Starving Artists - Award-Winning, Paint-by-Cube Game

A project in Madison, WI by Mike Wokasch - Fairway 3 Games, LLC
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Starving Artists is an award-winning game in which you are a paint-by-cube artist trying to become famous before you run out of food.
Backers: 1309
Average Pledge Per Backer: $38

Funded: $50,329 of $12,000
Dates: Apr 19th -> May 19th (30 days)
Project By: Mike Wokasch - Fairway 3 Games, LLC
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Latest News

Game Designer Sues Ox Eye Media

October 29th - via: icv2.com
Michael Wokasch, who created the tabletop game Starving Artists, has filed suit against Ox Eye Media, alleging unpaid royalties, failure to provide royalty reports, and other breaches of the contract. The suit, which was filed in Wisconsin small claims court, requests the royalties, other compensation, and copies of the game. (Read More)

The Final Stretch

May 18th - via: kickstarter.com
This update is the final stretch in two ways: it's the last 20 hours of the campaign and I announce the final stretch goal. Last dayFirst, this is the last day of the campaign. (Although, just the start of getting this game to everyone). The last 24... (Read More)

Final 48 Hours: Unlocked Stretch Goals, Updated Canvas Cards, Wooden Bits Upgrade, and more

May 17th - via: kickstarter.com
So here it is: the final 48 hours of the campaign are upon us! For all of new backers over the last few days, I thought I'd sum up all of the new art we've unlocked since the beginning of the campaign. First, we have a whole bunch of unlocked art... (Read More)

Split Canvas picks, Next Stretch, Updated Play mat, Junior-Player Rules, and Backer Pick Finals

May 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Well, you continue to amaze me. As of this update, we are only about $1,300 away from the very next stretch goal. I cover a bunch of topics briefly in this update: Split Canvas Stretch goal picks The Next Stretch Goal: Linen Play mat updates... (Read More)

Lucky 13th Update on Friday the 13th: Split Canvases & Final Backer Vote

May 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Here we are on the cusp of $30,000 and 800 backers with under a week left. I hope that you appreciate how pretty incredible this whole campaign has been so far. I am cautiously optimistic that we will have a very fun last few days. Thirteenth update... (Read More)

Scoring Track and Second-to-last Backer Vote

May 11th - via: kickstarter.com
We're about $1000 from the next stretch goal. I'd like to do it before the end of the day, but before the next update would be okay too.  Please keep spreading the word including mentioning it to your friendly local game store, mentioning it on... (Read More)

Picasso Tier, New Stretch Goals, and New Backer Vote

May 9th - via: kickstarter.com
We're fast approaching the last week of the campaign. We're only a few thousand from the Comic/Pop Art Stretch goal, and I'm optimistic that we're going to get to the next stretch goals by the end of this campaign.   This is going to be a short... (Read More)

Updated studio cards, Come Play, New Backer Vote

May 7th - via: kickstarter.com
We have more than 650 backers and well beyond 200% today.  We're steadily climbing toward the next stretch goal. I'm very happy!  Other pretty amazing things: we have 366 total comments and we average almost 79 comments per update with a backer... (Read More)

Another Stretch Goal, Social Media Avatars, New Backer Vote

May 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We're at almost 200% funding and dollars short of the next stretch goal! In this update: New Stretch Goal Announcement Getting the Word Out,  New Backer Vote One more stretch goal: Split Color PackAs we're on the verge of unlocking the magnetic... (Read More)

Translations, Backer-created Canvas Winner, and New Vote

May 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
We're almost to the half-way point and are doing great. I can't thank all of you enough. I have fantastic backers, and you've made this a very fun campaign to run. Your support and involvement has been great. If we keep up this pace, we may get the... (Read More)

Public Domain and The Next Stretch Goal

May 1st - via: kickstarter.com
We did it! We knocked one more stretch goal: Around the World in 8 Canvases.  Every copy of the game will feature eight more canvases that highlight locations around the world.  We're also well on our way towards getting magnetic boxes.  I have... (Read More)

On the Nutrition Mechanism and New Backer Vote

April 28th - via: kickstarter.com
We are still cruising and headed quickly toward unlocking Stretch Goal #3: Around The World Pack. Can we get there today?  Spread the word. Onto today's somewhat short update: The reasons for the nutrition mechanism Update on backer-created cards... (Read More)

EU-Friendly Shipping, Solo Games, and Stretch Goals

April 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Believe it or not, we're only one week into the campaign. We have three weeks to go, and the campaign is doing better than I could have imagined. Because we're moving right along, I've jam-packed this update with lots of goodness: EU-Friendly... (Read More)

Math and Magic

April 24th - via: kickstarter.com
We funded and are well on our way to the first stretch goal: wild paint cubes. Today is the only day of the entire campaign where I'll dare send out more than one update -- it was just such a great morning. So onto today's update: Math (Art?) of the... (Read More)

We Funded!

April 24th - via: kickstarter.com
We did it!  Thank you, everyone. I know I've said that a lot, but I really mean it. The campaign funded sooner that I could have ever imagined, and I'm very happy.  Since it's so close to next full update, I'm going to keep this short. (Also the... (Read More)

Custom Canvas Creator Challenge & more

April 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Well, this has been a terrific first three days. We are almost 80% to the funding goal. We have more than 270 backers from more than a dozen different countries. This is all quite unbelievable to me. I hope to keep this momentum. Now, on to the... (Read More)

One day down!

April 20th - via: kickstarter.com
We are just about 24 hours into the campaign and fast approaching the half way mark. I want to thank all of the backers. I have a lot of great things planned for this campaign, and we are on track to do those things. I couldn't be happier with this... (Read More)

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