Kickstarters for gaming tiles haven’t always had an easy ride. However, with 41 days (when this post went live) still to go Red Kobold Games have raised nearly $14,000 from 220 backers beating an asking price of $9,500.
Unless there’s a mass run to remove or lower pledges this project is cooking.
Why are these tiles so tempting? I’m not in any current craving for dungeon based adventures. I’m not sure I ever was – and yet these blue decorated tiles seem like a sensible thing to buy. Kevin Chenevert really has thought this one through.
My only concern is that the lowest tier I can get these tiles is “Basic International” (international is just a point of view, right?) which costs $45 but does not include duties, customs or VAT. Okay, I think I can see what Red Kobold are trying to do here but if you’re going to charge me $15 more for the tiles then I expect you to at least try pay enough shipping to pass through customs. That’s how it works; sender pays correct postage to cover all shipping costs. The last thing I want is a customs charge slip that’ll cost me £20 just because the shipping cost was $0.25 short. This isn’t a problem Red Kobold suffer alone, it’s common on Kickstarter but I like to think there’s an attempt to get posting right!
Perhaps I’m worrying about pennies. After all; the limited $200 pledge level has sold out. There are people out there who really want these tiles. The $500 limited level… also sold out. Two lucky people will get to design and develop their own custom tile with Red Kobold. Maybe one of them will tackle the tricky issue of steps and stairs.
GeekNative I keep looking at them. They look very cool. I just haven’t pulled the trigger on backing it yet.
Matthew__McHale I think their lure is two-fold 1) simple and 2) effective
GeekNative The only thing stopping me is that I already have my Battle Mat and that has worked fine for me. They do look great though.