BackerKit will be at PAX Unplugged in Philadelphia from Friday December 1st through Sunday December 3th. This is simply one of our favorite conventions of the year and 2023 marks the first year we will officially have our own booth. We love scouring the exhibit hall floor, attending panels, checking out all the after-hour mixers, and of course playing and buying every game we can fit in our luggage home.

Be sure to visit the BackerKit team at Booth #3500 this year! We will have dedicated space featuring an impressive lineup of game makers playtesting and demoing their games. This year we’ve got demos from Cephalofair Games, Snowbright Studios, Greater Than Games, Leder Games, Goodman Games, XYZ Game Labs, 9th Level Games, AND even a few games from our very own Cooper Pell (Neon Reef) and Jason Furie (Realm Runners). Hey that last one is me!
Be sure to mark BackerKit Booth #3500 on your map and come say hi. Pick up a crowdfunding passport while you’re at it.Back by popular demand, we’re bringing back the BackerKit Crowdfunding Passport to PAX Unplugged— your guide to 13 amazing booths featuring companies bringing new games to life via Crowdfunding by BackerKit.

How it works: Pick up a BackerKit Crowdfunding Passport at our booth (#3500), or from any of the participating booths mentioned below. Get a unique stamp from each booth you visit, and once you get all 13, return to BackerKit for a limited edition prize! Spoiler alert, it’s a Fairy Dragon enamel pin from artist Kyle Ferrin.This year’s participants include:

Restoration Games | BOOTH #2422
We take out-of-print games from the 60s-90s and bring them back for the modern gamer. Fireball Island, Return to Dark Tower, and Return to Dark Tower Covenant Expansion.

Goodman Games | BOOTH #2547
Publisher of great role playing games since 2001. Best known for the Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG, line of adventure modules, and Grimtooth’s Old-School Traps for 5E and DCC.

Greater Than Games | BOOTH #2837
We pride ourselves on publishing engaging, richly-themed and highly replayable tabletop games. Sentinels of the Multiverse, Spirit Island: Nature Encarnate, and License to Grill!

Cephalofair Games | BOOTH #2936
Cephalofair Games is on a quest to make super amazing games that minimize randomness and reward player savvy. Gloomhaven, Frosthaven and Gloomhaven Grand Festival.

IV Studio | BOOTH #2954
A collection of artists and producers working across mediums to tell beautiful stories and create unique experiences. Creators of Veiled Fate, Mythic Mischief and Fractured Sky. Moonrollers + Darkmatter: A Moonrakers Double Feature coming to BackerKit soon!

9th Level Games| BOOTH #3031
Small indie game design & publishing house. Board games, TTRPGs and the POLYMORPH system! Mazes Fantasy RPG, and Kobolds Ate My Baby! Polymorph Edition.

Asmadi Games | BOOTH #3246
We make great games so you don’t have to! One Deck Dungeon, 1001 Odysseys, Aegean Sea, Innovation Ultimate, and the We Didn’t Playtest This at All series!

Weird Giraffe Games | BOOTH #3447
We make games that are just a little bit weird, but that’s ok, as we’re all a little bit weird sometimes. Fire in the Library, Explosion in the Laboratory, and Dreams of Yesterday.

Realm Runners by Jason Furie & Skinner | BOOTH #3500 (BackerKit)
Old school cosmic horror board gaming meets loot-based battle royale meets epic boss battles in Realm Runners coming soon to BackerKit! Survive the realms, destroy the gods, and get back home!

Snowbright Studios | BOOTH #3530
Dedicated to creating heartwarming games that spark imagination and inspire action. Verdant Isles: Teatime Adventures, ink, and coming soon Teatime Adventures: Tea Pets.

Monte Cook Games | BOOTH #3901
We love the power of imagination. We love to build stirring vistas, craft great stories, and inspire dreams of other worlds. Numenera, The Weird, and Adventures in the Cypher System.

XYZ Game Labs | BOOTH #3922
We create games with quirky themes & tricky decisions. Borderlands: Robot Tea Party, BIGFOOT: Roll & Smash, ArchRavels, and its expansion ArchRavels: Magic Socks.

Wehrlegig Games | BOOTH #3936
We strive to publish beautiful games with historical themes that treat their subjects and their players seriously. John Company, Pax Pamir, and Molly House.

