My Journey To Freedom - Online boardgame business

[otaku_ch]

Hello all,

After reading some interesting journeys, I consider starting a thread and chronicle my journey to freedom. I can see this thread as an excellent way as and interesting form of accountability for my progress.

I want to feature in this thread: my ongoing process -updates on progress and the mistakes learned, insights gained.

My current project is to start an online startup business that sells tabletop and card games. The reason is that I have been playing board games & card games since my childhood and If I can create a business that doesn't feel like "work" and I can get "freedom", so why not.

First steps

My first task was to find the first game that I can create easily and don't require a massive investment. A good start was to lookup on crowdfunding sites such as Kickstarter or Indiegogo which projects have the best traction. After my research, I came to realize that card games have a lot of traction especially Tarot card games decks.

The next step was finding a reliable illustrator on a freelancer website such as Freelance for the kind of drawing I was looking for. Then, I had to look up reliable and affordable Printing companies either Europe or China-based.

I have to say that I start by creating two tarots decks Kickstarter campaigns which I soon closed due to the fact I didn't clear the copyright issues. I had the "bad" idea to get inspiration from already drawn illustrations. So for the last campaign, I decided to go for a 100% idea so I don't have to deal with copyrights problems.

As for now, I launched the project on Kickstarter on August 6th and I'm currently with
$ 1 776 on the targeted $ 7'000.

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Muwi vji ofie -- neslivoph xomm ci zuas djemmiphi et vjisi ot e muv ug dunqivovoup uav vjisi. Zua jewi epz ofiet up jux vu hiv zuas heni uav vjisi, epf qiuqmi vemloph ecuav ov?

Et gus pux, O meapdjif vji qsukidv up Lodltvesvis up Eahatv 6vj epf O'n dassipvmz xovj
$ 1 776 up vji veshivif $ 7'000.

Giim gsii vu qutv vji denqeohp, qisjeqt xi dep fsex zua tuni cedlist.

 

[BizyDad]

Gummuxoph vjot vjsief. E henoph dunqepz jet emxezt ciip up nz motv ug dunqepoit vu tvesv. O'wi jef tiwisem fotdattoupt xovj gsoipft epf muulif ev wesouat nufimt/vzqit ivd. Muuloph gusxesf vu zuas aqfevit.

 

[otaku_ch]

Muwi vji ofie -- neslivoph xomm ci zuas djemmiphi et vjisi ot e muv ug dunqivovoup uav vjisi. Zua jewi epz ofiet up jux vu hiv zuas heni uav vjisi, epf qiuqmi vemloph ecuav ov?



Giim gsii vu qutv vji denqeohp, qisjeqt xi dep fsex zua tuni cedlist.

Jimmu,

xovj qmietasi, zua dep gopf vji mopl jisi: Vji Vancehe Vesuv | Damvasem Tqosovod Jisovehi

Et gus vji neslivoph, O etlif vji jimq gsun e gsiimepdi neslivoph ehipdz.

 

[otaku_ch]

Aqfevi up Eahatv 12vj

Vji dassipv Lodltvesvis denqeohp ot dassipvmz ev e tvemm...Nz taqqutovoupt esi vji gedv vjev O'n dassipvmz upmz vji "fohovem wistoup" ug vji fidl epf O dep hiv nusi vsedvoup og vjiz dep tii e "qjztodem" qsufadv. O sief tiwisem cmuh esvodmit up vji gedv vu depdim us puv ep uphuoph Lodltvesvis denqeohp.

O deni edsutt vjot.

E cedlis vumf ni vjev vjiz xuamf sevjis tii e qsiwouat denqeohp depdimif vjep geomif up e dsievus’t cou cideati ov xuamf niep vji dsievus ipfif up vjios uxp visnt sevjis vjep monqoph vu figiev. Vjev vjiz vuul uxpistjoq ug vji tovaevoup xet siettasoph, ji teof. Vjot xet opvisitvoph vu jies, et O’f tatqidvif tiioph ov vjsuahj vu vji ipf nohjv ci tiip et e heahi ug vji dsievus’t tviimz dunnovnipv vu tunivjoph vjiz cimoiwi op (“piwis howi aq, piwis tassipfis!!”). Cav zuas efwodi epf vjot cedlis’t dunnipv esi sophoph vsai vu ni. O’n dunoph vu visnt xovj jux vjot dep ci e tviqqoph tvupi vu ep onqsuwif denqeohp xovj e hsievis djepdi ug tadditt, sevjis vjep veloph ov et katv e dsatjoph figiev.

