Saturday Crowdfunding Roundup - King's Abbey, Exploding Kittens, & Jeff Perren's Lift

Over on Kickstarter, The King's Abbey Board Game by Randy Rathert has about a week left to go and will need quite a boost if it is to make the target goal.  See more here.

Also on Kickstarter, Exploding Kittens by Shane Small, Elan Lee, and Matt Inman is apparently the single most successful game Kickstarter ever and has nearly a couple of weeks to raise the bar even higher here.

Finally, on GoFundMe, a Stair Lift has been crowdfunded successfully for game designer Jeff Perren, co-creator with Gary Gygax of the original Chainmail rules for medieval miniatures, but these things often have hidden costs so maybe throwing a few more dollars in the kitty is a good idea here.

Saturday Crowdfunding Roundup on CreativeMountainGames.com 

Keeping an eye on those Kickstarter & IndieGoGo
projects plus other crowdfunding efforts.

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The Friday Grab Bag - Novel Pay, Writing Principles & Gaiman's Advice

Over her blog, kameronhurley.com, a successful author-on-the-rise goes into great detail regarding "What I Get Paid For My Novels: Or, Why I’m Not Quitting My Day Job" here.

Also, on lifehacker.com, Herbert Lui gives us "Four Basic Writing Principles You Can Use in Everyday Life" here.

Finally, on writerscircle.com, we get "Neil Gaiman's Advice To Those Who Just Can't Get Their Thoughts On Paper" here.

The Friday Grab Bag on CreativeMountainGames.com 

Essentially, a clearinghouse for topics not covered
elsewhere or needing a particular focus.

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Throwback Thursday - Atari Commercials (1977 / 1983) & The Thing (1982) Teaser Trailer

Over on the ScottithGames YouTube channel, there is a video of the "Atari VCS/2600 1977 commercial featuring Carol Channing and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar."  Enjoy.

Also, on the DigThatBoxRETRO YouTube channel check out the "Star Wars The Arcade Game TV Commercial (1983) Atari 2600 + Atari 5200."

Finally, on the BreadCrustCouncil YouTube channel, they have "The Thing (1982) rare teaser trailer, ‘ice block’"

Throwback Thursday on CreativeMountainGames.com 

A look back at early tabletop hobby gaming

 or gaming-adjacent topics of the past.

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Events & Play Wednesday - Franksville Gameday

Just a remonder, Kris Herzog is organizing a gameday for Sunday, February 8th at 11 am to be held at Gregs Catering 3120 Roberts St, Franksville, Wisconsin 53126.  It's a short trip from the Milwaukee, Lake Geneva, and Kenosha areas, so stop on by for free gaming and great, reasonably-priced eats.  Join the event on its Facebook page here.

Events & Play Wednesday on CreativeMountainGames.com 

News of Conventions and Gamedays as well as pictures

from those I have attended and games I have played.

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Tech Tuesday - Tactical Fett Armor, 3D-Printed Dress, & Black Phosphorus

Over on fashionablygeek.com, they share the innovation of some "Tactical Fett Armor" here.

Also, on the scientificamerican.com blog, they feature "An Intricate 3D-Printed Dress, No Assembly Required" here.

Finally, on Motherboard. they highlight "Black Phosphorus, the Wonder Material to Rival Graphene" here.

Tech Tuesday on CreativeMountainGames.com 

News focused on Technology
as it might interest gamers.

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Media News Monday - Big Bang, Thrones Trailer, & Seventh Son

A recent episode of The Big Bang Theory (2007) titled "The Anxiety Optimization" featured the gang deciding between a couple of familiar boardgames.  Great fun!

Word of the new Game of Thrones Season 5 trailer is circulating and it promises a great deal of excitement.  Enjoy!

Finally, there is a new movie opening this weekend in theaters that I think is going to be very fun for gamers to see called Seventh Sun (2014).  See the details here.

Media News Monday on CreativeMountainGames.com 

News for Movies, Television, and more
of gamer-relevant Media.

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Sunday Funnies - Early Mobile Phone, Spaceship Parody T-shirt, & Murder Most Artful

Firstly, someone was sharing this silly image on Facebook so I decided to share it here as well.

Also, there is a "Spaceship Parody Sci-Fi T-shirt" available on fabrily.com here.

Finally, from The Toast, there is a collection of "Gleeful Mobs Of Women Murdering Men In Western Art History" here.

Sunday Funnies on CreativeMountainGames.com

Humor, often gaming-related,
to start the week with a chuckle.

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