Be sure to return completed passports to our booth and claim your Fairy Dragon prize!

Are you attending PAX Unplugged this year? If you want to set up a time to meet please send me an email at: jason@backerkit.com

The BackerKit team is excited to hang out with you all and play games!

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BackerKit is heading to Germany for Spiel Essen 2023 — the world’s largest tabletop games convention featuring 4 days of pure gaming joy. We’re packing extra light so we can bring home as much as we possibly can. 

We’re showing up big from October 5th-8th in exhibit hall 4 at Booth #4D113. Be sure to stop by and play exciting demos throughout the show, take part in our fun “Crowdfunding Passport” activity, and to learn more about crowdfunding by BackerKit. We’d love for you to stop by, say hello, and tell us about what brings you to Spiel Essen. Be sure to mark us on your map!

At our booth you can expect to:

Participate in Playtests & Demos — throughout the con we’ll be hosting live playtests and demos at our booth featuring an amazing lineup of games including a few from some BackerKit team members — Realm Runners from Skinner x Jason Furie and Neon Reef from Snake Toy Games. Full list of demos to be updated here soon (bookmark this page!) and we will also announce on our social media channels.

Follow us on Instagram and Twitter ( or is it “x” now?) for up-to-date demo schedules leading up to the event.Grab BackerKit’s Crowdfunding Passport — this is your ultimate guide to some amazing booths you simply can’t miss. It’s truly an all-star lineup featuring creators and collaborators of all shapes and sizes. 

Featured companies and brands in the passport this year includes — Loke Battle Mats, Bezier Games, Fowers Games, Mighty Boards, Cephalofair Games, The Dice Tower, Panda Game Manufacturing, Laserox Design, and Camden Games.

The rules are simple:

1. Pick up a passport at our booth, or a participating booth
2. Get a unique stamp from everyone featured in the passport
3. Return the completed passport to BackerKit Booth #4D113 for a prize!

Talk shop with the BackerKit team — If you are planning to launch a crowdfunding project, even if it’s far off, stop by our booth so we can talk directly about your project. We’ll have experts on hand throughout the entire convention to help set you up for crowdfunding success.

Be sure to come say hi to the BackerKit team at booth #4D113. We look forward to seeing you all in real life!

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BackerKit is ready for Gen Con 2023 — one of the world’s largest tabletop games convention featuring 4 days of gaming bliss. And honestly, the biggest challenge is figuring out how to pack all the games we bought in our luggage for the voyage home.

We’ll be returning to Indianapolis from August 3rd-6th showing up bigger and better than ever before. We’re in the exhibit hall at Booth #260, have an amazing dedicated space less than a block away in collaboration with Hunter’s Entertainment and Rollacrit, and we’ll be up to our normal shenanigans with demos, playtests, panels, and our now-famous “Crowdfunding Passport”.  

As always, it’s going to be an amazing time and we look forward to connecting with you all in real life. Keep reading to learn more about how you can get some quality facetime with the BackerKit team at Gen Con 2023!

We’ve got an amazing booth location this year in the Exhibit Hall located at Booth #260. It’s near a main entrance and right next door to our friends Cephalofair Games (Booth #157) who just finished their epic $5M Gloomhaven Grand Festival campaign on BackerKit.

We’d love for you to stop by, say hello there, and tell us about what brings you to Gen Con. Be sure to mark us on your map!

At our booth you can expect to:

Participate in Playtests & Demos — throughout the con we’ll be hosting live playtests and demos right at our booth featuring the likes of Greater Than Games (License to Grill), The Story Engine (Story Engine: Lore Master’s Deck), Snake Toy Games (Neon Reef), and Realm Runners from Skinner and Jason Furie (hey that’s me!). 

Follow us on Instagram and Twitter ( or is it “x” now?) for up-to-date demo schedules.

Grab BackerKit’s Crowdfunding Passport — this is your ultimate guide to creators at Gen Con who launch their crowdfunding projects on BackerKit. It’s truly an all-star lineup featuring creators of all shapes and sizes. 

Featured creators in the passport this year includes — Restoration Games, Monte Cook Games, Snowbright Studio, Asmadi Games, Greater Than Games (Flat River Group)

9th Level Games, Rose Gauntlet Entertainment, Cephalofair Games, Goodman Games, Green, Ronin Publishing, Weird Giraffe Games, and The Story Deck (BFE Webcomics).