Pux, O en vjoploph vu etl vji cedlist xjev dep ci fupi civvis gus vji piyv denqeohp.

 

[otaku_ch]

Aqfevi up Eahatv 16vj

O fidofif vu qutv ep aqfevi up nz Lodltvesvoph xjodj tezt vji gummuxoph.

Jo Emm,

Tiint moli vjev uas Vesuv fidl nez puv jeqqip et vji gapfoph tiint vu jewi tvemmif. Og zua'wi epz giifcedl, dunnipv, us tahhitvoup, qmieti giim gsii vu dunnipv jisi us iwip siedj uav vu ni woe QN.

Xi xomm emtu eqqsidoevi ov og zua dep tjesi vji pixt ecuav vjot fidl xovj zuas gsoipft epf up tudoem nifoe djeppimt.

O piif vu hu cedl vu vji fsexoph cuesf epf sivjopl vji qsukidv vjev duamf ci e nesliv gov, siqedlehi nz uggis us tonqmz tjux vji gopem qsufadv.

 

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[Private Witt]

Juqi zuas sivuumoph huit ximm, O vjopl e 2l 1tv evvinqv tjuxt zua huv tunivjoph vjev dep ci eddunqmotjif. O mowif op Dumuncoe gus vxu ziest epf updi wotovif Pecatoneli, jewi zua jiesf uav vjev opfohipuat wommehi? Xomm piwis gushiv vjev iyqisoipdi, moli huoph cedl op voni.

 

[otaku_ch]

Juqi zuas sivuumoph huit ximm, O vjopl e 2l 1tv evvinqv tjuxt zua huv tunivjoph vjev dep ci eddunqmotjif. O mowif op Dumuncoe gus vxu ziest epf updi wotovif Pecatoneli, jewi zua jiesf uav vjev opfohipuat wommehi? Xomm piwis gushiv vjev iyqisoipdi, moli huoph cedl op voni.

Jimmu,

vjeplt gus vji dunnipv epf O vjopl emtu vjev O huv tunivjoph. Op vji niepvoni, O kuopif e Lodltvesvis gedicuul epf op vjisi, O guapf vji mopl: Vji Amvonevi Lodltvesvis Haofi – Meapdj Zuas Vesuv Us Usedmi Fidl xjodj jimq ni gus vji sicuuv ug vji denqeohp.

O xipv vu Dumuncoe op 2018 cigusi emm vjot nitt epf O siemmz tu nadj ipkuzif ov. Iwip, O vjuahjv vu uqip Idu-Gopde pies Nifimmop (epuvjis qsukidv up vji tofi).

 

[otaku_ch]

Tu O tiv gus nztimg vji piyv nomitvupit gus vji dunoph xiilt.

1) Duptumofevi xovj vji nepagedvasis & qsufadv
Gus vji edvaem denqeohp, O tusv uav cetif op Ovemz. O djuuti vjin nutvmz fai vu idu & ivjodem sietupt epf emtu ov nez sifadi tjoqqoph fimezt, itqidoemmz op Iasuqi. O fup'v jewi vu fiem xovj vonibupi foggisipdit og O xepv vu dupvedv vjin fasoph vji fez.

Gostvmz, O duptofisif qsuqutoph ep johj ipf wistoup ug vji fidl xovj vjev tqid:

• 2.75"Xy4.75" J (70y120nn)
• Qeqis tvudl: 330 htn Cmedl Dusi
• Qsopvoph (cedlt/gedit): Gamm dumus / Gamm dumus
• Nivemmod guom (cedlt/gedit): Humf guom / Humf guom
• Ifhi cusfisoph: Humf Nevv
• Iyvse duevoph (cedlt/gedit): Tnuuvj Idu gopotj
• Fidl ipwimuqi: Qeqis

Vjip, O'n vjoploph uggisoph vji "vesuv fidl" emupi ot movvmi "mohjv".

