What It's About
An update from a board game creator who relies on fans for funding.
Notes from Chris
Episode 1363
Welcome to Throwback Thursday / “Where are they now?” where we take an in-depth look at someone who’s story has evolved considerably since we first featured them. Recently, we’ve featured a General Mills employee who starts a cold brew coffee brand, and a graphic designer who focused her services on businesses related to dogs. Today, in our latest feature, we’ll hear from a fan of old-school board games who's had tremendous success with multiple six-figure crowdfunding campaigns. He just wrapped up a new one that brought in just under a million dollars on Kickstarter. That new game is called Bristol 1350, and it’s all about the plague. Listen to today's episode to hear Travis's updates...MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
- Learn more about Travis and his board games at his website, FaçadeGames.com.
- How to Publish a Board Game: Travis has created a lot of really fantastic posts over on Facade Games' blog—here's one that came about after they shared their story on Reddit and made it to the front page!
- Kickstarter: The crowdfunding platform Travis has used to launch his games.
- Childhood Game Master Earns $1 Million from Nerdy Kickstarter Campaigns: This Ohio man loves board games so much that he made his own—and when he tries to raise $6,000 through a Kickstarter campaign, he ends up with much more than he ever imagined.
- Dutch Engineer Sells TableTop Games for Second Income: When a series of debilitating headaches makes it hard to work full-time, this Dutch A/V engineer diversifies his income to decrease his work hours.
- Spousal Birthday Gift Becomes $40,000 Card Game: It starts as a creative gift for his wife, but this tabletop game ends up making a lot of other people happy.
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