The rules are simple:

1. Pick up a passport at our booth, or a participating creator’s booth
2. Get a unique stamp from everyone featured in the passport
3. Return the completed passport to BackerKit Booth #260 for a prize!

Talk shop with the BackerKit team — If you are planning to launch a crowdfunding project, even if it’s far off, stop by our booth so we can talk directly about your project. We’ll have experts on hand throughout the entire convention to help set you up for crowdfunding success.

BackerKit will be hosting our annual Crowdfunding Do’s and Don’ts panel on Saturday, August 5th at 12 PM EST. Guests include Suzanne Sheldon (Restoration Games), Heather O’Neill (9th Level Games), and Lindsey Rode (Rose Gauntlet Entertainment). Moderated by yours truly (Jason Furie, Senior Community Manager at BackerKit).

An in-depth conversation covering important do’s and don’ts you need to consider when crowdfunding. We’ll discuss how to prepare for your strongest launch possible, the most common mistakes you should avoid at all costs, and important do’s and don’ts worth considering no matter your experience level. Stick around after the conversation for live Q&A between the panelists and attendees.

We will also be a guest panelist on Panda Game Manufacturing’s expert panel — Launching your Board Game: Insights into Crowdfunding, Manufacturing, and Fulfillment. 

Have you wondered what it takes to get your idea funded, manufactured, and into the hands of board gamers? Join our experts in game design (Matthew Austin, The King’s Guild), crowdfunding (Jason Furie, BackerKit), manufacturing (Shannon Lentz, Panda Game Manufacturing), and fulfillment (Matt Goldrick, Quartermaster Logistics) to learn the tips and tricks on how to navigate the process successfully. We’ll have a Q&A session allowing attendees to ask specific questions about their own board game projects.

In collaboration with our friends at Hunter’s Entertainment and Rollacrit, BackerKit will be posted up at an amazing Edgar Allen Poe themed venue called Nevermore throughout all 4 days of Gen Con! It’s just a 5 min walk from the convention center!

And mark your calendars as BackerKit will be hosting official “Office Hours” throughout the con so you can talk shop with us about your upcoming crowdfunding plans. 

Location

302 S Meridian St, Indianapolis, IN 46225

Open to the Public

Thurs 11am – midnight | Fri + Sat 11am – 3am (21+ after 8pm)

Official BackerKit “Office Hours”

Thurs, Fri, Sat 3pm – 7pm

Be sure to come say hi to the BackerKit team at booth #260 or at Nevermore while you’re at Gen Con. We’ve never been more excited to attend. See you soon in Indianapolis!

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BackerKit will be at PAX Unplugged in Philadelphia from Friday December 2nd through Sunday December 4th. PAX U is one of our favorite cons to attend as it’s always a pleasure to scour the exhibit hall floor, attend the panels, play the games, and yes, buy the games. But above all, it’s about the people. A truly priceless experience to get facetime with the tabletop gaming community we all love so much. Be sure to visit our booth and take part in our Exhibit Hall Passport activity.BackerKit is once again teaming up with Knight Moves Cafe to co-host an amazing booth space featuring an impressive lineup of up-and-coming game designers playtesting their games. If previous years are any indication, the next big game will be playtesting here. Be sure to mark us on your map and check it out.

Knight Moves Cafe & BackerKit — BOOTH #3601

Be sure to stop by the booth and say hello to the BackerKit and Knight Moves Cafe teams. We will be passing out exclusive BackerKit tote bags to heft around all your purchases and we’ll have expert resources on hand to help guide you through the crowdfunding process.

And our booth is where you will pick up and return your Exhibit Hall Passport…We’re bringing back the BackerKit Exhibit Hall Passport—your guide to 13 amazing booths featuring companies bringing new games to life via Crowdfunding by BackerKit.

How it works: Pick up a BackerKit Exhibit Hall Passport at our booth (#3601), or from any of the participating booths mentioned below. Get a unique stamp from each booth you visit, and once you get all 13, return to BackerKit for a limited edition prize! Spoiler alert: it’s limited edition enamel pins!This year’s participants include:

9th Level Games | BOOTH #3423
Small indie game design & publishing house. Board games, TTRPGs and the POLYMORPH system! Kobolds Ate My Baby, Mazes Fantasy RPG, and soon Kobolds Ate My Baby! Polymorph Edition.