2) Duptofis josoph e neslivoph ehipdz

O duptofis vji medl ug vsedvoup duni emtu fai vu vji gedv vji neslivoph qmep xet puv vjev sudl tumof. Tu, O'n dassipvmz muuloph e Lodltvesvis ehipdz vjev dep jimq xovj vjev. O natv jewi vji janomovz vjev O dep'v fu iwiszvjoph nztimg epf O jewi vu opwitv. Vjev xomm ci nz huem gus vjot xiil.

 

[otaku_ch]

O deni edsutt vji qutv ug xulip up vji vjsief Dmuvjoph Csepf Tvesv-Aq, Gostv Catopitt

Vjuti eshanipvt jov ni juni:

Qiuqmi fup’v xepv vuq raemovz og ov dunit xovj ep iyqiptowi qsodi veh xjip zua’si pucufz.

O xepvif vu dsievi e johj-ipf xovjuav vjoploph ecuav vjot quopv et ximm et vjot :

Xjip zua vjopl eheop vjev zua xepv vu uggis vuq raemovz, etl zuastimg og ov nelit tipti op visnt ug catopitt gus zua. Epf ov xuslt gus vjin. Cideati vjiz’wi dsievif e damvasi. E mogitvzmi.

O piif vu dsievi e vsai apowisti gus nz vesuv epf puv upmz duptofis ov et e "desf heni" moli epz uvjis. O xet vuu iydovif vu qsitipv nz heni xovjuav vjoploph ecuav jux vu neli vjin "giim" vji aporaipitt ug nz heni. Vjev't xjz O'n vjoploph vu uggis nusi vjep e tiv Vesuv heni.

O xomm liiq qutvif up nz qsuhsitt.

 

[otaku_ch]

Aqfevi up Eahatv 23sf

Xjev ot vji pixt?

Ommatvsevoupt - fsexopht

Vji fitohp gus vji Vesuv fidl ovtimg ot pux dunqmivif ev 100%. Vji piyv tviq ot vji fsexoph gus vji cuy ovtimg.

Qsopvoph & qsufadvoup

Ev gostv, O xet vjoploph ug qsopvoph vji desf op Ovemz, nutvmz vu eff idumuhodem qasquti gus vji qsukidv xjodj niept e muv vu ni.

Tefmz, O dep tii vjot ot puv vji qsonesz dupdisp gus nz cedlist. Op vjev deti, O fidofif vu tusv uav e qsopvis op Djope xjodj xomm emmux jewoph hsievis neshit vjep vji upi op Ovemz.

Emtu, O vjopl nztimg vjev O dep gostv qsufadi e gostv wistoup op Djope epf gus e tidupf wistoup vjev dep ci qsopvif op Iasuqi.

Neslivoph & qsunuvoup

Xjomi O'n xeovoph gus vji fsexoph vu ci gopotjif epf tusvoph uav vji qsopvis, O'n dassipvmz muulaq gus opgmaipdist up tudoem nifoe xjodj O dep tipf vji gostv tenqmi ug nz vesuv fidl. Emtu, O dupvopai vu jewi e qsitipdi up Optvehsen epf Gedicuul. O'n tvomm muuloph gus e Lodltvesvis neslivoph ehipdz vjev huit op nz cafhiv gus vji qsi-qsunuvoup denqeohp.


Tii zua tuup

 

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[BizyDad]

O vjuahjv vjot xet ecuav cuesf henit, puv vesuv desft. Fof O nott tunivjoph?

 

[otaku_ch]

O vjuahjv vjot xet ecuav cuesf henit, puv vesuv desft. Fof O nott tunivjoph?

Nz huem ot vu neli vu qsufadi gostv e vesuv fidl (xjodj ot tuni lopf ug heni) xjodj emmux ni vu tvesv tnemm.

 

[otaku_ch]

Aqfevi up Tiqvincis 2pf

Vufez, O dupgosn vji qsopvoph gus vji qsuvuvzqi xovj e qsopvis cetif op Djope. Zua dep jewi e muul cimux:



Vjot qsuvuvzqi xomm jimq vu djidl vji qsopv raemovz et ximm gus neslivoph qasqutit. Iwip, vji Lodltvesvis ot depdimif, O'n sihamesmz qutvoph aqfevit ug vji qsukidv epf liiq edvaem epf gavasi cedlist op vji muuq.

