Podcast appearances and mentions of john coveyou

From a chaotic childhood to joining the military at 17, this entrepreneur discovered the therapeutic power of science and gamified it. In this special Veteran's Day episode of This is Small Business, John Coveyou, founder and CEO of Genius Games, a science-based board game company that has sold over half a million units worldwide, shares his journey. He discusses how military principles shaped his entrepreneurial mindset and led him to create engaging educational games. John shares the pivotal moment that inspired his first game and how crowdfunding transformed his hobby into a successful business.In this episode you'll discover: (0:00) How various business principles overlap with lessons learned in the military.(1:50) John explains how his interest in science helped him cope during tough times in the military.(2:59) While teaching chemistry, John noticed that his students were intimidated by the subject, sparking his idea for a game.(03:09) John connects the excitement of gaming to learning science and decides to create a game.(3:50) John details his early experiments with game mechanics and his journey through game design clubs.(4:12) How feedback from play-tests led to the creation of John's first game and the push to publish it.(4:49) John discusses how his crowdfunding campaigns validated his business idea and led to further success.(5:37) The moment John decided to leave his engineering job and pursue his passion full-time.(7:20) John explains the After Action Review process and how it encourages continual improvement in business.(12:35) The power of perspective in entrepreneurship, transforming challenges into opportunities for growth.

John Coveyou is the founder of Genius Games and king of dad jokes around the campfire: “Have you heard the one about the sidewalk? It's all over town!” So, it makes sense that he's always had a passion for game design, too. Throughout his military service – during which he discovered his love for science – and while earning a master's degree in engineering, he wondered why there were no games on science concepts like the periodic table, biology of the human body, or the atom. And just like that, Genius Games was born! Genius Games now offers more than 50 games that sell worldwide. Originally, John fielded requests from other English-speaking countries – the UK, Australia, and Canada were early adopters – and soon after, often at US game conferences, he found himself fielding inquiries from international distributors eager to sell into their home countries. John soon discovered that, instead of working with multiple distributors, building relationships with in-country game publishers possessing native fluency of local languages simplified his operations and increased revenues. To support that structure, John built Genius Games as a multi-national rather than global company, allowing for greater autonomy, cultural adaptation, and customized product offerings within each individual country, as opposed to a global company with centralized operations and static processes. For example, the company's publisher in Spain translates game and product information into Spanish, pays for production costs, then sells the games into international markets. Margins are lower, but royalties are consistent and all profit. Listen to the full episode to hear more on the accounting and numbers!. Currently, about 20% of the company's revenue comes from international markets, thanks to the relationships built with overseas publishers visiting the US, and Genius Games are now translated into Spanish, French, Italian, German, Chinese, Hebrew, Polish, Russian, Korean, and other southeast Asian languages. To complement the expansion effort, in 2022 I introduced John to his state's export representative; he ultimately secured a STEP grant covering his attendance at an international trade show. The grant paid for travel, lodging, and conference fees and connected John with exporting help from international groups and additional growth opportunities. For instance, he now understands the importance, and mechanics, of adding translation to his website to drive more sales to his partners. A multilingual website optimizes the experience for people searching for Genius Games – or games in general – by recognizing their native language. The strategy increases the company's reach – consumers will more often buy from websites in their native language – and linking to partner websites for the sale prevents cannibalizing partner sales. (If you're interested in exporting and want to be connected to your state export rep, reach out to me for an introduction.) Even with such meaningful success in consumer and international sales, John still sees room for growth. Genius Games has yet to tap into the educational market – if you're a potential partner or have any connections or resources to help with access to the educational market, please reach out to John on Linked In. To have fun, play some Genius Games available on their website or Amazon.   Links: Website: https://www.geniusgames.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-coveyou-15586163/ STEP Grant Information: https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/grants/state-trade-expansion-program-step German Words (Butterfly): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo0Hsx-yHiI    Connect with Wendy - https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendypease/ Connect with John - https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-coveyou-15586163/ Music: Fiddle-De-Dee by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

