Things to watch for when backing a board game or RPG on Kickstarter or other crowdfunding platform
Channel: Tabletop Bellhop
Date: 05/06/2022

In this podcast segment we talk about what we look at when considering backing a board game or RPG crowdfunding project. What are our Kickstarter red flags and what will get us to back a Kickstarter instantly?

This show is one segment of The Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 174: To Back or Not To Back. Find the full episode here: https://youtu.be/EEgzhVbwqwE (goes live June 7th)

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00:00 Intro and Question
05:06 Crowdfunding Project Red Flags
05:31 Who is behind the project?
08:03 Zero created, zero backed
13:57 Funding goals that are too low
15:45 Should this project be crowdfunded?
17:48 Backer levels
22:06 Cancelled projects
24:37 Mid campaign updates
28:38 Stretch goals
34:29 Swag
38:11 Buzzwords
41:45 No actual info on how the game plays
45:07 Shipping is too low
46:27 Funding amount
50:26 Crowdfunding Project Green Flags
50:44 Previous success
53:20 Well known designers and publishers
54:13 Great communication
55:10 Friends backing
57:25 People backing without a reward
58:10 Closing

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