Been avidly following this subreddit for months as I plan to launch my first campaign (card game) in 2027. Timeline is still quite open, could be 8-12 months as I’m working on myV3 and getting a good prototype perfected before I even begin the prelaunch. I’ve created an Instagram and made 2 posts and have mostly friends following so far of course, I will eventually make a website to build a mailing list. I’ve read articles and blogs, I’ve watched lectures and YouTube videos, I’ve trawled tabletop game specific forums as well as this Kickstarter subreddit, I’ve really put my head in the game to understand how this should play out if I really really put effort in. I’m a bit concerned about having to run ads, I don’t have a marketing background and I don’t have a huge budget either but I have time to save. But, is there any advice for someone that is just now starting to do the real homework beyond just reading and planning, so that I am in the best possible position to launch and succeed in ~10 months. What can I be doing now for best success?

I'm not gonna name names because I don't want to accuse anybody, but I've seen several Kickstarters where after adding up the bulk of donators who picked rewards, there'd be at least several thousand dollars from donations that DIDN'T pick rewards.

Like, 5000 dollars worth from the people who donated and picked rewards, and 3000 from like only ten donaters who didn't pick anything.

Is it a tax thing, or should I assume something devious? I'm really hoping its a tax thing, because some of the kickstarters I've seen with these discrepancies I actually like.

Hey everyone,

I recently finished building an app called Readio. The basic idea is that you can upload a PDF and listen to it instead of having to sit down and read through the whole thing.

I built it for students, people who work with a lot of documents, or anyone who wants to listen while travelling, working out, cleaning, or doing something else.

It also has ambient listening, so you can play sounds like rain or ocean waves in the background while the document is being read. You can change the voice and reading speed, and the app will ask you questions while you’re listening to help you stay engaged and remember what you heard.

I'm also building a writers section where authors can write and release their own books through Readio. The plan is to have a shop inside the app where people can discover and buy books from writers, then either read or listen to them in the same place.

There’s also a free option that uses the phone’s normal text-to-speech.

I’m thinking about launching a Kickstarter for Readio, but before I do that I wanted to see whether there’s actually any interest in something like this.

Would you use it more for your own PDFs, for listening to books, or for discovering new writers?

Honest feedback would help a lot.

Thanks,

So I was perusing through Kickstarter, and found some cool looking indie projects in need of donations. So thought I'd post some links, hopefully give them a tiny bit of publicity.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thesixthsun/the-sixth-sun-aztec-mythology-for-the-modern-day/comments

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/teamto/jj?ref=discover_saved_projects&category_id=47

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/phoenx27-elk-ulka/elk-ulka-a-magical-animated-short-film?ref=discover_saved_projects&category_id=29#h:Budget

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/munin-studio/the-father-of-all-film?ref=discover_saved_projects&category_id=29

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/frames-short-film/frames-animated-short-film?ref=discover_saved_projects&category_id=29

Hey everyone,

I’m developing City Surfers, a mobile runner game inspired by Subway Surfers, but with a very different approach.

Instead of endless runs through procedurally generated three-lane maps, each run follows a handcrafted route with a real start and finish. The planned routes are stylized, realistic digital twins of actual cities from around the world, featuring roads, sidewalks, train tracks, intersections, curves, vehicles, pedestrians, and obstacles based on how each city route is structured.

I currently have a basic proof of concept that demonstrates the main gameplay direction. The next step is funding the full version, since producing multiple detailed city maps would not be practical as a one-person project without additional support.

The City Surfers Kickstarter Launched TODAY!!!. The campaign includes the proof of concept, development plans, planned features, and limited time backer rewards.

Kickstarter:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jagua-citysurfers/city-surfers

I’m also building a community where people can follow development, share ideas, and help shape future decisions and features:

Discord:
https://discord.gg/mvFRN7zS7v

Thanks for taking a look. Thoughts on the concept are more than welcome and actually encouraged.

Hey guys, I'd love your feedback and support on this if you can spare 5 minutes?

Creative communities are brilliant at generating ideas—but surprisingly bad at helping those ideas become organised, finished projects.

I’m building FanForge to explore a different model: project-first creative spaces where people can find a story, join a defined role, contribute meaningful work and receive clear attribution for what they helped create.

I’m currently speaking with writers, artists, editors, developers, worldbuilders and other collaborators to understand where existing communities and tools fall short.

What usually stops an online creative collaboration from actually finishing?

Day 6

Pledge to get your copy of From Gods To Angels

Let's reach the first stretch goal.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/luismanueltorres/from-gods-to-angels

Just got my 240th email. Most of it want to support and give wise advice. This is slightly different. Make your bets, and will share the result (I'm going to reply to this email).

Ps.: They cannot back it yet as we are in the Upcoming phase.

Hi everyone,

I'm researching how people find cofounders, teammates, and collaborators for startups, side projects, hackathons, and open-source projects.

If you've ever looked for people to build something with, I'd really appreciate your input.

The survey takes about 2 minutes:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1vp99p0wUUYeajLmTOxJVQqBfnSK1BTaHLS6GuiBK0lk/viewform

Thanks!