coast. We discuss the new energy in the RPG market as well as the impact Kickstarter is having on RPGs. Peter also talks about going back to school to purs...

The Presidential Game holds the distinction of being the board game with the largest initial request for funding and still successfully funding. They started off asking for $35,000. With an extremely unique approach they are a hair-breath away from reaching their funding goal. Listen in as they share their old school way of getting out the votes.

Scott Pfeiffer, an attorney with Pfeiffer, Gleaton, Wyatt, & Hewitt, discusses the legal issues surrounding Kickstarter and why some of the rules are in place concerning funding and pledges. Also discussed are some of the issues to be aware of concerning copywrite, trademarks, and other legal issues to protect your ideas.

Kickstarter & Taxes. We become so thrilled with the idea of raising the money that we sometimes may overlook the reality of dealing with the taxes and business side of Kickstarter. CPA John Skeen chats with us about the things to think about as a new small business flush with cash from a successful Kickstarter campaign. Also, don't forget to vote (once a day) for Funding the Dream for the...

Kickstarter has poured more than $2 million dollars of funding into the board game industry in the past year. Normally this would be seen as a tremendous benefit to the market, the industry, and the consumers. But there is a segment of the board game hobby that is taking the position that Kickstarter is bad for the industry. I have invited Chris Norwood, who writes at gamerchris.com, to come on th...

Richard Borg has been successfully designing board games for 27 years. His first game won the Spiel des Jahres award, allowing him to quick his job of after 25 years and become a full-time game designer. He has contented to be successful and prolific, winning numerous game awards. Richard joins me to talk about making a living as a game designer and the excitement that Kickstarter brings to those...

The Midas couple is what I call them. Dice Hate Me Chris and Cherilyn sit down to talk about their success on Kickstarter with VivaJava as well as the changes that have occurred in the Kickstarter community since August of 2011 when they launched their first project, Carnival. We cover a wide range of topics concerning Kickstarter, including what the future holds and how Kickstarter is affecting t...

You think you want to make a living inventing board games? Let me introduce you to Kim Vandenbroucke who has the envious job of doing just that. She has become so prolific as a game designer, sometimes she develops one new game concept a day. Listen in as we chat about the challenges of getting a game published, the amount of effort and work that goes into game design, and how she came to be an aw...

I sit down at Dundracon with Aldo Giozzi from Impressions and talk about how to get your Kickstarter game on to store shelves. Aldo has been in the business for many years and spends his full time as a distributor for the board game industry. Some of his clients include the wildly successful Order of the Stick

Cindy Au is the Community Director for Kickstarter. She has been with Kickstarter for two years and shares some of her background with the company. She also talks about the impact the board game community has had on Kickstarter themselves. Don't forget to become a backer of Funding the Dream Kickstarter campaign http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/richardbliss/funding-the-dream-podcast?ref=li...

This episode is recorded live at the New York Toy Fair. We chat with Indie Board and Games, Stratus Games, and PSI about the show and Kickstarter.

We sit down in the studio with Erik Dahlman, creator of Genegrafter, to discuss how he arrived at the position of having a successful game on Kickstarter.

Lorien Green had a crazy idea. She decided she wanted to produce a film documentary on the board game industry. She begged her family for a video camera for Christmas, and then, without any formal training, set off on a 3 year adventure to document the board game industry. Lorien sits down with The Game Whisperer and talks about this journey. What prompted her to do it. How she paid for it, and ho...

Farmageddon, the game designed by Grant Rodiek and Phil Kilcrease from game publisher of Fifth Street Games, talk about their new Kickstarter campaign. Listen to Grant and Phil discuss how they brought the game to market and how Kickstarter is changing the expectations game designers can have on how fast their designs can expect to come to market.

Hero Games is finding success on Kickstarter with their latest project, Book of the Empress. Steven Long, co-owner of Hero Games, sits down with us to discuss the process of bringing an RPG to life on Kickstarter

Michael Mindes and I sit down to discuss their latest approach to finding success on Kickstarter with For the Win. Michael has some interesting ideas and insights on how to be successful on Kickstarter.

In Ep 24 we chat with Mark Baker, creator of 5 to Close, a word lover card game. Mark brings an interesting insight to his Kickstarter experience. He read about Kickstarter, looked at their website, and launched his campaign all within a few weeks. For 20 minutes we talk about the full experience of Kickstarter to someone new to the market

What success does Kickstarter hold for game projects in 2012? Listen to Richard Bliss and Laurence O'brien as we cover the trends emerging for Kickstarter game projects in 2012.

Howard Tayler from Schlock Mercenary spends 20 minutes with us talking about the changes in attitude and expectations concerning Kickstarter now that his project has set a record as the #2 All-time highest funded board game project on Kickstarter

Getting the money for your Kickstarter project is a major step. Getting your game onto game store shelves is the ultimate goal. Dan Yarrington, founder of Game Salute, talks about helping successfully funded Kickstarter projects get their games into the retail channel and on store shelves.

Kickstarter sent out a document that shows how they raised $99 million dollars in 2011 and which categories the projects funded. We also cover some new game Kickstarter projects that you might want to follow.