Stretch Goals

Who We Are:

My name is Rodney Smith. Because of your past support, my kids and I have been creating videos dedicated to teaching and playing board games for three years. Our goal is to:

• Fully teach you the game, so you can bypass the rule book.
• Play the game, so you can see how it works and decide if it is a good fit for you.
• Create a community where you are a valued participant, not just a content consumer.
• Spread awareness of this hobby and make it easier for more people to discover and enjoy tabletop gaming.

What We Need & What You Get

Donations to Watch It Played enable me to work on the series in a full-time capacity, allowing me to achieve a consistent release schedule while maintaining the best quality of videos we can produce. Plus you'll get donation perks (see Perks section)!

In the past year we posted 191 videos, averaging a new video every 2 days.

In these videos we:

• Taught 22 Games
• Played 16 Games 
• Held 36 Table Talk Segments
• Previewed 32 Games
• Previewed 10 Products
• Created 35 Contest, News and Unboxing Videos
• Posted 4 FAQs segments

Why I Need Your Support

I have had the privilege of working on Watch It Played full time because of the support of my family, sponsors and viewers like yourself.  The money I make from the show is how I contribute financially to my family, which allows me to keep creating videos.

If you have enjoyed some of the videos we create, please consider making a donation and claiming a perk! 

Tracking Our Progress!

Our funding goal of $36,000 represents $3,000 per month, for 12 months. As we reach each successive $3,000 landmark, we'll mark a spot on the calendar as FUNDED. If we fall short of our goal, then we'll at least be able to record for the funded months. (Note: My schedule kept me from launching the fundraiser in June, when the season officially ended).

So if you want to keep me hard at it, all year long, then let's see if we can fund the full season!  I'm hoping some of the perks will help us get there.

Incomplete Past Perks

Season 4 Perks!

Pixel Tactics Promo 1, 2, 3 and 4: From Level99 Games!

Roll For It Express - Watch It Played Promo: A simplified version of Roll For It, using a single card and 6 dice!

Battle Of Wits Print and Play

Watch It Played: The Card Game Print and Play

Friend of the show, Seth Jaffee, and designer of Eminent Domain is currently working on a Print and Play Watch It Played card game that he offered to create specifically for our fundraiser. He's still hard at work, playtesting and polishing the game, but we plan to release it to backers during the campaign so you can try it out for yourself. This will unlock to all backers once we have 700 backers.

Add-Ons

$40 - The Watch It Played Calendar. Includes shipping. Be sure to include in the donation notes that $40 of your donation is for the calendar. 

COMPLETED - Milestone & Stretch Goals

I try to set my fundraiser goal at a level which does not seem extravagant, but the reality is, taxes and fees will claim a large percentage of the fundraiser earnings. This means it is important that the show earn as much as possible, if I am going to continue creating content at my current pace.  My hope is that the stretch goals will reward your efforts! More stretch goals may be added as the campaign continues.