Buy The Rights: The Movie Pitching Party Game

A project in Indianapolis, IN by Tommy Day
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The Game of Hilarious Movie Pitches! Players create their own movies based on four decks and pitch their ideas to the Producer.
Backers: 471
Average Pledge Per Backer: $37

Funded: $17,550 of $15,000
Dates: Nov 9th -> Dec 11th (33 days)
Project By: Tommy Day
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Latest News

The Final Countdown

December 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Here we are folks, the final few hours of our campaign!  We're almost at 110% funding, but if we all keep sharing the campaign we could possibly hit our first stretch goal for the 80s Action Expansion!  Today at 5pm EST is the deadline for getting... (Read More)

Holiday Gift Certificates!

December 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Quite a few of you have mentioned that you're giving copies of Buy the Rights as gifts for the holidays.  Awesome idea!  Since the game won't be back from the factory until spring of 2016, we created a downloadable gift certificate that you can... (Read More)

We did it!

December 10th - via: kickstarter.com
In the early hours this morning, we hit our funding goal!  We're all so unbelievably excited and we are so thankful for all of you.  Everyone was sharing the campaign like crazy yesterday and that really help push us over our goal. We still have... (Read More)

The First Game of 'Buy the Rights' Ever

December 9th - via: kickstarter.com
I don't remember exactly when I came up with the idea for Buy the Rights, but I remember, quite fondly, the first time we ever played.  It was a Friday or Saturday night in early April 2015, and Michelle, Chad, Riley, and I all got together for one... (Read More)

The Final 5 Days

December 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Alright folks, it's crunch-time!  Counting today, we have just five days left in our campaign.  We're at about 77% funding, and while I know we can make it before 5pm on Friday, we'll need you all to help us share the campaign and drum up as much... (Read More)

Buy the Rights Receives the Major Fun Award!

December 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow, this has been a crazy week!  Today we are honored to announce that Buy the Rights has received Bernie DeKoven's Major Fun Award!  Bernie is a legend in the gaming community and has written and lectured about games and play for decades.... (Read More)

More Buy the Rights Buzz!

December 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
It's been quite a week for Buy the Rights.  We mentioned yesterday about the articles published in a few local newspapers, and today two of our favorite blogs posted about the game.   First up, an awesome local blog Geeking in Indiana published... (Read More)

Buy the Rights Buzz

December 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Over the past couple weeks, the Buy the Rights team has been interviewed by a few newspapers and blogs, and the articles are starting to show up online and in print.   Three of the four members of our team have ties to Ball State University in... (Read More)

The Final 10 Days

December 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Wow, just ten days left in our campaign! The time has been flying.  We're just about 63% funded, so we have a long way to go still, but with your help I think we can pull it off.  We have four playtest events planned this week, and we'll be... (Read More)

Friends develop movie pitching party game, Buy the Rights

December 1st - via: currentincarmel.com
“The premise is you’re a screenwriter trying to sell the movie to a producer, trying to get them to buy the rights to your story,” Day said. (Read More)

Who Likes 80s Action Movies?

November 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Buy the Rights is already super fun (if I do say so myself), but you know what would make it even better? Expansion Packs!  We have plans for three large (100 cards) expansions for later in 2016, but we wanted to do a mini-expansion as a stretch... (Read More)

We're Halfway There!

November 17th - via: kickstarter.com
One week in and we're 50% funded! Grab your popcorn, because we've got 23 days to go!  We'll be announcing stretch goals before the end of the week, playtesting like crazy all over Indiana, and spreading the word about Buy the Rights as much as we... (Read More)

New Pledge Levels!

November 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey backers! We just had an awesome weekend playing Buy the Rights with a ton of local folks at a few different events.  We got more positive response on the game and came away even more excited about the campaign.  We're still waiting on a couple... (Read More)

Almost Halfway Funded!

November 14th - via: kickstarter.com
It's been a solid first week for our campaign. Six days in and we're at about 45% funded! We just came back from an event here in Indianapolis and got even more positive feedback on the game. Our team is going to continue to spread the word about Buy... (Read More)

Thank You for an Awesome First Day!

November 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow, yesterday was pretty great.  We had high hopes for our Kickstarter launch, but I don't think any of us expected to reach $4,000 in the first day.  Thank you all for your pledges and your support.  We still have a long way to go but I know we... (Read More)

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