Rolling Wednesday: Quickest Kickstarter Ever!

I got my Diminishing Knight dice in the mail last week!  I would have posted them last Wednesday but I already had a post ready to go.  They are nice and big and I even got a cool fridge magnet.  Hats off to Black Oak Workshop.  This is one of the fastest Kickstarter fulfillments I have ever had.

Rolling Wednesday: Pizza Dice (and more!) Kickstarter

This is another shout out for a dice Kickstarter.  Rick Loomis of Flying Buffalo (the company that publishes Tunnels and Trolls) is doing a Kickstarter to make more of his pizza dice.  Pizza dice are a product that Flying Buffalo sells.  The idea is that you roll the dice and they tell you what pizza toppings to get.  The faces of the old pizza dice were printed.  The esteemed Mr. Loomis is trying to raise money for a mold, so that the new pizza dice will be engraved.

The old pizza dice.  The new ones will have the words engraved in the faces.

You don't just get two pizza dice with this Kickstarter.  For ten dollars you get ten dice.  Two pizza dice, five adventure dice (for generating things like traps and treasure), a nuclear die, a monster reaction dice, and a fast food die.

My description does not do this project justice so please check out the Pizza Dice Kickstarter.

I will end by saying that I have been ordering products from Rick over at Flying Buffalo for ten years.  He has some of the best gaming products for the best value around.  His customer service is excellent.  Plus, he sells one of my favorite rpgs (Tunnels and Trolls!).

Rolling Wednesday: The Diminishing Knight Die Kickstarter

I have been trying to cool it on Kickstarters this year.  However, I do love dice and I was intrigued by the Diminishing Knight Die Kickstarter.  I researched the company and they have come through on their past projects.  For $10 you can get a pair of their dice.  I will admit that I had a brain fart when I looked at their campaign.  I thought, "Huh, that is neat.  The dice have a picture of a knight losing his limbs one by one.  That is cool."  It took me a little bit of time to figure out the reference.  I backed for a pair.  Check them out.

It's just a flesh wound!

K is for Kickstarter - #atozchallenge

Today's post is about Kickstarter.  I have pledged for many an rpg through Kickstarter.  It is a neat platform where publishers can get support for their games and make their dreams see print.  I have been fairly lucky with my Kickstarter pledges.  I have received most of the items that I have backed.  I have received regular communications from companies whose games are behind schedule.  I am a patient man and I would rather have a late game than a crappy one.

The novelty of Kickstarter is starting to wear off.  At first I felt Kickstarter anxiety, which was a feeling that if I did not back a project then I was losing out and would never be able to get it.  I have now seen more than one project go from Kickstarter to the general market (or fail to materialize).  I have less anxiety about having to buy in during the Kickstarter phase.  I think twice about pledging.  Am I getting a good deal by pledging now?  Is this a reputable company?  Will it be worth it to wait and see how the game turns out before I put money behind it?  I will continue to back Kickstarter but I am much more discerning.