We talk a lot about history on the pod, but this week John Coveyou of Genius Games is bringing some science! Hear his perspective on how science concepts are taught though board games, how he chooses which topics to represent, his thoughts on science vs. history games, and more. https://www.geniusgames.org/Beyond Solitaire is proudly sponsored by Central Michigan University's Center for Learning Through Games and Simulations, where learning can be both playful and compelling. Check them out here: https://www.cmich.edu/colleges/class/Centers/CLGS/Pages/default.aspxCheck out CMU's game offerings here: https://cmichpress.com/shop/Sign up for an online game design class here:  https://www.cmich.edu/academics/colleges/liberal-arts-social-sciences/centers-institutes/center-for-learning-through-games-and-simulations/certificate-in-applied-game-designAll episodes of my podcast are available here: https://beyondsolitaire.buzzsprout.com/Enjoy my work? Consider supporting me on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/beyondsolitaire or getting me a "coffee" on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/beyondsolitaireContact Me: Email: beyondsolitaire at gmail.comTwitter: @beyondsolitaireInstagram: @beyondsolitaireFacebook: www.facebook.com/beyondsolitaireWebsite: www.beyondsolitaire.net

Serial entrepreneur John Coveyou talks with host Jason Shupp about starting, buying, operating and selling businesses.  John shares how a chaotic upbringing evolved into mindset changes and his belief that anything is truly possible.  We also get granular on the key areas that increase the value of a business.Previous to his life as an entrepreneur, John left home at the age of 16 and hopscotched from home to home, almost dropping out of high school after living out of his car. While still in high-school, John joined the Army at the age of 17 to add some stability and structure to his life. After just over 3 years on active duty as a Military Police officer, John decided to go back to school to finish his education, graduating from Washington University in St. Louis with a Master's Degree in Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering. After working for a few years as a Civil Engineer, he realized that his true passion was entrepreneurship. In 2012, John started building a science-based board game publishing company from the ground up. In 2019 he acquired a competing brand that grew his product line and revenues by 30% overnight. After struggling to find quality bookkeeping and financial professionals that actually understood the real issues faced by small business owners, John became a Certified Quickbooks Proadvisor and started helping dozens of companies clean up their financials, optimize their bookkeeping systems, and understand their financial statements and key metrics. After building out a management team at his businesses by implementing EOS, John decided to look for another business to buy. Being disappointed by the lack of professionalism he saw in the brokerage industry, he decided to partner with a few veteran business brokers to bring the world's largest business brokerage, Transworld Business Advisors, to St. Louis and the surrounding region.John is also an active member of the Entrepreneurs Organization and runs the EO Accelerators Program where he coaches a group of entrepreneurs and is the Chair of the Accelerator Board for the St. Louis region. To learn more, visit:linkedin.com/in/jason-Shupp-18b4619bListen to more episodes on Mission Matters:https://missionmatters.com/author/Jason-Shupp/

On a déjà dit que le podcast c'est comme de la radio de brousse...Ben cette semaine ça sonne brousse en maudine! On n'a pas le choix, pandémie oblige (pas le jeu là).Donc cette semaine, les gars font l'épisode chacun chez eux (d'où la qualité sonore).On observe l'impact du COVID-19 sur l'univers du jeux de société, le retour obligatoire du jeu Pandémie, les options pour jouer à distance ainsi que les jeux solo.On essaye donc la plateforme Boardgamearena (gratuit!) avec une partie du jeu Tokaido de Antoine Bauza!

How do you find your audience for your Kickstarter campaign?It is a fluid thing on how to hone in on your core audience. Always remember it is better to find new products for your current audience rather than attempting to find a new audience for your products or services.This is why it is always a good idea to start small, to use your beginning as a learning experience and an opportunity to get feedback from your early adopters.Building a buyer's persona becomes much easier. Then build more products for that core buyer persona.Much more shared by John and me on how to build your audience.Richard also recommends reading the book "Crossing the Chasm" to help you identify that core audience.

Co-Host John Coveyou and Guest Marc Specter join Host Richard Bliss to discuss the challenges of non-traditional board games on KickstarterJohn Coveyou, with Genius Games, has launched more than a dozen Kickstarter projects, yet his current campaign, Nerd Words, made some mid-campaign adjustments due to the difficulty of convey the game's experience into a Kickstarter campaign. While the project has funded, it has not met the bar set by many of John's spectacularly successful hard-science games that have come before.Marc Specter, with Grand Gamers Guild, has launched Endangered, a game that tackles the many challenges facing today's eco-systems. This is a significant divergence from Marc's previous successful Kickstarter campaigns and shares strong similarities in the challenges from John's campaign.Together, John and Marc, discuss how to address the gamers market with group games and educational games without having them carry the negative labels of failed efforts by other projects in this area.Both are knowledgeable and well-informed.

