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Kickstarter Cogitations 6
We continue to have a good number of campaigns on Kickstarter’s tabletop section, and plenty of them are doing very nicely. However, for some reason I’m just not feeling very inspired by the last week’s crop. It’s not that I … Continue reading
Kickstarter Cogitations 5
It’s nice to see that after a summer break, the numbers for Kickstarter campaigns are right back where they should be. That, plus the reported rise in overall funding total, says that KS is in a healthy place, despite the … Continue reading
Kickstarter Cogitations 4
This week, I want to talk about just one game: Twilight: 2000. Normally I don’t talk about RPGs much as I haven’t played in years. I still read them though, and back in the day I used to play and … Continue reading
Kickstarter Cogitations 3
People use the word unique way too often in marketing blurb. It’s not a complicated word to understand, but it’s often used incorrectly. This makes the people using it look sloppy and careless. If you’re writing advertising blurb and you’re … Continue reading
Kickstarter Cogitations 2
Starting my thoughts on Kickstarter today with an idea that’s related to one of my old jobs: Editor. Years of being professionally picky makes me very aware of typos in anything I read, and whilst I’m sure I spot stuff … Continue reading
Kickstarter Cogitations
There’s always something interesting going on in Kickstarter. Sometimes it’s a new trend, other times it’s a specific campaign, and there are always fun new games to look at. It’s a revolving shop window of shiny toys. As my job … Continue reading
How is Gaming Weathering the Storm?
When I worked for Games Workshop, the bosses used to say that the toy and game industry was especially robust when it came to surviving recessions; last in, first out. So what about pandemics? With most bricks and mortar game … Continue reading
Oh Balls!
The Farce is strong in this one. As is the innuendo. I’ve been trying to resist mentioning it, but I can’t. It’s just too silly. I’ve mentioned Macrocosm Miniatures a few times, and shown off some of their retro-SF style … Continue reading
Twisted Almost Over
I’ve mentioned the Twisted Kickstarter a couple of times before, and I’ll be coming back to them again, I’m sure. Hard to resist such lovely figures. As you can see in the picture, they offer these 32mm models in both … Continue reading
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