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Anatomy of a $631,230 Kickstarter Video

52 pointsby danshapiroover 11 years ago

6 comments

danshapiroover 11 years ago
Interesting. A few minutes after this hit the front page, one person ordered every single one of the 700-odd copies in the amazon warehouse. (There are still copies in the Fulfillrite warehouse though, purchasable through Amazon).
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blahedoover 11 years ago
&quot;The game’s out of print, but ...&quot;<p>I&#x27;ve seen this for a few of the successful kickstarters, and it always makes me kind of sad; when Kickstarter is working at its best, it, y&#x27;know, kick-starts something so that the initial backers are just the first run, and then the product will continue to be available (and possibly the line will expand).<p>Obviously it&#x27;s totally within the creator&#x27;s rights to just use the kickstarter funds to fund a single round of product. But, it makes me sad.
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conorhover 11 years ago
I was one of the people that did not watch the video. It came as a recommendation from a good friend and I loved the idea. I didn&#x27;t need to watch the video to convince me that a board game to gently introduce programming and logic concepts to young kids was a good idea!<p>The game arrived recently and I&#x27;ve played it a few nights with my 3.5 year old daughter. She&#x27;s starting to get the hang of it and is enjoying it. I can definitely recommend the game and I&#x27;m looking forward to her &#x27;leveling up&#x27; and doing the slightly harder versions. Congrats Dan on all your hard work paying off!
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RobotCalebover 11 years ago
Thanks for the game, Dan. I have it wrapped and under the tree. I&#x27;m sure we&#x27;ll try it out on Christmas day.
pilomover 11 years ago
I love the idea of the game, but I&#x27;m curious what Wizards of the Coast thinks of this game?<p>Roborally (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009HLSP0/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0009HLSP0&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=kayaklines-20" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;gp&#x2F;product&#x2F;B0009HLSP0&#x2F;ref=as_li_ss_tl?...</a>) is the exact same game just targeted for an older audience.<p>Can you patent or copywrite gameplay mechanics?
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bjorgover 11 years ago
Seems like most followed the same reasoning to back Robot Turtles: Dan + Programming + Kids = I&#x27;m in!!! ;)