John Coveyou of Genius Games joins Kathleen Mercury to talk about his games, how he designs them, and how teachers and libraries can use them in the classroom. This episode is posted a few days early so you have the chance to check out the Nerd Words Kickstarter campaign before it has ended. John Coveyou, former science teacher at the middle, high, and collegiate levels, formed Genius Games to bring scientifically accurate and fun games to the classroom. @JohnCoveyouhttps://www.geniusgames.org/ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/geniusgames/nerd-words-science-a-party-game-meets-real-science Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game GeekKathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.comThe ideas expressed by libraries included in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System. 

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John Coveyou, founder of Genius Games, discusses how to design games that also happen to be educational. John is the designer of Cytosis, Subatomic, Ion, and several other well-received science based games, and he’s really figured out how to take scientific ideas and translate them into enjoyable games.  The post Fun AND Educational Games with John Coveyou appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.

John Coveyou, founder of Genius Games, discusses how to design games that also happen to be educational. John is the designer of Cytosis, Subatomic, Ion, and several other well-received science based games, and he’s really figured out how to take scientific ideas and translate them into enjoyable games.  The post Fun AND Educational Games with John Coveyou appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.

Host Richard Bliss and Co-Host John Coveyou are joined by Michael Mindes from Tasty Minstrel Games. Michael had just launched and cancelled a Kickstarter campaign because he knew he had done something wrong. Within two hours of launching the Kickstarter campaign, Michael knew they had missed on the offer and needed to take immediate action. Within three days, Michael was close to his funding goal, but knew they needed to pull the plug. If they had crossed the funding goal, he would have felt morally committed to follow through.He refers to it as a micro-failure. What Michael saw as valuable was not recognized as something people were willing to pay for. This episode Michael walks through the mistakes made and what they are doing to fix them for the next campaign.

The views expressed on air during Toys & Tech of the Trade do not represent the views of the RAGE Works staff, partners or affiliates. Listener discretion is advised.Show NotesGenius Games Founder and CEO John Coveyou is our guest for a special episode of Toys & Tech of the Trade. Learn how this former soldier leveraged crowdfunding and a love for science into a brand that has seen its products featured in publications such as Gizmodo, Popular Science and The Wall Street Journal just to name a few. John’s story is one of sacrifice and perseverance that we hope lights the fire in you to chase your dream and see it to fruition. Genius Game’s next title is Nerd Words: Science which kicks off its Kickstarter campaign now. You learn more about Nerd Words: Science and contribute to the campaign here.Toys, Tech & Awesome Stuff Mentioned In This Episode•Peptide: A Protein Building Game: https://www.geniusgames.org/products/peptide-a-protein-building-game•Ion: A Compound Building Game: https://www.geniusgames.org/products/ion-a-compound-building-game•Jamey Stegmaier: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/62640/jamey-stegmaier•Jamey Stegmaier Blog: https://stonemaiergames.com/e-newsletter/blog/•Stone Age Board Game: https://amzn.to/2ufMP3C•Too Many Monkeys: https://amzn.to/2ugGpRP•The 4 Disciples of Execution: https://amzn.to/2CqB8f1•The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: https://amzn.to/2OflozU•Genius Games on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2Y9nXInGuest Links•Nerd Words: Science (Kickstarter): http://kck.st/2TjeavG•Genius Games (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/GotGeniusGames•Genius Games (Twitter): https://twitter.com/GotGeniusGames/•Genius Games (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfQ59CvQ6aPevIDOP9XtzTQ•Genius Games (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/gotgeniusgames/•John Coveyou (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/john.coveyou/Keep up with RAGE Works •Follow RAGE Works on:•Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rageworks/•Twitter: https://twitter.com/RAGE_Works•Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialRAGEWorks/Check Out Some of the Other Shows on the RAGE Works Network•Black is the New Black: http://rageworks.net/podcasts/bitnb/•Call Me When It’s Over: http://rageworks.net/podcasts/cmwio/•The Regular Season Sportscast: http://rageworks.net/podcasts/trss/•Turnbuckle Tabloid: http://rageworks.net/podcasts/tbt/•The Variant Issue: http://rageworks.net/category/podcasts/tvi/

