Dream Askew // Dream Apart

A project in Vancouver, Canada by Avery Alder
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Queer strife amid the collapse. Jewish fantasy of the shtetl. Two beginner-friendly roleplaying games of belonging outside belonging.
Backers: 1705
Average Pledge Per Backer: $37 CAD

Funded: $62,355 CAD of $15,000 CAD
Dates: May 15th -> Jun 17th (34 days)
Project By: Avery Alder
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Latest News

Final Days & Marvelous Treasures!

June 15th - via: kickstarter.com
The kickstarter clock has switched from days to hours, and we've got 53 of them left! This is it, our final days together. Two stretch goals remain, and it'll be down-to-the-wire to see if we reach them. I wanted to take a moment to talk about our... (Read More)

The Final Outliers Emerge

June 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Friends, backers, We've passed the $50,000 threshold, meaning that David Collins and Ellen Kushner have been added to our list of contributors for The Outliers zine! I'm so excited about how this project is shaping up. It also means that it's time to... (Read More)

Far and Wide

June 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey backers, we're in our final week! We wanted to take a moment to share with you some of the articles and interviews that have gone live during the campaign. If any strike you as particularly compelling, we'd love it if you re-shared them! Recent... (Read More)

More Outliers Appear!

June 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Friends, supporters, we've just unlocked another stretch goal. That means Jeeyon Shim and Joshua A.C. Newman's contributions have made their way into The Outliers zine, and another pair of contributors can be spotted upon our horizon! Let's take a... (Read More)

Inspiring the Apocalypse

June 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, it's Avery here! I wanted to talk for a moment about some of the sources that I continue to turn to for inspiration in working on Dream Askew. When it comes to books, weirdly, almost all of these sources came out after the 2013 prototype version... (Read More)

The Outliers Are Coming!

May 30th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm so delighted by the momentum behind this project! Our story has been featured on Boing Boing, Shut Up & Sit Down, and The Jewish Standard. One Shot is playing through Dream Apart right now. We're at the cusp of a thousand supporters right... (Read More)

New to the Shtetl

May 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey! It's Avery here. I want to take a minute to tell you a story of my first time playing Benjamin's game, Dream Apart. I went in nervous, and came out feeling serene in the warm glow of the powerful story we'd told together. First: I'm not Jewish,... (Read More)

Success! And now on to The Outliers!

May 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Friends, thank you so much! We met our initial goal on day one, and the excitement we've seen from people has been wonderful. And now we've crossed the $25,000 threshold, which means we've unlocked our first stretch goal: we'll be printing the book... (Read More)

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