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Welcome to BackerKit’s High-Five Interview series where we ask creators 5 questions revolving around their projects, inspirations, and overall crowdfunding journey.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Ursa Miner<\/a> is a fun new tabletop game from Room and Board Games where players represent bears working together to gather delicious honey. We recently spoke to co-creator Eli Kosminsky to learn more about his crowdfunding journey and his awesome new game which was recently funded on Kickstarter.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why Crowdfunding?
\n<\/b><\/span>Because we thought it would be fun! We really wanted to engage with the community where we could learn directly from our supporters. Hearing their feedback is immensely rewarding and a great way to build community. Maintaining control over Ursa Miner was also important to us. Larger publishers might have cut corners to save money, but this is a passion project for us, so we can spend all of our money on custom meeples and still deliver for a low price.<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s the coolest crowdfunding project you\u2019ve ever seen? (Besides your own of course)
\n<\/b><\/span>That’s gotta be Lazer Ryderz<\/span><\/a>! It’s basically a game about racing Tron lightcycles in space, and it is VERY radical. The whole thing is packaged in what looks like a box set of VHS tapes, and everything is covered in shiny foil – it’s the most 80’s game ever. It’s also designed by the best people in the world over at Cardboard Fortress<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

How did BackerKit change your overall experience?
\n<\/b><\/span>The preorder store was huge for us! Whenever I tell new people about my game they ask how long before they can order it. The fact that I can say “You can order it right now!” without having to set up a store is a giant help, and has increased our reach to many fans. The add-ons are also a great way for backers to get what they want – people want to play other games like Carcassonne using bear meeples, and now we can let them!<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Ursa<\/p>\n

Do you have any hobbies and\/or collect anything?
\n<\/b><\/span>I do a lot of volunteer event organization. Right now, I’m working with a nonprofit called Willpowered Woman, which provides classes and one-on-one advocacy for women affected by intimate partner abuse. Representation of gender in games is very important to me (even in a silly game about bears!), so I like to surround myself with people who can speak to these issues better than I can.<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s next? Any upcoming projects you want to share?
\n<\/b><\/span>Room and Board Games doesn’t have any projects lined up – we are hyper focused on delivering a quality game in Ursa Miner! However, we are playing with the idea of publishing games from other designers using our newfound skills. If you have a game with an educational or social justice theme, we’d love to hear about it (…especially if the title is a pun). Feel free to get in touch at info@roomandboardgames.com<\/span><\/a>.
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BONUS ROUND!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

What’s your personal favorite tabletop game?<\/b>
\nPandemic Legacy! I dig the trend of games based around building a narrative.<\/span><\/p>\n

What’s the coolest gaming Con you\u2019ve attended?
\n<\/b>Boston Festival of Indie Games<\/span><\/a> – maybe cheating because I helped organize it, but it’s the best display of indie games the Northeast has to offer!<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s the best bear pun you\u2019ve ever heard?<\/b>
\nOur reviewers came up with SO MANY it’s tough to choose, a lot of koala-ty options.<\/span><\/p>\n

Want to help support Eli and get your very own copy of Ursa Miner? Head over to the BackerkKit <\/i>pre-order store<\/i><\/span><\/a> before time (and honey!) runs out!<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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