The views expressed on air during Toys & Tech of the Trade do not represent the views of the RAGE Works staff, partners or affiliates. Listener discretion is advised.Show NotesGenius Games Founder and CEO John Coveyou is our guest for a special episode of Toys & Tech of the Trade. Learn how this former soldier leveraged crowdfunding and a love for science into a brand that has seen its products featured in publications such as Gizmodo, Popular Science and The Wall Street Journal just to name a few. John’s story is one of sacrifice and perseverance that we hope lights the fire in you to chase your dream and see it to fruition. Genius Game’s next title is Nerd Words: Science which kicks off its Kickstarter campaign now. You learn more about Nerd Words: Science and contribute to the campaign here.Toys, Tech & Awesome Stuff Mentioned In This Episode•Peptide: A Protein Building Game: https://www.geniusgames.org/products/peptide-a-protein-building-game•Ion: A Compound Building Game: https://www.geniusgames.org/products/ion-a-compound-building-game•Jamey Stegmaier: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/62640/jamey-stegmaier•Jamey Stegmaier Blog: https://stonemaiergames.com/e-newsletter/blog/•Stone Age Board Game: https://amzn.to/2ufMP3C•Too Many Monkeys: https://amzn.to/2ugGpRP•The 4 Disciples of Execution: https://amzn.to/2CqB8f1•The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: https://amzn.to/2OflozU•Genius Games on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2Y9nXInGuest Links•Nerd Words: Science (Kickstarter): http://kck.st/2TjeavG•Genius Games (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/GotGeniusGames•Genius Games (Twitter): https://twitter.com/GotGeniusGames/•Genius Games (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfQ59CvQ6aPevIDOP9XtzTQ•Genius Games (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/gotgeniusgames/•John Coveyou (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/john.coveyou/Keep up with RAGE Works •Follow RAGE Works on:•Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rageworks/•Twitter: https://twitter.com/RAGE_Works•Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialRAGEWorks/Check Out Some of the Other Shows on the RAGE Works Network•Black is the New Black: http://rageworks.net/podcasts/bitnb/•Call Me When It’s Over: http://rageworks.net/podcasts/cmwio/•The Regular Season Sportscast: http://rageworks.net/podcasts/trss/•Turnbuckle Tabloid: http://rageworks.net/podcasts/tbt/•The Variant Issue: http://rageworks.net/category/podcasts/tvi/

The views expressed on air during Toys & Tech of the Trade do not represent the views of the RAGE Works staff, partners or affiliates. Listener discretion is advised.Show NotesGenius Games Founder and CEO John Coveyou is our guest for a special episode of Toys & Tech of the Trade. Learn how this former soldier leveraged crowdfunding and a love for science into a brand that has seen its products featured in publications such as Gizmodo, Popular Science and The Wall Street Journal just to name a few. John’s story is one of sacrifice and perseverance that we hope lights the fire in you to chase your dream and see it to fruition. Genius Game’s next title is Nerd Words: Science which kicks off its Kickstarter campaign now. You learn more about Nerd Words: Science and contribute to the campaign here.Toys, Tech & Awesome Stuff Mentioned In This Episode•Peptide: A Protein Building Game: https://www.geniusgames.org/products/peptide-a-protein-building-game•Ion: A Compound Building Game: https://www.geniusgames.org/products/ion-a-compound-building-game•Jamey Stegmaier: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/62640/jamey-stegmaier•Jamey Stegmaier Blog: https://stonemaiergames.com/e-newsletter/blog/•Stone Age Board Game: https://amzn.to/2ufMP3C•Too Many Monkeys: https://amzn.to/2ugGpRP•The 4 Disciples of Execution: https://amzn.to/2CqB8f1•The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: https://amzn.to/2OflozU•Genius Games on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2Y9nXInGuest Links•Nerd Words: Science (Kickstarter): http://kck.st/2TjeavG•Genius Games (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/GotGeniusGames•Genius Games (Twitter): https://twitter.com/GotGeniusGames/•Genius Games (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfQ59CvQ6aPevIDOP9XtzTQ•Genius Games (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/gotgeniusgames/•John Coveyou (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/john.coveyou/Keep up with RAGE Works •Follow RAGE Works on:•Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rageworks/•Twitter: https://twitter.com/RAGE_Works•Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialRAGEWorks/Check Out Some of the Other Shows on the RAGE Works Network•Black is the New Black: http://rageworks.net/podcasts/bitnb/•Call Me When It’s Over: http://rageworks.net/podcasts/cmwio/•The Regular Season Sportscast: http://rageworks.net/podcasts/trss/•Turnbuckle Tabloid: http://rageworks.net/podcasts/tbt/•The Variant Issue: http://rageworks.net/category/podcasts/tvi/

