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Hi facebook friends, it's me Jason. So I've created a party game, one which I think will do quite well, and I am going to be launching a Kickstarter for it on May 1st.
Don't You Dare combines elements of Truth or Dare, Spin the Bottle and Never Have I Ever, and can be played for 3-8 people in the boardgame setting, or by unlimited people by breaking them up into mini-games.
It will have standard rules, and drinking game rules, and I'm ideally going for the Cards Against Humanity crowd.
It's definitely an adult game, but I sincerely think the game has a market and a kickstarter campaign will be successful.
However, even before the Kickstarter launch, it takes money to develop a game. The average developer will put $3000-$4000 of their own money into developement before the campaign begins. Inventing the game was the easy part, but I anticipate working 60+ hours a week over the next three months preparing for the launch.
Here are just a few of the pre-kickstarter costs I will have to deal with:
- Producing a high quality video. I will invoice actors/crew for after the main campaign money arrives, however, I will need to rent lights, sound equipment and feed cast and crew.
-Hiring a publicist for the May campaign. I have a great concept for the video, but I need to make sure it gets exposure.
-Printing and manufacturing a handful of prototype games
-Website domain
-Business License
-Betatesting travel costs. I would like to test the game in Toronto, Kingston, Ottawa and Montreal. I will have to feed volunteers.
-Trademarking (there will be expansion sets, so while copywriting or patenting I can do without, I should get the trademark for future editions)
I'm barely making ends meet right now, and I cant afford all of those costs. So, I've decided to try a micro-loan system on GoFundMe. Any money donated will be reimbursed following a successful Kickstarter campaign (you would be paid back in June), and should the campaign not be successful, I will personally come to your house do a days worth of cleaning for donations of $50 or more (or other chorses if distance is too far). Plus, any donations of $50+ will get a free copy of the game once it ships out, in addition to being fully reimbursed.
So please consider funding this project. I plan beta-testing as soon as next week, and your support would mean the world to me. Again, you will either be reimbursed as soon as June, or get a house cleaning, or any other helpful errands/tasks you need, should the kickstarter fail.
Sincerely,
Jason Shaw McDonald
Please feel free to message me if you have any questions about the campaign or the game.
Don't You Dare combines elements of Truth or Dare, Spin the Bottle and Never Have I Ever, and can be played for 3-8 people in the boardgame setting, or by unlimited people by breaking them up into mini-games.
It will have standard rules, and drinking game rules, and I'm ideally going for the Cards Against Humanity crowd.
It's definitely an adult game, but I sincerely think the game has a market and a kickstarter campaign will be successful.
However, even before the Kickstarter launch, it takes money to develop a game. The average developer will put $3000-$4000 of their own money into developement before the campaign begins. Inventing the game was the easy part, but I anticipate working 60+ hours a week over the next three months preparing for the launch.
Here are just a few of the pre-kickstarter costs I will have to deal with:
- Producing a high quality video. I will invoice actors/crew for after the main campaign money arrives, however, I will need to rent lights, sound equipment and feed cast and crew.
-Hiring a publicist for the May campaign. I have a great concept for the video, but I need to make sure it gets exposure.
-Printing and manufacturing a handful of prototype games
-Website domain
-Business License
-Betatesting travel costs. I would like to test the game in Toronto, Kingston, Ottawa and Montreal. I will have to feed volunteers.
-Trademarking (there will be expansion sets, so while copywriting or patenting I can do without, I should get the trademark for future editions)
I'm barely making ends meet right now, and I cant afford all of those costs. So, I've decided to try a micro-loan system on GoFundMe. Any money donated will be reimbursed following a successful Kickstarter campaign (you would be paid back in June), and should the campaign not be successful, I will personally come to your house do a days worth of cleaning for donations of $50 or more (or other chorses if distance is too far). Plus, any donations of $50+ will get a free copy of the game once it ships out, in addition to being fully reimbursed.
So please consider funding this project. I plan beta-testing as soon as next week, and your support would mean the world to me. Again, you will either be reimbursed as soon as June, or get a house cleaning, or any other helpful errands/tasks you need, should the kickstarter fail.
Sincerely,
Jason Shaw McDonald
Please feel free to message me if you have any questions about the campaign or the game.
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Jason Shaw McDonald
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Kingston, ON