Asmadi Games | BOOTH #3113
We make great games so you don’t have to! One Deck Dungeon, 1001 Odysseys, Innovation, and recently funded Aegean Sea by Carl Chudyk on Crowdfunding by BackerKit.

Cephalofair Games | BOOTH #2431
Cephalofair Games is on a quest to make super amazing games that minimize randomness and reward player savvy. Gloomhaven, Frosthaven and soon Miniatures of Gloomhaven.

Fowers Games | BOOTH #2547
Each of our games is carefully crafted to ensure its quality, replayability, and fun for players young and old. Burgle Bros, Fugitive, and recently funded Fugitive 2nd Edition & RUN on Crowdfunding by BackerKit.

Leder Games | BOOTH #2801
We are a spunky indie board game publisher with asymmetric tendencies. Vast, Oath, Root, Arcs, and soon something new coming directly to BackerKit.

Monte Cook Games | BOOTH #2519
We love the power of imagination. We love to build stirring vistas, craft great stories, and inspire dreams of other worlds. Numenera, Cypher System, and recently funded The Weird.

Possum Creek Games | BOOTH #4157
A small tabletop RPG publishing company based in Philadelphia. We make queer games about community, growth, and the magic of the mundane. Wanderhome, Wickedness, and live now Inscrutable Cities.

Restoration Games | BOOTH #2823
We take out-of-print games from the 60s-90s and bring them back for the modern gamer. Fireball Island and recently funded Return to Dark Tower 2nd Printing + Covenant Expansion.

Rose Gauntlet Games | BOOTH #3536
Our games reflect the passion of the designer and deliver a unique experience that players will love for years to come. Keystone: North America and soon Wild Gardens.

Snowbright Studios | BOOTH #4012
Dedicated to creating heartwarming games that spark imagination and inspire action. Verdant Isles: Teatime Adventures, Birds of a Feather, and recently funded ink.

TeeTurtle | BOOTH #3922
We create products that bring people together, promote self-expression, and foster genuine moments of delight. Unstable Unicorns, Casting Shadows, and soon something new.

Weird Giraffe Games | BOOTH #3502
We make games that are different and just a little bit weird, but that’s ok, as we’re all a little bit weird sometimes. Fire in the Library, Wicked & Wise, and recently funded Explosion in the Laboratory.

BackerKit & Knight Moves | BOOTH #3601
BackerKit’s mission is to give creators and backers the best crowdfunding experience possible. Knight Moves Cafe is a community-focused board game cafe with 2000+ board games.

Be sure to return completed passports to our booth and claim your prize!

We’re now accepting applications to launch your next game with BackerKit in 2023! Apply now!

Are you attending PAX Unplugged this year? If you want to set up a time to meet please send me an email at: jason@backerkit.com

The BackerKit team is excited to hang out with you all and play games!

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BackerKit is showing up at Gen Con 2022 in a big way this year! We’re ready for one of the world’s largest tabletop games conventions where we will be trying our hardest to not buy everything we get our hands on. We’ll be in Indianapolis from Wednesday August 4th through Sunday August 7th running our amazing booth, playtesting a slew of new games, handing out our Exhibit Hall Passports (more on that below), and hosting a dedicated crowdfunding panel featuring some truly AAA guests.

BackerKit is sponsoring the FIRST EXPOSURE PLAYTEST HALL at Gen Con this year where we have a booth and will be available to talk shop about crowdfunding your game. We’ll also be playtesting tons of games, some of which have never been seen before now!

Featured playtesters so far include: 1985 Games, Asmadi Games, Arcane Wonders, Incredible Dream Studios, Jason Anarchy, Maestro Media, Publishing Goblin, Tim Fowers, Skybound Games, XYZ Game Labs, and more!

Be sure to stop by and say hello to the BackerKit team and mark us on your map!

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CES 2020 is just around the corner from January 7th-10th in Las Vegas. Prepare for the largest and most influential tech event featuring a slew of crowdfunding creators. For the past several years we’ve been impressed with all the awe-inspiring products on the showroom floor. We’re ready to dive in and explore over 4,500 exhibitors among 170,000 attendees.

