The Primary - Live on Kickstarter!

Matt,

Generally, I'm used to giving advice to people on myriad issues because it's their first created game, but clearly you've done your homework on areas I would consider key to running a successful KS:

- Funding Goal: $15K is the right amount for a relatively small game with few components (even at a 500-unit production run)
- Short Intro Video: You captured the essence of the game
- Play-through Video: Even at a shade over eight min, it's a great length
- Reviewers: You've nabbed some good reviewers for the game...good job!
- KS Page: Very clean, bright, and well-written w/wonderful photos/video

If there was one criticism, it's $35 for the game, plus an additional $8 or shipping...that seems steep to me, and while it's not a game that I need on my shelf, that may be a bit of a turn-off especially for folks who are either used to not paying for KS shipping (majority of my KS purchases) or paying for extremely heavy games (see Scythe and FEUDUM).

Great job...solid work!

Cheers,
Joe

Matt,

I love what I'm seeing here. The game looks very streamlined, and it looks like a game that would appeal to all ages.

Your game looks great! I love the political theme, so thrilling. It looks well done and appears to be a fun group game. We are eager to receive it and give it a play! Best of luck on the campaign!

Thanks,

-Austin

Nicely done. You have a lot of pre-release review quotes on there. Do you have marketing money out as well? (Like an ad campaign on some sites, I mean)

Yes... Your livestream also explained this as well. I like the Super PAC cards, very original... The game seems well designed. But I disagree that 11 is a better number of rounds than 12. 12 is a rounder number... 11 seems a bit ODD.

I watched the first 20 minutes which explained how to play the game.

Can you give some information about what other GAMES inspired you??? Or was this purely something of your own design (not so much in comparison with other games)?

The artwork is very nice too! The game has a very polished look to it... It seems like a very professional effort too. How long did it take to design??? A year or more!?

Cheers.

Matt,

I won't go into the science behind my statement, but suffice it to say there's been a lot of ink spilled on the topic of prices ending in a "9" and the level of attractiveness it conveys. I personally think $49 would be far too high for a deck of cards, a board, cubes, and a few pawns (basically the components for Pandemic), but rolling-in the cost of shipping is always appreciated.

Cheers,
Joe

I think it's usually assumed to go the other way.. Rolling in shipping is a positive. There's a Stegmaier article about it, I'm pretty sure.

Also, Jamey recommends if you can't round to a '9', round to the nearest '4'. So in your case you'd probably go with $44 with free shipping.

This game is so elegant. I basically learned the rules by quickly glancing at the rulebook, because everything is thematic and feels right.
I would definitely back it, but unfortunately I live in Austria and it is very expensive to get it here (the game, shipping+ import tax adds up to like 63$ or so).

Good luck with the Kickstarter campaign!

Hopped on board and backed your project. Good luck — gunna be an exciting week for you.

Great job! Can't wait for the game!

-Austin