Have you seen the indie film Iron Sky? It’s a quirky adventure that deals with Nazis secretly living on the dark side of the moon. In 2018 there will be a sequel and, perhaps, an Iron Sky RPG. There’s a Kickstarter campaign live today. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1815087115/iron-sky-the-roleplaying-game [Back this Campaign] At the time of writing there are […]
Someone has to be a chemistry ninja: Valence Plus
The game is designed to mix education and science. Ninja cards represent molecules and the interactions teach you about chemistry. It is doing well over on Kickstarter, with $15,000 pledged from 200+ backers and 20 days to go to hit the $18,000 target. You can check more details on the campaign page. [Back this Campaign] […]
The Fog Monster and Kickstarter
I rarely roleplay with minis and yet I’m tempted by the Fog Monster.
Stat Trackers: Organise the heck out of your D&D
I don’t even use a GM screen but I think these stat tracker are a good idea. Scribble PC stats on them, enjoy the pre-printed set of monsters, and use them to help organise your game. The Kickstarter campaign is asking for $10,000 and at the time of writing has $9,500 with 26 days to […]
The portable Crit Kit for travelling GMs
Do you GM a game that you travel to? Perhaps you game from home but just don’t have much space? I think Justin Sirois Kickstarter for dice tray and portal dungeon will appeal to you. The main problem? This metal fan was surprised to encounter a loud death metal track to the Kickstarter video. This […]
Backers condemn $3.5m dungeon crawl as unplayable
Last year CMON, once known as Cool Mini or Not, pushed past $17m in revenue. How? Kickstarter and loyal fans. They’re really good at it. It’s perhaps not a surprise that their 2016 Kickstarter for Massive Darkness was a huge hit. Over 22,000 backers and incredible $3.5 million raised! The core box will set you […]
Legacy looks to ruin the world, again
A humble but very good Kickstarter success in 2015 was Legacy: Life Among the Ruins from UFO Press. Ed Gibbs called it ” Legacy: Life Among the Ruins serves as an elegant re-exploration of the trail first blazed by Vincent Baker in his revolutionary Apocalypse World.”. Author James Illes is back on Kickstarter to do […]
Is this… what… a sexy robot calendar?
You don’t stumble across this every day. Andrei Feheregyhazi is thinking about 2018 already, in fact, he’s already working on a calendar for it. He calls it ‘sexy’ robots and has a Kickstarter campaign to collect your money. I’ll let you deside whether you’re saying ‘Cwor! Look at the nuts on him!’ after the video! […]
Should American Kickstarter projects support international shipping?
Some RPG publishers are talking about a thorny issue again – supporting international backers on Kickstarter projects. It’s an expensive challenge and some are asking whether it makes any sense to accept international backers at all. The catalyst for the latest round of discussions is artist Bambi Wendt’s $70,700 “A Field Guide to: Dragons, Wyrms, […]
Support diversity in gaming by buying a dragon!
Geek Native isn’t a money making media empire. The most money ever spent promote the blog was a sponsorship deal with Contessa. The online convention isn’t just great fun. It was worth supporting. Now we all have the chance to support diversity in gaming by backing a dragon. Read how to do that here. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1113612539/plush-contessa-mascots […]