Visit us at the BackerKit booth in Eureka Park

If you want a front row seat to all the crowdfunding action at CES, look no further than the Eureka Park Marketplace. 200+ Kickstarter and Indiegogo creators are amid the aisles showing off their new products for 2020.

BackerKit will be located in Eureka Park, Hall G at Booth #52950. Be sure to mark your map and talk shop with us about your upcoming crowdfunding campaign. And don’t miss the opportunity to receive our limited edition enamel pin and get exclusive access to our CES crowdfunding guide and BackerKit Launch welcome kit!

To infinity and beyond

BackerKit has been attending CES for years and I’m always impressed with the booming crowdfunding presence on display. Seeing hundreds of expert crowdfunding creators, makers, and inventors under one roof is a sight to behold. And it’s one of the most valuable opportunities to make connections within the industry.

We’re excited for you to come visit our booth this year, and we can’t wait to meet you. If you have a project launching in 2020, and you’d like to set up a meeting, please send us a line at: greetings@backekit.com

And if you missed it:

CES 2019: The Growing Crowdfunding Presence
CES 2018: Crowdfunding Creator Showcase
CES 2018: Impressive Crowdfunding Projects

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The BackerKit team is heading to Germany for Essen Spiel 2019—one of the world’s largest tabletop gaming conventions.  Once again we’ll be set up in Hall 1, Booth #1D129 alongside our friends LudiCreations, Breaking Games, and Lay Waste Games!

This year we’re doing something a little different. Introducing BackerKit Passport—your guide to 9 amazing booths featuring games and products brought to life through crowdfunding.

How it works: Pick up a BackerKit Passport at our booth or from one of our participants. Get a stamp for each booth you visit, and once you get all 9, return to BackerKit for a limited edition prize!

Participants include:

BackerKit (That’s Us!) – Booth #1D129
We build software that helps creators and backers master the world of crowdfunding.

Lay Waste Games – Booth #1D129
Board game publisher responsible for Dragoon, Human Era, and Life Siphon.

Formal Ferret – Booth #2B112
Board game publisher responsible for The Networks, Bad Medicine, and High Rise.

The Dice Tower – Booth #4E103
A podcast and video show about board games, and the people who play them. Hosted by Tom Vasel and his game-loving team.

Dice Throne – Booth #5D122
Game publisher responsible for Dice Throne and Dice Throne Adventure. A heart-pumping, fast-playing game of skilled card play & dice manipulation.

Wyrmwood – Booth #5G132
Massachusetts-based company that offers artisan quality gaming accessories to gamers who value craftsmanship. Wyrmwood exists to bring your tabletop experience to the next level.

Grand Gamer’s Guild – Booth #5H108
Game publisher responsible for The Artemis Project, Endangered, and Pocket Ops.

Themeborne – Booth #5H119
Independent design studio based in Nottingham, England responsible for the immersive Escape the Dark Castle and Escape the Dark Sector games.

Studio Agate – Booth #6E119
RPG game studio based in France specializing in creating imaginary worlds, writing scenarios and transmedia including the epic Esteren and Fateforge RPGs.

And if you’re attending Essen this year, join us for our after hours meet up at our booth in Hall 1 (1D129) on Thursday, October 24th from 7pm-10pm.

RSVP Today, Space is Limited

We’re excited hang out with all the gamers and game makers who are as passionate about tabletop gaming as we are.

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During Gen Con 2019 we got to spend some quality time with Tom Vasel from The Dice Tower — a network of video and audio podcasts dedicated to board games. We discussed the importance of building a dedicated community, the benefits of crowdfunding a tabletop game, and the value of BackerKit throughout the process.

Video Guide:

0:28-1:00 What is The Dice Tower?
1:02-1:43 What are The Dice Tower seasons on Kickstarter?
1:44-3:00 How do you build community and engage with them?
3:10-5:05 How has Kickstarter changed the board game industry?
5:14-7:14 How Has BackerKit helped you?
7:15-7:26 Board game recommendations and gaming marathon details.

Be sure to learn more from Tom Vasel on The Dice Tower website and his youtube channel to gain access to an unparalleled catalogue of podcasts, video reviews, top 10 lists, and much more.

