Suddenly there were promos and exclusive items in every campaign. It didn’t take long for many creators to take notice of this trend. The content was locked behind the Kickstarter exclusive badge. The ONLY way to get it was the secondary market. If you were just average Joe gamer, and you wanted those gameplay addons. It wasn’t unheard of to see the Zombicide pledges going for $800-$1000 on eBay! That’s a heck of a return on investment.īut here’s the rub. And years later, after the game finally ships, you know what? Those backers were making a lot of money on the secondary market. They threw so much plastic at backers, that it was often too good of a deal to pass up. Enter the age of stretch goals and Kickstarter exclusivity.ĬMON figured out the secret sauce of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out). Who would pay $100 for a board game sight unseen? (oh, sweet summer child) Well apparently almost 5,000 people were on board for that, because the Kickstarter was not only a rousing success, but it also changed the way many future Kickstarters were ran. I remember seeing Zombicide’s price tag of $100 for the “all in” and thinking that was a CRAZY price. I had backed a few games here and there on the platform, but never really spent that much time browsing it. It was a game within a game.įast forward to 2012 and what do we see? Zombicide hops on Kickstarter. So, when I got into board games, I not only checked out if there were any expansions, but also any promo cards I needed to find. Nothing bugged me more than missing one issue out of a run of 20 (thanks Powers #2).
#A RITE FROM THE STARS KICKSTARTER FULL#
I used to be a comic book collector, and I LOVED getting full runs of series. This also tugged at my inner completionist. It was both fun and a way to get more content for games I already loved.
#A RITE FROM THE STARS KICKSTARTER FREE#
Free cards for games I either had or might someday get. I don’t quite remember the games, but I loved the concept.
In 2003, Gen Con moved from Milwaukee to Indianapolis, and it was there that I got re-introduced to promo cards. Carcassonne, Zombies!!!, Munchkin, Mage Knight Dungeons, and the Renier Knizia Lord of the Rings game often graced my tabletop. Yet things changed when I played my first euro game. Up until then, board games made me think of Risk, Axis and Allies, and Monopoly. At some point in the early 2000s, I was introduced to The Settlers of Catan. My journey into tabletop gaming is probably similar to many others.
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