Host Richard Bliss and Co-Host John Coveyou discuss five attributes of a great product on Kickstarter.People want to buy the product. While this seems obvious. oftentimes people want a product, but aren't willing to pay for the product. You have to find something that is valuable to your audience.People want to tell others about it. Word of mouth marketing is the best means of attracting fans and backers to your project. You can pay for a crowdfunding promotional company to help you artificially spread the word by paying for placement. But when your backers are excited enough to share their support you are able to grow and attract a wider range of backers than you ever could through paid media.People can't easily get it elsewhere. This may seem counter-intuitive. Table top games, which are the single largest funding category on Kickstarter, can be purchased in a store. But the opportunity to participate on Kickstarter means you will get it sooner (Usually), you will get exclusives (Sometimes) or you are part of the development process and have an emotional investment. (An experience). All of these are hard to get if you are buying the product from Target.It's something tangible and shippable. Selling an emotional experience on Kickstarter can be done, but it is a very rare thing. Instead, focus on creating and shipping a product of some kind that can be held in the hands and used. Today, there is a lot of support for how to approach manufacturers and shipping specialists to get your products produced and delivered around the world.The audience is on Kickstarter. While Kickstarter and crowdfunding is common for you and I, it is still something very new to a large portion of the population. If you are going to launch a product, you need to determine if your target audience uses crowdfunding and Kickstarter. If they don't, you have to educate them first about what is Crowdfunding, then you have to convince them to back your project and give you money. Something they probably aren't comfortable with. John does a great job of highlighting these five attributes and how to build a great product for Kickstarter.

Host Richard Bliss is joined by co-host, John Coveyou, to discuss 4 unexpected benefits from Kickstarter. 1. Gauge demand before you manufacture.2. Improve your product based on customer feedback.3. Ship products with maximal efficiency.4. Tap into an audience you wouldn't be able to reach otherwise.

Edward and Amanda discuss Gen Con 2018!0:08:37: Gen Con recap0:11:10: Games Edward saw/heard about while at Gen Con0:11:15: Root 0:12:48: Brass 0:13:15: Founders of Gloomhaven 0:13:33: Lovelace and Babbage 0:14:21: City of the Big Shoulders0:15:38: Newton 0:17:56: Coimbra0:18:14: Detective0:18:25: Symphony No.90:19:56: Bosk0:22:45: The meetup0:25:42: "After Hours" goings on0:26:09: Edward's play of0:31:40: Gavin Brown of Roxley Games0:32:59: Isaac Childres of Cephalofair Games0:35:02: Conor Mcgoey of InsideUP Games0:38:16: Jeff DeBoer of Funagain Games0:48:25: John Coveyou of Genius Games0:57:15: Jess Davis of Artana Games  iTunes link for Supplemental Feed: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-cardboard-supplemental/id1398708343?mt=2RSS link for Supplemental Feed: https://podcast.heavycardboard.com/supplemental.xmlYouTube channel! Support the show! PledgeHC.com The Herd map is here: Click to add your mark! Be sure to join the discussion over at the guild to discuss the episode with us & your fellow Elephants!

Just because you've had tremendous success on Kickstarter does not mean it is time to quit your day job. Especially if you want to run a board game publishing company. John Coveyou, of Genius Games, has raised $500,000 on Kickstarter, quit his day job, and discovered that cash flow is king and you can quickly get to the brink of financial ruin, even when you do everything right. He shares his story of success as he went from engineer to board game publisher.

John has raised more than $500,000 for his games on Kickstarter. They are hard core science games. He teaches a crowdfunding course and game designer course at Webster University in St Louis. Genius Games has found their niche, and now expands into children science books, raising more than $100,000 on Kickstarter on a product that many of us would find hard to believe there is that much interest. John explains how finding your niche can bring lasting success to Kickstarter

In this episode, I discuss what makes a great game with Genius Games' John Coveyou. We also touch on the lack of good educational games on the market and other topics related to starting an indie board game company.