And check out the most recent Kickstarter campaign for The Dice Tower: Season 15.

Stay tuned to the BackerKit Community Newsletter to get more creator interviews, convention coverage, and crowdfunding advice!

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It’s time for Gen Con 2019 — the largest tabletop game convention in the US! We’ll be in Indianapolis from August 1st-4th meeting with crowdfunding creators, game players, and our great partners. And of course, we’ll be playing as many games as we can get our hands on!

We’re excited to announce BackerKit will be offering creators and players some great opportunities to connect, share stories, trade advice, and play some games. Here are some highlights you should factor into your schedule:

Visit Us at the First Exposure Playtest Hall

Be sure to mark us on your map!

BackerKit will be located in the First Exposure Playtest Hall. Please stop by if you’re interested in learning more about how to crowdfund your tabletop game. While you’re there, be sure to pick up some awesome BackerKit swag including some epic pins from artist Marian Churchland who’s the artist for the upcoming game Forgotten Depths. We’ll also have some exclusive BackerKit D20’s at our booth. Our swag game is strong this year.

Attend Our Gen Con 2019 Panel  

We’ll be hosting a panel called “Community: Engaging with your fans before a Kickstarter Campaign“ on Saturday at 5pm at Lucas Oil Stadium Meeting Room 8.

We’ll be discussing the best strategies for building an audience and a strong community around your game.

Our lineup of experienced guests includes:

Justin Jacobson – Restoration Games (Fireball Island)

Kira Peavley (Tabletop Marketing Consultant & Media Manager, Contributor with Man Vs Meeple)

Tammie Webb Ryan – Monte Cook Games (Numenera, The Strange)

Floyd Lu – B&B Games Studio (The Refuge: Terror From the Deep)

Check out last year’s panel right HERE!

Stay tuned to the BackerKit blog and social channels for our Gen Con 2019 coverage. And if you’re planning on launching a Kickstarter campaign for your game let me know: joe@backerkit.com

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Last week the BackerKit team attended CES—the world’s most impressive display of innovative tech. This year at CES, we had a booth within Eureka Park joining over 200 crowdfunding creators displaying their newest products. I can safely say the booming crowdfunding presence we witnessed last year was back and in full force.

Once again we saw Indiegogo, in partnership with Ingram Micro, make a splash on the showroom floor. They were lending some sage advice on how to accelerate your business and become a more effective entrepreneur. We also spent some quality time at the HAX booth as they helped guide entrepreneurs looking to bring their hardware to market. And while Kickstarter didn’t have an official booth setup this year, we saw their team passing out coveted “Best of Kickstarter” awards throughout the week.

So Many Crowdfunding Creators at CES

After four straight days combing the Eureka Park showroom floor at CES, we had the opportunity to visit dozens of our crowdfunding customers. Here are just a few of the awesome booths we visited:GNARBOX 2.0 – Rugged Backup Device For Your Camera

A huge standout on the Eureka Park floor was the Hardware Club aisle featuring several amazing startups including GNARBOX. Seeing the GNARBOX 2.0 in person was quite impressive. It’s a sleek, yet rugged, device to backup your camera footage while on-the-go. It’s a really smart piece of technology that lets you focus on your footage without bulking up your kit with a laptop. Wynd – The Smartest Air Purifier For Your Home

Unsurprisingly, another BackerKit friend was boothing within the Hardware Club aisle. Wynd has run 2 successful projects on Kickstarter featuring portable and at-home air purifiers. It was impressive seeing the Wynd Halo and home purifier in person. It really is an amazing product that ensures you and your family are breathing in nothing but the best!Snapmaker – The All-Metal 3D Printer

It was a joy spending time with the Snapmaker team learning more about their versatile all-metal 3D printer. They really are 3D printer market leaders and displayed a genuine passion for the products they create. The Snapmaker is an affordable, durable, and fun-to-learn 3D printer that’s perfect for your desktop and/or workshop. Pigzbe – Helps Kids 6+ Develop Great Money Habits

The Pigzbe “piggy-wallet” is a really fun product. It’s the evolution of the piggy-bank adapting to the digital age! Part physical, part digital, the Pigzbe experience is a fun new way to teach children about earning, saving, and spending money. The level of interaction between family members was impressive, and the physical device was fun to use. Where were these when I was a kid?

