Kickstarter’s Zine Quest is moving back to February in 2023 and beyond

In January 2022, Kickstarter selected to maneuver its in style Zine Quest occasion from February to August. The transfer sparked outrage amongst its tightknit group of unbiased role-playing recreation builders, who rely on the annual occasion to spice up their earnings within the lean winter months. Now, Kickstarter tells Polygon that in 2023 it is going to transfer the occasion again to February, and this time it says the change can be everlasting.

“We acknowledge many creators favor to launch Zine Quest initiatives in February,” senior director of communications Kate Bernyk instructed Polygon in an e-mail. “So, in 2023, we can be transferring this immediate again to its regular time of yr, and can proceed to host it every February going ahead.”

The choice to maneuver the occasion to August, mentioned Kickstarter’s then-director of video games Anya Combs, was to coincide with Gen Con. (Combs is now the tabletop account supervisor at Kickstarter’s latest competitor, Backerkit.) However the unilateral choice — introduced with lower than one month’s discover — rubbed many the unsuitable approach, particularly on the heels of Kickstarter’s different unilateral choice relating to the adoption of blockchain know-how. (The corporate has since slowed, however not stopped, that transition.) The tumult was so extreme that indie builders banded collectively to create Zine Month, another occasion with the purpose to maneuver your complete indie RPG group away from Kickstarter. The 2 occasions will now seemingly compete towards one another in 2023.

Zine Quest has traditionally been a tremendously profitable occasion. In 2021, Kickstarter’s personal information reveals that 383 initiatives had been funded efficiently, with greater than $1.7 million pledged.

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