1:50 - A transcript of our interview with John Coveyou for a deaf follower (Thanks Terrance) 3:00 - Banana Banana Banana 6:20 - Gino is betrayed by Bevan and Tony 7:15 - Tips and advice for the UK Games Expo 14:45 - Gnolems! - Bevan's game in the Redesign Competition 17:30 - THE COMPETITION! WIN XCOM! 26:00 - Our video review of Waggle Dance for Ed Baraf 29:18 - Terralith Dice by Henry Jasper (Grublin Games) 32:00 - Twitter Bingo by Go Halves on Games --------------------------------------- Links! WIN XCOM AT THE UK GAMES EXPO - http://tinkerbotgames.com/expo XCOM: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/163602/xcom-board-game Transcript of our interview with John Coveyou - http://tinkerbotgames.com/tt-ep-16-transcript UK Games Expo! - https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/ Video Review of Waggle Dance - https://youtu.be/H7SGVr2olfY Terralith Dice - http://kck.st/1Af8R0I Twitter Bing - https://twitter.com/search?q=twitterbingo&src=typd --------------------------------------- Ghostel! - http://tinkerbotgames.com/portfolio/ghostel Our Weekly Blog - http://tinkerbotgames.com/blog/ Our Lovely Sponsors - http://rulesofplay.co.uk/ Subscribe to the Monthly Summary - http://eepurl.com/QgY2z Rate/Review us on iTunes - http://tinyurl.com/qag9sp8 --------------------------------------- Order board games online, support a FLGS and get Free P&P in the UK! Amazing! Rules of Play - http://rulesofplay.co.uk/ --------------------------------------- Ah! So you've come back for more Show-notes Shenanigans! This time, send a tweet to @ginobrancazio with a photo of your funniest banana and we'll mention you on the next episode. --------------------------------------- Our Free Micro Game - Tinker Tactics! Main Page - http://tinkerbotgames.com/portfolio/tinkertactics/ On Reddit - http://redd.it/2ojk2s --------------------------------------- Send us your thoughts by contacting us below or tweet us. Contact Gino on twitter: @ginobrancazio (https://twitter.com/ginobrancazio) Contact Bevan on twitter: @bluecatgames (https://twitter.com/bluecatgames) Contact us/Tony on twitter: @TinkerbotGames (https://twitter.com/TinkerbotGames) Email the Tinkerbots: info@tinkerbotgames.com Check out our website for reviews, designing and prototypes: http://tinkerbotgames.com/ Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes (http://tinyurl.com/qag9sp8) Listen on Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/talking-tinkerbots?refid=stpr) ---------------------------------------  

The tinkerbots interview featured guest John Coveyou. John is a successful board game designer and kickstarter campaign runner! He shares with us some excellent insights into running a crowdfunding campaign as well as design tips so if you’re one day hoping to have your game on a shelf in your friendly local gaming shop, keep listening! Including discussions on: - Science themed games - Using long words - Funding really quickly - Building buzz in preparation for launch - Gambling with the funding goal - Crafting a tailored pitch - Picking reviewers For a full transcript of this episode, click here. --------------------------------------- Links! Ion: The Compound Building Game - http://kck.st/1NT7DhM Our review of Ion - http://tinkerbotgames.com/ion-review John's other games - http://gotgeniusgames.com/ John on twitter - @JohnCoveyou --------------------------------------- Ghostel! - http://tinkerbotgames.com/portfolio/ghostel Our Weekly Blog - http://tinkerbotgames.com/blog/ Our Lovely Sponsors - http://rulesofplay.co.uk/ Subscribe to the Monthly Summary - http://eepurl.com/QgY2z Rate/Review us on iTunes - http://tinyurl.com/qag9sp8 --------------------------------------- Order board games online, support a FLGS and get Free P&P in the UK! Amazing! Rules of Play - http://rulesofplay.co.uk/ --------------------------------------- Does anyone actually read this far down in the show notes? Let us know. Tweet @ginobrancazio with the message "Banana banana banana" and we'll mention you on the next episode. --------------------------------------- Our Free Micro Game - Tinker Tactics! Main Page - http://tinkerbotgames.com/portfolio/tinkertactics/ On Reddit - http://redd.it/2ojk2s --------------------------------------- Send us your thoughts by contacting us below or tweet us. Contact Gino on twitter: @ginobrancazio (https://twitter.com/ginobrancazio) Contact Bevan on twitter: @bluecatgames (https://twitter.com/bluecatgames) Contact us/Tony on twitter: @TinkerbotGames (https://twitter.com/TinkerbotGames) Email the Tinkerbots: info@tinkerbotgames.com Check out our website for reviews, designing and prototypes: http://tinkerbotgames.com/ Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes (http://tinyurl.com/qag9sp8) Listen on Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/talking-tinkerbots?refid=stpr) ---------------------------------------  

Here are 6 key statistics you need to know and follow to ensure Kickstarter success.

John Coveyou has indexed and documented every single episode of Funding the Dream on Kickstarter. We talk about his project on Kickstarter and his project for Funding the Dream