Are You Planning to Crowdfund Your Idea in 2019?

The BackerKit team always has a blast at CES visiting our crowdfunding friends and meeting the next generation of entrepreneurs and startups.

If you’re serious about launching a crowdfunding project in 2019, sign up for our FREE Pre-Campaign Roadmap full of essential Guides & Best Practices. You don’t have to do this alone, BackerKit is here to help!

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CES 2019 is fast approaching from January 8th-11th in Las Vegas. This means we need to get our brains ready for some truly awesome tech announcements. Be prepared for an overload of new eye-popping TV displays, mind-warping VR experiences, and more devices that sync with Siri and Alexa than you can shake a selfie-stick at.

While that all sounds great, BackerKit is going to hone in on the growing crowdfunding presence that gets more impressive every year.

Hands down, the best place to get face-time with top crowdfunding creators at CES is at the Eureka Park Marketplace. Well over 200 Kickstarter and Indiegogo creators are amid the aisles showing off their new products.

Visit the BackerKit booth in Eureka Park

This year we’re excited to announce we have a booth in Eureka Park, Hall G at Booth #51680.

This is a great opportunity for those looking to crowdfund their next idea to give us a high-five and ask us questions about taking your crowdfunding campaign to the next level. We’ll also be providing opportunities to sign up for exclusive crowdfunding guides and handing out our new pin featuring your favorite sentient paperclip!

Crowdfunding Booths You Can’t Miss

Once again Indiegogo and Ingram Micro will be making a splash in Eureka Park at Booths 51423 and 51225. They’ll be lending some sage advice on how to accelerate your business and become a more effective entrepreneur.

While our friends at Kickstarter aren’t boothing this year, they’ll be there catching up with past, present, and future creators. Be sure to check out their post about how creative tech founders survive CES.

And let’s not forget the booming crowdfunding creator presence that’s sure to impress. Hundreds of expert creators, makers, and inventors will be out in full-force displaying their crowdfunded products. Here are just a few booths you can’t miss this year.

Anker Innovations Limited / Tech East, South Hall 2, Booth MP25567

Elios / Tech West, Hall G, Booth 50524

Lynq / Tech West, Hall G, Booth 53171

Pivo / Tech East, South Plaza, Booth 60526

Soundbrenner Limited / Tech West, Hall G, Booth 52301

Sphero / Tech West, Halls A-D, Booth 44061

CES is an extremely valuable opportunity to make connections and introduce your ideas to the world. We’re excited to have a booth this year and can’t wait to meet you. If you’d like to set up a meeting during the show, please send us a line at:  Greetings@BackerKit.com

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The BackerKit team is off to another tabletop convention! From November 30th through December 2nd we’ll be in Philadelphia to enjoy the second annual PAX Unplugged event.

Looking forward to meeting more than 50 of our partners in attendance and spending some time playing games. Last year was the first PAX Unplugged with almost 200 booths showcasing the best in the industry, and this year is looking even bigger.

Here are some of the amazing booths you just can’t miss:

Lay Waste Games (Booth 2433)
The team behind Kickstarter hits Dragoon and Human Era will be in attendance! Be sure to ask them about their newest project METAL which is a collaboration with Jordan Draper Games and is currently live on Kickstarter.

Jordan Draper Games (Booth 2439)
Creator behind the beautiful Tokyo Series games. Be sure to stop by and check all these unique games.

Golden Bell Studios (Booth 1726)
Creators of the Kickstarter hit Unbroken and many other great games worth a look. Currently live with Garfield presents Catstagram.

NSKN (Booth 1934)
Be sure to pre-order your copy of Snowdonia today!

Grey Fox Games (Booth 1939)
The wildly successful Reavers of Midgard campaign just ended. Be ready for pre-orders soon!

Certificable Studios (Booth 1607)
Just wrapped their campaign for D6, preorders are live now.

Besides all the exciting booths, I’m excited to attend many of the panels put on by some of our favorite companies and designers.  This year our friends at Lay Waste Games are hosting a panel on using unique materials that is guaranteed to be insightful for aspiring game designers.

If you’re planning on running a crowdfunding campaign and headed to PAX Unplugged this year, let me know at: joe@backerkit.com

See everyone there!

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