Comment Re:Isn't this to be expected? Kickstarter is ~VC (Score 1) 179
Like any investment there are different amounts of risk/reward to be found on kickstarter. Video games and new products are definitely the highest risk.
Comics, board games, and some arts projects are typically very low risk. The core product for the Order of the Stick reprint just required Rich to send money to his printer and tell them to reprint, and those came out pretty much on time.
Most board games are already in a playable form by the time they kick-start and several already have a review from Dice Tower or someone from board game geek. They usually just need more artwork and better quality pieces. A print-and-play version is frequently one of the awards and is often immediately available. There are scads of custom decks of cards out there that shouldn't be problematic at all. The US Playing Card Company has to absolutely love Kickstarter.
I am a bit confused by how cnn categorized the projects. Castle Story and Ogre aren't complete yet, but both should be out early next year. Something that was projected for last quarter of this year that looks very likely to make the first quarter of next year doesn't qualify as "Where the ^%$# is it!?" to me.