Yes, this is Tom Wham Games first Kickstarter. We want to assure you that although we’re new to promoting and distributing games using this tool, the partners of TWG have decades of experience with design and production. We’ve also been producing quality games for three years under the Tom Wham Games label. Finally, because the partners of Tom Wham Games have been around the tabletop gaming industry for so long, we are surrounded by experts who are assisting us with every step of the Kickstarter process.

Last updated: March 04, 2025 13:34

In an effort to make our first Kickstarter in the “simpler is better” category, we did limit the countries that we would ship to. That said, I feel we included most of the countries where we may have fans hoping to back our project. The countries included are: Australia, Canada, European Union, New Zealand, Norway, United Kingdom, and United States.

Last updated: March 04, 2025 13:34

Following the advice of some of our expert advisors, a company was recommended that has a footprint in the US as well as China. Due to the requirements of the Moose Quest Game, ours will be printed in China…through a US Representative. That is one reason why we have done so much of the work for the game up front…the approved files are at the printer already so we will get a very quick turn-around on production. Shipping challenges and possible tariffs will be two factors that we need to watch closely. However, given those unknowns, we still felt that Sept. 2025 delivery was still very attainable.

Last updated: March 05, 2025 23:39

You may have seen an older version of this game. Years ago, Tom sold hand-made versions of some of his games, including a small number of Moose Quest games. Then Tom Wham Games, LLC (the partnership that currently exists between Tom Wham and Dave Conant) sold a few dozen more copies of the original prototype, at conventions and through the website. (Please see HISTORY OF THE GAME in our Story for more info.)

This game was chosen as our first Kickstarter game because of its wide-spread appeal to this expansive audience - it’s great for people of ALL ages (even kids; we say 8 years old and up, but younger kids could play with some assistance), it’s easy to learn and play, and takes an average of 45 minutes to complete. This version of the game includes updated rules, some new art, a new moose type, more cards for better playability and more players, and a cool new box.

Last updated: March 05, 2025 06:08

Let’s start by saying the creation of Tom Wham Games, LLC was intended to create an avenue to get some of Tom Wham’s unpublished games into the hands of fans, AND to produce some meaningful revenue for Tom, AND to maybe create something lasting that could benefit his kids when he was gone, through the self-publishing methodology rather than the tradition publishing track of selling rights to a company (the differences between the two being an ongoing debate between Tom and Dave). So, this hop into crowdfunding is simply an extension of that ultimate goal.

The honest answer to the question is…it depends, our goal of $6,000 is the base level of expense given a minimum print quantity. Those expense obviously scale upward depending on the number of games that need to be printed to cover backers. However, with all that said, once we’re profitable, Tom gets the majority of the money, but not all - some is held back for company overhead, and if successful enough other members of the team will get some distribution as well.

Last updated: March 05, 2025 06:08

Unless you’re a seasoned backer, the process to change your pledge is not a straight-forward one in Kickstarter. Here are the steps: 1) You first have to click “Manage your pledge” on your home screen of the project that you’ve backed. 2) Click on “Change your pledge” (NOTE: If you want to CANCEL your pledge completely rather than change it, this is the page you would do that from as well by clicking on “Cancel pledge”) 3) The page your taken to allows you to change from one reward level to another. IF you change your pledge level here, you will then ALSO be taken to the another page that allows you to change your ADD-ONs as well. However, if you don’t want to change your Reward / Pledge Level and just want to change Add-Ons, you must click on “Continue to payment”. 4) On this page you’ll need to click “Edit” where you’ll finally be able to make the changes to Add-Ons. 5) You will need to complete the process by clicking “Confirm changes” on the next page.

If you leave the page / site or close your browser during this process it will ignore any attempted changes and you will need to start over.

I hope this helps.

Last updated: March 16, 2025 10:36

BackerKit does not offer this type of automated functionality at this time. A $20 discount for EVERY 3 t-shirts (i.e. $40 for 6 t-shirts, $60 for 9, etc.) will be manually applied by the creators prior to charging your card. The shirts do not have to be the same design, color, or size so feel free to order for the whole family.

Last updated: April 29, 2025 14:53