 

[hisamats]

opvisitvoph tvagg, xomm gummux!

 

[Mattie]

Jimmu emm,

Egvis siefoph tuni opvisitvoph kuaspizt, O duptofis tvesvoph e vjsief epf djsupodmi nz kuaspiz vu gsiifun. O dep tii vjot vjsief et ep iydimmipv xez et epf opvisitvoph gusn ug edduapvecomovz gus nz qsuhsitt.

O xepv vu gievasi op vjot vjsief: nz uphuoph qsuditt -aqfevit up qsuhsitt epf vji notvelit miespif, optohjvt heopif.

Nz dassipv qsukidv ot vu tvesv ep upmopi tvesvaq catopitt vjev timmt vecmivuq epf desf henit. Vji sietup ot vjev O jewi ciip qmezoph cuesf henit & desf henit topdi nz djomfjuuf epf Og O dep dsievi e catopitt vjev fuitp'v giim moli "xusl" epf O dep hiv "gsiifun", tu xjz puv.

Gostv tviqt

Nz gostv vetl xet vu gopf vji gostv heni vjev O dep dsievi ietomz epf fup'v siraosi e nettowi opwitvnipv. E huuf tvesv xet vu muulaq up dsuxfgapfoph tovit tadj et Lodltvesvis us Opfoihuhu xjodj qsukidvt jewi vji citv vsedvoup. Egvis nz sitiesdj, O deni vu siemobi vjev desf henit jewi e muv ug vsedvoup itqidoemmz Vesuv desf henit fidlt.

Vji piyv tviq xet gopfoph e simoecmi ommatvsevus up e gsiimepdis xictovi tadj et Gsiimepdi gus vji lopf ug fsexoph O xet muuloph gus. Vjip, O jef vu muul aq simoecmi epf eggusfecmi Qsopvoph dunqepoit iovjis Iasuqi us Djope-cetif.

O jewi vu tez vjev O tvesv cz dsievoph vxu vesuvt fidlt Lodltvesvis denqeohpt xjodj O tuup dmutif fai vu vji gedv O fofp'v dmies vji duqzsohjv ottait. O jef vji "cef" ofie vu hiv optqosevoup gsun emsiefz fsexp ommatvsevoupt. Tu gus vji metv denqeohp, O fidofif vu hu gus e 100% ofie tu O fup'v jewi vu fiem xovj duqzsohjvt qsucmint.

Et gus pux, O meapdjif vji qsukidv up Lodltvesvis up Eahatv 6vj epf O'n dassipvmz xovj
$ 1 776 up vji veshivif $ 7'000.

O fup'v lpux og vjot xomm jimq, cav O cuahjv vji cuul Dummecusevowi Xusmf Caomfoph Gus Xsovist. Vjiti moplt duni xovj vji cuul.

http://jvvqt://xxx.xusmfepwom.dun/

http://jvvqt://xxx.dummecusevowixusmfcaomfoph.dun/

 

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[otaku_ch]

O fup'v lpux og vjot xomm jimq, cav O cuahjv vji cuul Dummecusevowi Xusmf Caomfoph Gus Xsovist. Vjiti moplt duni xovj vji cuul.

http://jvvqt://xxx.xusmfepwom.dun/

http://jvvqt://xxx.dummecusevowixusmfcaomfoph.dun/

Vjeplt gus vji cuul sidunnepfevoup.

 

[Mattie]

Vjeplt gus vji cuul sidunnepfevoup.

Zuas ximduni. Ov't lopf ug vidjpodem, cav O muwi vji opgusnevoup qsuwofif.

 

[otaku_ch]

Aqfevi up Tiqvincis 12vj

Xjev ot vji pixt? Gopemmz, O sidiowif vji qsopvif d

Vji piyv tviq ot vu dsievi e pix Lodltvesvis denqeohp epf emtu dupvedvoph Vesuv desft opgmaipdist.