Back in 2015, Lay Waste Games launched their debut Kickstarter project for their tabletop game Dragoon. Players take on the role of a mighty dragon as they fight over the humans’ precious metal. Each of the 5 Boston-based teammates brought a unique set of skills to the game creation lifecycle laying the foundation for an amazing company.
After the success of Dragoon, the team launched an expansion called The Rogue and Barbarian which more than tripled Dragoon’s original pledge and backer amount. Since then, they've launched 3 new projects including the time-travel themed Human Era, a unique collaboration with Jordan Draper Games called Metal, and Life Siphon—a spooky combat strategy game.
The initial Dragoon campaign had a modest goal of $9,000 which they blew past within a few days of launch. The founding team was just a handful of people who now had to manage hundreds of backer questions, organize mounds of fulfillment data, and keep everyone updated and happy.
Lay Waste Games understands the importance of keeping their backers happy. They’ve partnered with BackerKit for all 5 of their crowdfunding projects to date.
