Neosporno je da je Kickstarter doprineo razvoju industrije društvenih igara. Štaviše kompanija Kickstarter je doživela solidan rast zahvaljujući sekciji posvećenoj ovoj industriji. Deo tog rasta je nastao i nekontrolisanim finansiranjem (čitaj – kupovine igara) preko ove platforme. Najsvežiji primer je reddit korisnik Ranker2, koji je u prethodne dve ipo godine potrošio preko 16.000 dolara finansirajući više od 150 Kickstarter projekata za društvene igre.

U reddit postu pod imenom “Proviđenje nakon 2.5 godine finansiranja društvenih igara na Kickstarteru“, Ranker2 piše o svojoj navici da bekuje društvene igre, kako je to na neki način postao zavisan od toga i kako je došao do zaključka da većina društvenih igara koje je podržao na kraju nisu bile zanimljive.

“Proveravao sam svoju Kickstarter listu podržanih projekata da bih proverio šta mi je stiglo a šta nije, kada sam došao do zaključka da je većina igara koje sam finansirao bez veze ili ih retko igram,”navodi Ranker2. “Među ovim igrama postoje naslovi za koje će se boardgame komuna složiti da su uspešni u svakom pogledu, ali to ne znači da je baš taj tip ili žanr igre nešto u čemu ja lično uživam. Prolazeći kroz listu, mogao sam na prste jedne ruke da nabrojim igre, od preko stotinu podržanih projekata, koje stvarno volim.”

Kako se situacija otrgla kontroli? Ranker2 kaže da je ključan faktor strah od propuštanja potencijalno dobre igre ili igre koju su drugi igrači i članovi boardgame komune nahvalili. Ovaj strah čak ima i svoj akronim – FOMO (Fear of Missing Out).

“Podržavanje igara kroz Kickstarter kampanje je stvaralo utisak da pripadam nekom specijalnom insajderskom klubu koji je imao uvid u igre kojih generalna populacija još uvek nije bila ni svesna,”objašnjava Ranker2, “Pratio bih Kickstarter Roundup religiozno. Kako je vreme odmicalo, podržavao sam sve više projekata samo zato što imaju veliki broj bekera – očigledno igra mora biti fantastična jer zašto bi toliko ljudi izabralo da je finansira?”

Ranker2 ističe da finansiranje društvenih igara kroz Kickstarter kampanje kupcu može da uštedi nešto novca, naročito ako kasnije dodatke i ekspanzije za igru koja mu se svidi mora da juri kroz eBay, a nije ih uzeo prvom prilikom tokom Kickstarter kampanje. Sa druge strane, Kickstarter kampanje su izvestan rizik i kocka – plaćate za nezavršen proizvod koji može i ne mora da bude dobar. Uvek postoji šansa da kampanja neće uspeti ili neće iznedriti očekivani kvalitet proizvoda.

“Kada stavim sve na papir, čini mi se da je pravi potez da sednem i sačekam, da se odvoji žito od kukolja i da onda uzmem preko eBaya igre koje dokažu svoj kvalitet.” zaključuje Ranker2. “Imao bih mnogo više novca a da ne pominjemo prostor na policama”.

Čini nam se da je to dobar plan. A evo i kompletne liste projekata koje je ovaj Kickstarter zavisnik podržao:

Successful pledges Includes pledges that were successfully charged 152 projects

The Networks: Executives $40

Conan: The Book of Set $25

Vikings Gone Wild – Masters of Elements Expansion $88

Catacombs Conquest $50

A Song of Ice & Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game $482.00

Argent: the Consortium – 2nd Ed. $100.00

Star Realms Frontiers $177.00

Cthulhu Wars Onslaught 3 $314.00

WHO GOES THERE? $110.00

Founders of Gloomhaven $49.00

Rise of Tribes $66.00

Lords of Hellas £189.00

Triplock $28.00

1066, Tears to Many Mothers – £34.00

GameTek: The Book $30.00

Deception: Undercover Allies $61.00

Clash of Rage €1.00

Zombicide: Green Horde $475.00

Barbarians: The Invasion £107.00

Manhattan Project 2: Minutes to Midnight – $59.00

Zombie Tsunami – The Board Game $46.00

The Skirmish Box – A Custom Case for your Miniatures $179.00

Heroes of Land, Air & Sea $159.00

Rayguns & Rocketships $70.00

Game Upgrades 3.0 by Meeple Source! $47.00

Massif Displays: Folding Compact Board Game Stands. $39.00

TerrainCrate – Plastic, affordable, fantasy terrain! $180.00

HANNIBAL & HAMILCAR £65.00

Brass ~ An Industrial Revolution CA$ 132.00

The Secret Cabal Gaming Podcast $50.00

Gloomhaven (Second Printing) $25.00

Hardback – The “Pre-Quill” to Paperback $30.00

Bargain Quest! $70.00

The Grimm Forest $49.00

The Pirate Republic $104.00

Aeon’s End: War Eternal $150.00

GKR: Heavy Hitters $125.00

Cytosis: A Cell Biology Board Game $58.00

878 Vikings – Invasions of England $225.00

Dinosaur Island $80.00

Monikers: The Shut Up & Sit Down Nonsense Box $64.00

The Grid Game / The reinvention of the Dominoes! $135.00

Rising Sun $100.00

No Pun Included – A Board Game Review Series £66.00

Empires of the Void II $65.00

Champions of Midgard: The Expansions $48.00

Game Boy Geek – Season 5 – 2017 $150.00

Sub Terra: a Cooperative Survival Horror Game £86.00

Age of Towers €100.00

Dogs Board Game $39.00

3D Laser Cut Resource Hex Set $155.00

Railways of Nippon: The Next Train Stop $239.00

Quodd Heroes CA$ 95.00

SUPERHOT The Card Game $31.00

Necroboomicon: the first expansion $6.00

The World of SMOG: Rise of Moloch $120.00

Tortuga 1667: $27.00

Keymelequin and Keyflower! $8.00

Delve $45.00

Tao Long €108.00

MCG Premium Sleeves & Accessories $32.00

Stay Out of My Dungeon! $35.00

Kingdom Death: Monster 1.5 $1,666.00

5-Minute Dungeon: CA$ 53.00

Vast: The Crystal Caverns – with Miniatures $125.00

Abandon Planet $42.00

Lisboa: $106.00

Portable Paint Station – €189.00

Keyper – Character Edition £91.00

Bears vs Babies – A Card Game $35.00

Man vs Meeple Season One Kickstarter $50.00

Mythic Battles: Pantheon $99.00

Dialect: A Game about Language and How it Dies $36.00 ILLIMAT $64.00

Pretending to Grownup CA$ 36.00

Tiny Epic Quest – Introducing ITEMeeples™ $28.00

The Edge: Dawnfall £150.00

Rewordable • $64.00

Deep Madness $90.00

Endangered Orphans of Condyle Cove $75.00

Thornwatch $398.00

Vengeance $205.00

The Captain is Dead – Episode 3 $110.00

BattleCON: Trials – The Fighting Board Game $320.00

Heroes of Normandie, The Tactical Card Game €62.00

Card Rogue: A Tabletop Roguelike $27.00

Siege of the Citadel – 2nd Edition $239.00

BATTALIA: The Stormgates $272.00

Tiny Epic Galaxies: Beyond the Black $28.00

Word Domination – $33.00

One Night Ultimate Alien $275.00

Miniature Holders & Grips for painting and sculpting €87.00

BITBOX – Board Game Storage $96.00

Character Meeples (2.0) – $16.00

Unfair $49.00

Hostage Negotiator: Crime Wave $115.00

The Gods War $1,000.00

Near and Far – Storytelling Board Game $77.00

Dwarves in Trouble $56.00

Overseers €22.00

What Do You Meme?™ $40.00

Evil Dead 2: The Official Board Game $225.00

The Walking Dead No Sanctuary $275.00

Martians: A Story of Civilization $138.00

Hero Realms, a Deckbuilding Adventure Card Game $82.00

The Duchess – A Gaming Table $858.00

Lab Wars – card game £39.00

Nerdy Inventions – The Crazy Inventions Dice Game $18.00

Millennium Blades – Promos! $50.00

YOKOHAMA Deluxe! by Hisashi Hayashi & TMG $65.00

Fugitive $20.00

Mechanical Dice Towers $71.00

Xia: Embers of a Forsaken Star $135.00

Massive Darkness $409.00

Catacombs & Castles CA$ 99.00

OrganATTACK! – a Card Game by The Awkward Yeti $27.00

Vikings Gone Wild – The Board Game $96.00

The Resistance – Plot Thickens $9.00

This War Of Mine: The Board Game £300.00

Outlive €89.00

SANTORINI ! CA$ 70.00

Joking Hazard $75.00

The Walking Dead: All Out War Miniatures Game $331.00

House of Borgia $40.00

Karmaka – A tactical card game for 2-4 souls $30.00

Space Battle Dice $43.00

Sentinels of the Multiverse: OblivAeon $169.00

Tiny Epic Western Character Meeples! $35.00

Magnetic War Mats Wave 2 $110.00

Thief’s Market $17.00

Tiny Epic Western $26.00

XenoShyft: Dreadmire $60.00