Glamazons vs. The Curse of Kickstarter

It was estimated to ship in April, and Matt has been noticeably absent here. No updates for about 3 months now.

Is this yet another case of Kickstarter project directors lacking direct experience with the production of a board game, or simply a case of over promising and under delivering? Because we have a direct line to Matt here, I think we can learn a lot about Kickstarter and the problems that people are having when they start a project - particularly estimating a timeline - so it would be incredibly instructive to anyone here (looking at Jason Lutes) who is considering a future project.

Any word from Matt to anyone? Matt, if you read this, can you share with us the experiences you've had in this, what the stumbling blocks are/were, and how anyone in the future who wants to create a project can learn from your experience?

He can't get wifi in Poland.

And, just to be clear: This is not a forum to rip on anyone. I am truly and sincerely interested in someone we know and trust not to bullshit us giving us the "inside baseball" version of Kickstarter projects, from soup to nuts, so that any other F:ATtie who might someday want to do a project has the real scoop on what it takes to do it right, what the pitfalls and stumbling blocks are, and what pressures exist.

Didn't he at somepoint say that the artist was suddenly a lot more busy than anticipated?

I don't see this connection with Kickstarter cursing projects or Kickstarter being the reason games are late.

Why is Dead of Winter late? What about the Twilight Struggle PC game? Why did Rio Grande take years to release Arctic Scavengers? FFG routinelely has games that get delayed.

That's the industry (and is even more abhorrent in electronic gaming). Associating delays with Kickstarter only holds up because there's more transparency and the customer is involved in an earlier stage, bringing such delays to their attention.

His wife left him and the guy doing the art is going slow. I say we leave Matt alone.

The real curse of Kickstarter is that your marketing happens 8-14 months before anyone can play your game, so by the time your game is available it feels old.

That's a shame. Hopefully it all comes together. That guy is a hell of an artist. And I wish Matt the best.

Again, this isn't about Glamazons...this is about someone who has DONE IT telling us about his experiences. Not beating up Kickstarter (it's simply a venue for people to collect money for a pre-order, which in my estimation is no worse than a P500 deal) or beating up Matt or his artist.

I am acutely curious about the process of going from funding to finished product from an insiders point of view. Matt is a great many things, but a liar is not one of them, and that's why I think his insights into the WHOLE PROCESS would be invaluable for Fortress: AT. There's a lot of guys here who have ideas and if someone could help educate us all as to the trials and tribulations, the process, it might help that person get their game on the market and have a successful pseudo-career as a game designer.

That's all. When Matt gets time, I'd love for him to tell us all about his experience, that's all.