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2021 Was A Massive Year For TTRPG Crowdfunders
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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 9056040" data-attributes="member: 1"><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]289080[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>As you may know, I keep a record of all $1M+ tabletop roleplaying crowdfunding projects (which I imaginatively call the <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/million-dollar-ttrpg-kickstarter-club.678540/" target="_blank"><strong>Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarter Club</strong></a>). There are currently 25 members of that exclusive club.</p><p></p><p>Kickstarter launched in 2009. The first million dollar TTRPG Kickstarter wasn't until 7 years later, in 2016, with <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/johnwickpresents/7th-sea-second-edition" target="_blank">7th Sea: Second Edition</a> by John Wick. The next was two years later in 2018 when Matt Colville launched his <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mattcolville/strongholds-and-streaming" target="_blank">Strongholds & Streaming</a> campaign--the first of his three million dollar Kickstarters!</p><p></p><p>In 2021, the TTRPG crowdfunding scene exploded. 11 projects -- nearly one every month -- broke the million dollar barrier. The following year, 2022, saw 7 more join the club. 2023 so far has only only seen 2 million dollar TTRPG projects (not yet counting the <a href="https://www.backerkit.com/c/cephalofair/gloomhaven" target="_blank">Gloomhaven Grand Festival</a>, which at the time of writing is still ongoing). It very much seems that the phenomenon is slowing down. The 'explosion' coincides with the COVID-19 pandemic, although correlation is not causation.</p><p></p><p>Here's some more fun stats:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The first TTRPG Kickstarter to break $1M was <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/johnwickpresents/7th-sea-second-edition" target="_blank">7th Sea: Second Edition</a> (2016) by <strong>John Wick</strong>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The first to break $2M was <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mattcolville/strongholds-and-streaming" target="_blank">Strongholds & Streaming</a> (2018) by <strong>Matt Colville</strong>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The first to break $9M was <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/magpiegames/avatar-legends-the-roleplaying-game/description" target="_blank">Avatar Legends</a> (2021) from <strong>Magpie Games</strong>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The first to break $1M on its first day was <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/magpiegames/avatar-legends-the-roleplaying-game/description" target="_blank">Avatar Legends</a> (2021) from <strong>Magpie Games</strong>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The first to break $1M without physical merch addons (minis, dice, shirts, pins, etc.) was <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/connoralexander/coyote-and-crow" target="_blank">Coyote & Crow the Roleplaying Game</a> (2021) from <strong>Connor Alexander</strong>. The only other campaign to do this so far is <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadowdarkrpg/shadowdark-rpg-old-school-gaming-modernized" target="_blank">Shadowdark</a> (2023).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <strong>average pledge level</strong> for a million-dollar campaign is about $100. This is usually reached by including add-ons and merchandizing. The lowest average pledge level is $66 (<em>Coyote & Crow </em>with just the game itself) and the highest is $223 (<em>Tanares</em> with numerous miniatures packs).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Most entries are <strong>Hit Point Press</strong> with 3 campaigns over $1M and contributor on two more; and <strong>Matt Colville</strong> with 3 campaigns over $1M.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Ghostfire Gaming</strong> has one million-dollar campaign of their own, and is listed as contributor to three others; <strong>Hit Point Press</strong> has three million-dollar campaigns, and is listed as a contributor on two more.</li> </ul><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]289078[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 9056040, member: 1"] [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="629e559c0b948174fddf085837ebfb3d_original.png"]289080[/ATTACH][/CENTER] As you may know, I keep a record of all $1M+ tabletop roleplaying crowdfunding projects (which I imaginatively call the [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/million-dollar-ttrpg-kickstarter-club.678540/'][B]Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarter Club[/B][/URL]). There are currently 25 members of that exclusive club. Kickstarter launched in 2009. The first million dollar TTRPG Kickstarter wasn't until 7 years later, in 2016, with [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/johnwickpresents/7th-sea-second-edition']7th Sea: Second Edition[/URL] by John Wick. The next was two years later in 2018 when Matt Colville launched his [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mattcolville/strongholds-and-streaming']Strongholds & Streaming[/URL] campaign--the first of his three million dollar Kickstarters! In 2021, the TTRPG crowdfunding scene exploded. 11 projects -- nearly one every month -- broke the million dollar barrier. The following year, 2022, saw 7 more join the club. 2023 so far has only only seen 2 million dollar TTRPG projects (not yet counting the [URL='https://www.backerkit.com/c/cephalofair/gloomhaven']Gloomhaven Grand Festival[/URL], which at the time of writing is still ongoing). It very much seems that the phenomenon is slowing down. The 'explosion' coincides with the COVID-19 pandemic, although correlation is not causation. Here's some more fun stats: [LIST] [*]The first TTRPG Kickstarter to break $1M was [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/johnwickpresents/7th-sea-second-edition']7th Sea: Second Edition[/URL] (2016) by [B]John Wick[/B]. [*]The first to break $2M was [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mattcolville/strongholds-and-streaming']Strongholds & Streaming[/URL] (2018) by [B]Matt Colville[/B]. [*]The first to break $9M was [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/magpiegames/avatar-legends-the-roleplaying-game/description']Avatar Legends[/URL] (2021) from [B]Magpie Games[/B]. [*]The first to break $1M on its first day was [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/magpiegames/avatar-legends-the-roleplaying-game/description']Avatar Legends[/URL] (2021) from [B]Magpie Games[/B]. [*]The first to break $1M without physical merch addons (minis, dice, shirts, pins, etc.) was [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/connoralexander/coyote-and-crow']Coyote & Crow the Roleplaying Game[/URL] (2021) from [B]Connor Alexander[/B]. The only other campaign to do this so far is [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadowdarkrpg/shadowdark-rpg-old-school-gaming-modernized']Shadowdark[/URL] (2023). [*]The [B]average pledge level[/B] for a million-dollar campaign is about $100. This is usually reached by including add-ons and merchandizing. The lowest average pledge level is $66 ([I]Coyote & Crow [/I]with just the game itself) and the highest is $223 ([I]Tanares[/I] with numerous miniatures packs). [*]Most entries are [B]Hit Point Press[/B] with 3 campaigns over $1M and contributor on two more; and [B]Matt Colville[/B] with 3 campaigns over $1M. [*][B]Ghostfire Gaming[/B] has one million-dollar campaign of their own, and is listed as contributor to three others; [B]Hit Point Press[/B] has three million-dollar campaigns, and is listed as a contributor on two more. [/LIST] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2023-06-29 at 10.05.19 AM.png"]289078[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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