What are the current Kickstarter board game backing risks I should know about before investing my pension funds into a retro dungeon crawler?
Download run
Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
What are the current Kickstarter board game backing risks I should know about before investing my pension funds into a retro dungeon crawler?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
2026 Kickstarter board game crowdfunding risks delays fulfillment failures tabletop games industry reportGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDConsequence
Kickstarter terms of use project creators backers refunds rewards not guaranteed officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
2025 2026 board game crowdfunding fulfillment costs tariffs shipping VAT risks tabletop KickstarterGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
2026 Kickstarter board game crowdfunding risks delays fulfillment failures tabletop games industry report Google ↗
Kickstarter terms of use project creators backers refunds rewards not guaranteed official Google ↗
2025 2026 board game crowdfunding fulfillment costs tariffs shipping VAT risks tabletop Kickstarter Google ↗
- How to Back a Crowdfunding Project on Kickstarter · updates.kickstarter.com
- Our Rules · kickstarter.com
- Post-Campaign Fulfillment Timeline: What Creators Need to Know · updates.kickstarter.com
- The Darkest Dungeon board game fiasco is finally over, and as expected it's ended in tears: 'Mythic Games is no longer able to manufacture or deliver' it, Red Hook says, so it's giving away the game files to all backers · pcgamer.com
- CMON warns of ‘prolonged structural downturn’ as it seeks up to $17.5m from investors - · boardgamewire.com
- Crowdfunding for board games, card games and TTRPGs · launch.kickstarter.com
- Shipping Kickstarter Rewards Amid Tariffs · updates.kickstarter.com
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Kickstarter board game crowdfunding risks delays fulfillment failures tabletop games industry report OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Consequence | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Kickstarter terms of use project creators backers refunds rewards not guaranteed official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
2025 2026 board game crowdfunding fulfillment costs tariffs shipping VAT risks tabletop Kickstarter OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |