It seems that doing a retrospective on one’s crowdsourcing history seems to be the meme of the hour, so I thought it might be interesting to go through my own and see how the campaigns I’ve backed have done. It’s not all gaming-related, but most of it is.
- Re-Creating my Egyptian Art from Deities and Demigods. Est. delivery Jan 2012. On time.
- Labyrinth Lord Referee Screen. Est. delivery Jan 2012. I honestly don’t remember when I got this, and there are no updates on the KS page to help jog my memory, but I did get it. Until I know for sure it was otherwise I’m going to call it on time.
- Adventures in Oz: Beyond the Deadly Desert. Didn’t make goal. (Pity, it’s a great game for younger gamers.)
- Vendetta. Didn’t make goal.
- Skittykitts. Est. delivery Apr 2012. On time.
- Random Dungeon Generator as a Dungeon Map. Est. delivery Apr 2012. Actual date May 2012.
- Dwimmermount: An Old School Fantasy RPG Megadungeon. Est. delivery Jun 2012. Still not shipped (but there is hope now).
- Myth & Magic Players Guide – 2E Revived and Updated! Est. delivery Jul 2012. Actual date Sep 2012. I only ordered the pdf version, but as I understand it the hard copy still hasn’t shipped. Yikes.
- Ogre Designer’s Edition. Est. delivery Nov 2012. Still not shipped (new estimate is August 2013).
- The Parsec RPG. Est. delivery Jun 2012. On time.
- Cityographer – City Generator & Mapping Software. Est. delivery Oct 2012. Still not shipped (but still getting updates).
- Champions of ZED: Zero Edition Dungeoneering. Est. delivery Aug 2012. Still not shipped (but a draft pdf was sent to the backers just today, so there is hope).
- StarFire Command Space Fleet Miniatures Game. Est. delivery Oct 2012. Actual date Nov 2012. Renamed Quantum Expanse (see below).
- Axes and Anvils. Est. delivery Nov 2012. Still not shipped (and who the heck knows if it ever will?)
- Dungeons & Dragons: A Documentary. Est. delivery May 2014. They were still filming at GaryCon this month; can they still make that deadline?
- Space Elevator Science – Climb to the Sky – A Tethered Tower. Est. delivery Nov 2012 (I went in for the t-shirt). On time.
- Star Trek: Renegades. Est. delivery Oct 2013. I see lots of updates, but very little about actually filming the damned thing.
- Quantum Expanse Space Fleet Miniatures Game. Est. delivery Feb 2013. On time. This is an expansion for the StarFire Command/Quantum Expanse game, above.
- Tavern Cards – Playing Cards that Create a Tavern. Est. delivery Apr 2013. I’m getting updates, but that date is looming closer…
- Nykken and Bear – a new recording by Kari Tauring. Est. delivery Mar 2013. On time. Yeah, I like Scandinavian folk music. Wanna make something of it?
- Creature & Encounter RPG Card Decks. Est. delivery May 2013. Getting lots of updates.
- Busty Barbarian Bimbos. Est. delivery date Jun 2013. With a name like that, I’m not sure I even care if it’s on time!
So, here’s the breakdown:
Out of a total of 15 projects that funded and should have shipped by now, 47% shipped on time, 20% shipped late, and 33% haven’t shipped. Now that I look at the math, that’s not such an impressive number. One project in three are still in limbo? Yikes. Still, almost half shipped exactly when they said they would, and that does give me some hope.
I've had similar luck:
Awesome Powers Power Suites $65.00 Due 5/13
Centurion: Legionaries of Rome $70.00 Due 9/13
Torment: Tides of Numenera $28.00 Due 12/14
Achtung! Cthulhu £146.00 Due 3/14
Almond+ : WiFi Router $99.00 Due 9/13
Limit Theory $20.00 Due 1/14
The Guide to Glorantha $130.00 Due 2/13
Creature Cards $16.00 Due 3/13
Shadows of Esteren -Prologue $80.00 Due 3/13
SHAKER: RPG $15.00 Canceled
Myth & Magic GM’s Guide $50.00 Due 3/13
Project Eternity $65.00 Due 4/14
Cthulhu Playing Cards $18.00 Received
Numenera: RPG $60.00 Due 7/13
Reaper Miniatures Bones $225.00 Due 3/13
Axes and Anvils $80.00 Due 11/12 – Project has gone over budget
Swords & Wizardry: RPG $110.00 Received
"King Lee" film $50.00 Received
Shadows of Esteren: RPG $120.00 Received
Traveller 5th Edition $100.00 Due 12/12
Castles & Crusades PHB $40.00 Received
Appendix N Adventure Toolkits $30.00 Due 7/12
CHAMPIONS OF ZED $65.00 Due 8/12
Nystul's Infinite Dungeon $75.00 Due 9/12
Rappan Athuk $100.00 Received
Ogre Designer's Edition $150.00 Due 11/12
Adventures Dark and Deep $30.00 Received
Shadowrun Returns $60.00 Due 1/13
Wasteland 2 $15.00 Due 10/13
Myth & Magic Player's Guide $94.96 Due 8/12
Dwimmermount $40.00 Due 8/12 – author deserted project
Player's Companion for the ACKS $35.00 Received
Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea $50.00 Received
Castles & Crusades: Classic Monster $25.00 Received
34 projects total
1 was cancelled
13 are overdue
8 have been received (including yours!)
12 are in process