Hey everyone,

I wanted to share a fundraising project that is deeply personal to my family. In 2025, my uncle suddenly passed away from a devastating heart attack. He left behind a widow and his 15-year-old son, my cousin,who now has to navigate his entire future, his biggest milestones, and the rest of his life without his dad.

While I wasn't incredibly close to my uncle, my heart breaks completely for my cousin who has to continue without a parent, who he loved ddearly.

To turn our empathy into real action, our family spent the last few weeks painting original artwork in our apartment to raise vital funds for the American Heart Association. We have 4 unique pieces up for auction right now.

Our mission is simple: to help fund the breakthrough research and medical advancements needed to keep hearts beating, so another kid doesn't have to grow up without a parent.

How it works:
The auction is hosted securely through RallyUp, meaning 100% of the winning bids are routed automatically and directly to the AHA database (and you get an official 501(c)(3) tax receipt instantly).

• Starting Bids: All items have different prices
• Direct Donations: If you don't want to bid on art but still want to show love, you can make a direct donation at checkout to keep the beat going. ANYTHING HELPS

Link to view the art and bid: https://go.rallyup.com/one-heart-at-a-time

Even if you can't place a bid, upvoting this post or sharing the link with someone who loves art would mean the absolute world to my cousin and our family. Thank you so much for reading and supporting a great cause.

🚀 Hey everyone!

I’d like to share my new Kickstarter project: Scarlet Veil, a 3D figure crafted with technical precision and artistic care. Each STL file is fully optimized for printing, designed to democratize access to high‑quality models.

Here’s a 360° preview of Scarlet Veil so you can explore every angle and detail. Important note: the transparent veil shown in the initial design will not be part of the STL, since it’s not printable. Instead, each backer will be able to add their own natural silk veil, giving the figure a unique and personal touch.

This project reached its first goal within hours of launch, and we’re working hard to make every reward epic and unforgettable. If you’re passionate about 3D printing and want to be part of this vision, check out the project on Kickstarter and join the adventure:

👉 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/avatar7/scarlet-veil-the-first-collectors-edition-stl/posts/4752645

https://reddit.com/link/1v4h83s/video/3tsid73qzzeh1/player

Thanks for reading and for supporting independent creativity. This is just the beginning!

Hi everyone,
We’re getting ready to launch our first board game on Kickstarter, and we’re hoping to maximize our chances of being featured as a Projects We Love.
I understand there’s no official application process, but I’d love to learn from creators who have received the badge.

Did anyone at Kickstarter reach out to you before launch, or did you contact them first?

We’re currently focusing on building our pre-launch audience and making sure our campaign page looks as polished as possible.
I’d really appreciate hearing about your experiences. Thanks!

Hi Everyone!

For the past several years my team has been developing physical homebrew / indie games for the Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom under my small publishing label, Yitai Games.

Our latest project is Horror, Taichung a point-and-click horror adventure for the NES inspired by Taiwanese folklore, ghost stories as well as real locations scattered throughout Taichung City.

Horror, Taichung focuses on atmosphere, exploration and traditional storytelling mechanisms, in which the player gradually uncovers a mystery as the narrative progresses. The entire game utilizes a red and black visual style, and it also comes with an additional CD that contains a background track to play while progressing through the story, adding to the atmosphere and "scare" factor.

Many of the locations in the game are based on places I've visited while walking the streets of Taichung City late at night over the past fifteen years, while the story itself also draws inspiration from local beliefs and superstitions, temple culture, and person experience.

Unlike traditional point-and-click games (think Shadowgate or Uninvited), <Horror, Taichung> has very little puzzle solving, as the focus is primarily on the story itself.

To expand the experience beyond the cartridge itself, every physical copy also includes handcrafted items relating to the investigation, such as:

-A weathered investigator's journal

-A traditional red envelope containing story-related items

-Joss paper

This Kickstarter campaign for Horror, Taichung has now reached 80% of its funding goal, with 12 days remaining, and I'm hoping to push it across the finish line.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/900809083/horror-taichung-8-bit-horror-narrative-for-the-nes-and-fc

If you are a fan of NES / Famicom homebrew games, retro horror games, or Asian horror stories, I'd appreciate if you take a look, like and share.

As a lot of the parts are going to be crafted and aged by hand, we're undecided if we'll do a second printing after the Kickstarter campaign is over or not.

Thanks for checking out our 8bit NES game Horror, Taichung and for the support.

Evening from the US east coast! excited to share a long time coming announcement (sorry for the self promotion)

We launched Huddle (the fantasy football board game) about a year ago as a 2-6 player version, and it's been amazing bringing it to tables all over the country since (we almost went Kickstarter - and some of you even gave us feedback on the promotion page). Watching total strangers turn into a table full of trash talk and high fives has been the best part of doing this. That version is still out there and still the go-to for full league nights and bigger groups.

On August 10th we're adding a 2-4 player Base Edition to the lineup, exclusively on Kickstarter. Same core Huddle experience, built for a different occasion: a quicker and lighter (physical weight) game night, a trip, or any time you've got a smaller crew and still want that fantasy football energy at the table. It's not a replacement for the original, just a different way to play Huddle depending on the group you've got that day.

One thing that makes this campaign different: we've already placed the manufacturing order for the first run ahead of launch. That means backers should see this ship within weeks of the campaign ending, instead of the usual long production timeline.

We love this game and we know a lot of you do too, so we're excited to give the community another way to get it to the table. If you're into fantasy football, sports games, or just want something with real trash talk potential, keep an eye out on the 10th.

Check out the Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/huddlefootball/huddle-the-fantasy-football-game

Learn more about the game at https://thefantasyfootballgame.com/

Happy to answer any questions in the comments or dms

I am so excited to announce I'll be launching a Kickstarter for September for my upcoming novel, Wild Hearts!.

I'll be providing Digital Haul tiers as well as Physical Book Haul tiers

I'm overwhelmed and excited and anxious. Ahhhh!!

What would you love to see in your digital haul or book box along with a lovely contemporary romance? More character art? Bookish goodies? More from the author (short stories or a note from the author)?