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A Terrible Idea

Oakland, CA

I make things. I design games. I do other stuff too.

  1. Outlive Outdead - A cinematic zombie RPG by WJ MacGuffin

    Zombies as PCs, trust issues, cinematic rules, betrayal, shotguns, fast or slow zombies, hiding zombie bites -- it's all here.

    • 128% funded $2,561 pledged
    • 76 backers
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    Ogre Designer's Edition by Steve Jackson Games

    35 years after the first publication of OGRE, we're coming back with a massive new edition, and YOU can make it better.

    • 4,618% funded $923,680 pledged
    • 5,512 backers
    • Funded May 11, 2012
  3. Light Table by Chris Granger

    Light Table is a new kind of IDE - a reactive work surface for the creation and exploration of our programs.

    • 128% funded $256,145 pledged
    • 5,726 backers
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    Dionysius Games - Indy Games for everyone. by Travis Lindquist

    Kickstart this to help launch 5 brand new RPGs! Earn free downloads, free books, even the right to be mentioned in the examples!

    • 134% funded $607 pledged
    • 25 backers
    • Funded Apr 22, 2012
  5. Akira Bike Project by Matus1976

    Help me complete the only fully functional high performance recumbent Akira inspired motorcycle and test my patent pending drive shaft

    Funding Unsuccessful (03/17/2012)
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    School Daze by Tracy Barnett

    A collaborative roleplaying game about high school. Tell awesome stories, and make high school fun again!

    • 214% funded $6,440 pledged
    • 159 backers
    • Funded Mar 25, 2012
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    The Order of the Stick Reprint Drive by Rich Burlew

    Help us reprint the out-of-print The Order of the Stick books to reach new readers (and let existing fans complete their collections).

    • 2,171% funded $1,254,120 pledged
    • 14,952 backers
    • Funded Feb 21, 2012
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    Leebre.org - Liberate fiction with free, social publishing by Michael Bethencourt

    Let authors automatically format their book, support causes, and get noticed. Foster a library of Creative Commons books.

    • 114% funded $3,431 pledged
    • 142 backers
    • Funded Jan 31, 2012
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    Flatpack: Fix the Future! Optimistic Apocalyptic RPG by David A Hill Jr

    Have you heard anyone say that the future's not so bright, and thought, "But I have lightbulbs?" If so, Flatpack is the game for you!

    • 785% funded $7,854 pledged
    • 209 backers
    • Funded Feb 13, 2012
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    Balloon Mapping Kits by mathew lippincott

    Make your own aerial photos and maps with our flight kit and MapKnitter browser app. Add a camera to our reusable 5.5' balloon & kit.

    • 558% funded $34,646 pledged
    • 463 backers
    • Funded Jan 31, 2012
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    ZigZag City Guides for Kids by Alana Zawojski

    ZigZag City Guides are travel guides for kids (ages 5 and up) designed to help children engage with their surroundings.

    • 116% funded $7,569 pledged
    • 197 backers
    • Funded Dec 29, 2011
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    Printrbot: Your First 3D Printer by Brook Drumm

    A desktop 3D printer you can build in a couple hours. Print plastic parts you design or download - even parts for another printer.

    • 3,323% funded $830,827 pledged
    • 1,808 backers
    • Funded Dec 17, 2011
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    Miskatonic School for Girls Deck Building Game by Luke Peterschmidt

    The Miskatonic School for Girls is the first deck building game where you get to build your opponent's deck! Plus, it has Cthulhu!

    • 554% funded $63,763 pledged
    • 1,102 backers
    • Funded Dec 05, 2011
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    The Deck of Change by Aitia Games

    An open game system that blends fun, insight, shared laughter & shared meaning to spark personal & organizational change.

    Funding Unsuccessful (11/30/2011)
  15. A Game A Month by Mike Nystul

    A game a month will be created and made available to backers as print and play pdfs for one month for every $1500 raised.

    Funding Unsuccessful (10/28/2011)
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    Carnival - A deck and dice game. by Dice Hate Me Games

    A deck and dice game for 2-4 players from Dice Hate Me Games.

    • 688% funded $34,436 pledged
    • 814 backers
    • Funded Oct 02, 2011
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    Shelter In Place: A Live Game of Zombie Horror by Brennan Taylor

    It's Humans vs. Zombies in a desperate conflict to survive! Recreate the action of a zombie movie in 2 hours for 10-25 players.

    • 222% funded $5,551 pledged
    • 139 backers
    • Funded Oct 13, 2011
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    Alchemy Collective: A Worker-Owned Cafe by Alchemy Collective

    A hand-built, worker-owned specialty espresso cart serving righteous coffee drinks to the San Francisco Bay Area.

    • 103% funded $10,320 pledged
    • 140 backers
    • Funded Sep 24, 2011
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    FIVE NIGHTS IN MAINE – an independent film by Maris Curran by Maris Curran

    An intimate feature film about love, loss and compassion.

    • 101% funded $40,613 pledged
    • 367 backers
    • Funded Sep 01, 2011
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    D4RT - Zoetica Ebb's Mobile Art Class by Zoetica Ebb

    D4RT is a mobile art class that brings fantasy-based workshops to impoverished communities all over the world. Round 1: Yantaló, Peru!

    • 168% funded $8,400 pledged
    • 185 backers
    • Funded Aug 27, 2011
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    Far West: Western/Wuxia Mashup adventure game by Gareth-Michael Skarka

    A fantasy world based on the tropes of the Spaghetti Western and Chinese Wuxia. Add steampunk elements. Mix well, & launch with an RPG!

    • 986% funded $49,324 pledged
    • 717 backers
    • Funded Aug 25, 2011
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    Make Capitalism Work For Me! by Steve Lambert

    A 9ft tall x 20ft long flashing sign and digital scoreboard asking passers by "CAPITALISM works for me!" true or false?

    • 178% funded $16,986 pledged
    • 434 backers
    • Funded Aug 06, 2011
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    ndp Microgame Issue #1: Be Ashamed Young Prince by Nathan D. Paoletta

    In this shortform fiction game, you play a Prince trying to save your kingdom - or damn it. Can you find your fathers murderer in time?

    • 455% funded $1,254 pledged
    • 69 backers
    • Funded Jun 29, 2011
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    Dice Age - These ain't your grandpappy's dice! by Tristan V Convert

    50% ART, 50% GAME, 100% DICE!

    • 341% funded $34,134 pledged
    • 526 backers
    • Funded Jun 20, 2011
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    Technoir: high-tech, hard-boiled roleplaying by Jeremy Keller

    Technoir is a high-tech, hard-boiled roleplaying game by Jeremy Keller, the author of Chronica Feudalis.

    • 970% funded $24,255 pledged
    • 622 backers
    • Funded Jul 01, 2011
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