Kickstarter Campaigns
The funding campaigns that launch the revolution.
- Tereno Water Table - The foundation
- HexIsle Hexel Game - The flagship game
- Design to Doorstep - Full manufacturing pipeline
- Characters & Creatures - Game expansion
The funding campaigns that launch the revolution.
KICKSTARTER APPEAL RESPONSE Updated for Multi-Campaign Strategy Date: [Submit after HexIsle provisional patent is filed] Original Project: Liana Banyan: Democracy Democratizing Manufacturing New Approach: Six coordinated campaigns, each with clear tangible products APPEAL TEXT (Copy this into the Kickstarter appeal form) Thank you for your detailed feedback. After careful consideration, I’ve completely restructured my approach to address your concerns. WHAT I’VE CHANGED: Instead of one complex campaign, I’m launching six focused campaigns — each with a clear, tangible product that fits squarely within Kickstarter’s guidelines. ...
KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN 1: TERENO WATER TABLE The Hydraulic Engine That Powers HexIsle Project Title: Tereno: The Water Table — A Hydraulic Gaming Engine Category: Games > Tabletop Games Subtitle: We’re building the ship. Join the crew. Funding Goal: $12,000 CAMPAIGN HEADER IMAGE [Image of Water Table with Hexels on top, water visible beneath, warm lighting] THE HOOK What if your game board was alive? Not animated on a screen. Actually, physically alive. Waves moving. Tides rising. Currents flowing. ...
KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN 2: HEXISLE — THE HEXEL GAME Modular Hydraulic Game Tiles That Actually Move Project Title: HexIsle: The Hexel Game — Modular Tiles, Living Worlds Category: Games > Tabletop Games Subtitle: We’re building the ship. Join the crew. Funding Goal: $12,000 CAMPAIGN HEADER IMAGE [Image of assembled Hexels forming an island with ocean waves, characters standing on terrain, dramatic lighting] THE HOOK What if every tile on your game board could move? ...
KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN 3: LIANA BANYAN Design to Doorstep — Your Designs; Manufactured Project Title: Liana Banyan: Design to Doorstep — Your Designs; Manufactured Category: Design > Product Design Subtitle: We’re building the ship. Join the crew. Funding Goal: $12,000 CAMPAIGN HEADER IMAGE [Split image: Left = HexIsle product. Right = “YOUR DESIGN HERE” with arrow to manufactured product. Center = Medallion Coaster] THE HOOK You design it. We manufacture it. You keep 83%. ...
KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGNS 4-6: HEXISLE CHARACTERS & CREATURES Mini-Campaigns for Individual Game Pieces CAMPAIGN 4: FARMER/WARRIOR A HexIsle Character Project Title: HexIsle: Farmer/Warrior — Dual-Class Character Miniature Category: Games > Tabletop Games Subtitle: One character. Two paths. Your choice. Funding Goal: $1,000 THE PIECE The Farmer/Warrior is a dual-class character for HexIsle — representing the choice every player faces: Do you cultivate… or conquer? Physical Specs: 28mm scale miniature Magnetic base (stands only on designated Hexel spots) Dual-sided design (Farmer on one rotation, Warrior on another) Trigger-compatible (activates mechanisms on Hexels) Gameplay: ...
KICKSTARTER APPEAL RESPONSE Updated for Multi-Campaign Strategy Date: [Submit after HexIsle provisional patent is filed] Original Project: Liana Banyan: Democracy Democratizing Manufacturing New Approach: Six coordinated campaigns, each with clear tangible products APPEAL TEXT (Copy this into the Kickstarter appeal form) Thank you for your detailed feedback. After careful consideration, I’ve completely restructured my approach to address your concerns. WHAT I’VE CHANGED: Instead of one complex campaign, I’m launching six focused campaigns — each with a clear, tangible product that fits squarely within Kickstarter’s guidelines. ...
KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN 1: TERENO WATER TABLE The Hydraulic Engine That Powers HexIsle Project Title: Tereno: The Water Table — A Hydraulic Gaming Engine Category: Games > Tabletop Games Subtitle: We’re building the ship. Join the crew. Funding Goal: $12,000 CAMPAIGN HEADER IMAGE [Image of Water Table with Hexels on top, water visible beneath, warm lighting] THE HOOK What if your game board was alive? Not animated on a screen. Actually, physically alive. Waves moving. Tides rising. Currents flowing. ...
KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN 2: HEXISLE — THE HEXEL GAME Modular Hydraulic Game Tiles That Actually Move Project Title: HexIsle: The Hexel Game — Modular Tiles, Living Worlds Category: Games > Tabletop Games Subtitle: We’re building the ship. Join the crew. Funding Goal: $12,000 CAMPAIGN HEADER IMAGE [Image of assembled Hexels forming an island with ocean waves, characters standing on terrain, dramatic lighting] THE HOOK What if every tile on your game board could move? ...
KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN 3: LIANA BANYAN Design to Doorstep — Your Designs; Manufactured Project Title: Liana Banyan: Design to Doorstep — Your Designs; Manufactured Category: Design > Product Design Subtitle: We’re building the ship. Join the crew. Funding Goal: $12,000 CAMPAIGN HEADER IMAGE [Split image: Left = HexIsle product. Right = “YOUR DESIGN HERE” with arrow to manufactured product. Center = Medallion Coaster] THE HOOK You design it. We manufacture it. You keep 83%. ...
KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGNS 4-6: HEXISLE CHARACTERS & CREATURES Mini-Campaigns for Individual Game Pieces CAMPAIGN 4: FARMER/WARRIOR A HexIsle Character Project Title: HexIsle: Farmer/Warrior — Dual-Class Character Miniature Category: Games > Tabletop Games Subtitle: One character. Two paths. Your choice. Funding Goal: $1,000 THE PIECE The Farmer/Warrior is a dual-class character for HexIsle — representing the choice every player faces: Do you cultivate… or conquer? Physical Specs: 28mm scale miniature Magnetic base (stands only on designated Hexel spots) Dual-sided design (Farmer on one rotation, Warrior on another) Trigger-compatible (activates mechanisms on Hexels) Gameplay: ...