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Folks, we're really down to the wire on this and are currently pretty far short of the funding threshold to make our game a reality. We're still hoping that we get a last minute rush, so if you'd like to support the work we do... check out our game. www.techdirt.com/2024/12/18/d...

techdirt.comDown To The Wire: Last Two Days To Back One Billion UsersTomorrow is the last day of our Kickstarter campaign for One Billion Users. We’re still beneath the funding threshold, so unless there’s a big closing rush, this campaign won’t reach our goal…

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I'll be honest and say the price is what's holding me back. If it were $10 to get a deck, I'd be in, but as it is, it seems steep. I know it costs more for a small project like this, so I'm sure you've priced it where you need it, to turn a profit, but as a consumer you've priced me out

And that's discounted from their list price and is released by a giant gaming conglomerate who doesn't have to deal with the same logistics we do. Yes giant global conglomerates can undercut indie developers

This sounds great. The premise seems like it could have some real legs to it. As far as card games go it feels like a natural fit for the format. Variety and player agency play a big factor in card based game and this sounds like it could have both.

Separately, I'll note that almost exactly one-third of our backers so far have come from Bluesky directly, which is an impressive show of the reach of Bluesky, though would still be cool to push that number up (early on it was over 40%.