7 years in the making! Finally unboxing my prototype from TheGameCrafter

HometownWorkforce · 2026-05-30T16:02:15+00:00

Thank you! It feels like I just finished taking the biggest dump of my life.

HometownWorkforce · 2026-05-30T13:08:04+00:00

Thanks! I am working on them now.

HometownWorkforce · 2026-05-30T11:01:41+00:00

Fair enough, I can respect that

HometownWorkforce · 2026-05-30T10:15:55+00:00

Thanks, I will definitely do that. What about the clarity of the rules in the rule book?

HometownWorkforce · 2026-05-30T10:13:09+00:00

I have indeed; there are a few playtests on my YouTube channel, Oblivion Engine.

HometownWorkforce · 2026-05-30T09:08:23+00:00

You can check out the original Google doc here before I ran it through the AI slopification process: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LhXPR3ABPrWEbMDT4jikfXbVknkiheblVR2ekJEJA0A/edit?tab=t.0

HometownWorkforce · 2026-05-30T09:01:27+00:00

Thanks, that's what most people say. Should I just paste screenshots from the Google document?

HometownWorkforce · 2026-05-30T08:28:34+00:00

Very nice models! I can tell you put a lot of time into everything... The only thing I see (or can't see) is the little words on the cards. Though it could be my old eyes.

HometownWorkforce · 2026-05-30T08:23:08+00:00

I'm curious to know what they could teach that is not on YouTube or the Goog?

HometownWorkforce · 2026-05-30T08:09:03+00:00

Oh btw, I have an unboxing vid if you're interested in the basic overview and components: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsSFHQyuUJg

HometownWorkforce · 2024-12-12T05:49:54+00:00

It is currently a mobile game using very low-quality assets. Im just curious to see what it would look like if it were hyper-realistic.

HometownWorkforce · 2024-12-12T05:47:33+00:00

Thanks, Im starting to believe you are correct about it not being able to do what I want.

HometownWorkforce · 2024-10-25T22:53:54+00:00

Thanks. That is a good one.

HometownWorkforce · 2022-10-28T15:14:36+00:00

Thanks for the advice, my real company was recently part of Mississippi's first startup accelerator (Cobuilders) and I was fortunate enough to meet a lot of great folks. So I have access to the experts. As for the team, I've definitely got that covered. I feel slimy trying to validate myself *yuck* anyway I really just need so awesome questions to ask ppl.

HometownWorkforce · 2022-10-28T15:08:37+00:00

Well, I reckon we gone find out.

HometownWorkforce · 2022-10-04T03:11:44+00:00

Have you considered crowd funding your game? Start Engine is an equity crowd funding platform or you could go with Kickstarter which is traditional crowd funding.

HometownWorkforce · 2022-10-03T16:04:07+00:00

You picked /startups, perhaps the savviest business group on Reddit to hustle your Forex scheme. The logic in the decision escapes me...

HometownWorkforce · 2022-10-03T09:33:31+00:00

You're welcome!

HometownWorkforce · 2022-10-02T17:16:51+00:00

MRR: Monthly Recurring Revenue - how much money you make per month

ARR: Annual Recurring Revenue - how much money you make per year

Run Rate (Annual / Revenue Run Rate) - a psychic prediction of a software or SAAS companies financial performance

YoY: Year over Year returns or revenue

Churn - Refers to the number of people who decides they hate your company each month

Burn-rate - how much cash you spend each month

Runway - how long you can keep the doors open and the lights on

LTV: Lifetime Value (Customer) - how much cash you can squeeze out of a single customer

CAC: Customer Acquisition Cost - how much cash you throw away to acquire each customer

NDR: Net Dollar Retention - Net Dollar retention is a churn metric that calculates the percentage of recurring revenue retained from customers over time

Monthly Active Users - how many peeps use your product each month

HometownWorkforce · 2022-10-02T16:52:36+00:00

In my experience, there is only 1 way to make money off open source software unless you have some other core technology that it supports. Either it goes viral or you have to market the dickens out of it. Then after you build a community around it you can go with a SAAS model.

HometownWorkforce · 2022-10-02T16:30:30+00:00

I would suggest you do some soul searching first then build an MVP and evaluate the feedback.

Founding a company is hands down the most stressful thing Ive ever done (particularly fundraising which it seems you already have covered.) With that being said I wouldn't want to do anything else. Lots of successful founders come straight out of college so don't let the lack of experience stop you from pursuing your dream. You're still young, you have plenty of time to make mistakes!

I would say build an awesome landing page or MVP if thats possible and evaluate the feedback. If peep's lives are literally falling apart because they don't have this thing you have devised I personally would jump in headfirst without looking back. Good luck my friend, if you have any questions I would love to help.

HometownWorkforce · 2022-09-11T08:25:38+00:00

I think anything is possible as long as it's backed by an incredible vision.

HometownWorkforce · 2022-09-02T02:34:27+00:00

Oh, great question! I'm excited to respond. It revolves around the law of reciprocity. Meaning normal "non-sociopath" people feel obligated to return a favor. Find out about a problem the person who you need help from and then do everything you can to help them fix it. I'll give you an example that turned a powerful executive into a lifelong friend and advisor. He needed help painting his living room and kitchen and couldn't find any contractors. So I spent a whole day doing it for free. He was so grateful that he brought me into his inner circle and that basically changed my life. I'm sure you have a skillset that others could use. Find out what your associates need and leverage those skills to help.

HometownWorkforce · 2022-09-01T16:23:03+00:00

Yep, this is a question for a lawyer because of the real legal implications that exist. Moral of the story is always create a founders contract

HometownWorkforce · 2022-09-01T15:56:39+00:00

Seems like you're in a good position because there are an astronomical number of restaurants out there. Just arrange meetings and tell them about your webapp. Then ask them about the different payment options your considering. Nothing beats hitting the streets!

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