KEYFORGE has sold millions of decks in the past. Why should you back this crowdfunding campaign?

Good question! There are a number of reasons why we (Ghost Galaxy) have embarked on this campaign. We list the most important considerations below.

As a publisher, we must look for an answer to the question: "After an almost two-year publishing hiatus, are players interested in KeyForge?"

Trying to revive a tabletop game is very risky. This campaign allows us to gauge the size and commitment of the player-base to determine the viability of a KeyForge comeback.

There is much work to do and many roads to travel. To do so, we will need fuel.

A succesful campaignwould unlock resources to publish the next KeyForge expansion KeyForge: Winds of Exchange as well as assist with investment in other areas of the KeyForge ecosystem, such as organized play, migration of the "KeyForge Master Vault" data-base, rebuilding the deck-generating software (see below), and more.

The more we know, the better we can put our resources to use!

The degree of success of thiscampaign will provide valuable info on key factors, such as a) setting manufacturing run quantities, b) understanding where players are geographically, and c) gauging the unfortunate impact of global price increases.

Unlike nearly every other card game in existence, KeyForge relies wholly on complex software to create each unique deck prior to manufacturing.

While the software used to produce prior KeyForge products was tragically lost in that baleful year 2020, all hope was not extinguished. Fate would have it that, at the time we were approached to purchase KeyForge, a sister-company to Ghost Galaxy was already in the process of building new software to produce card games via digital printing.

Immediately after we closed on the KeyForge purchase this past June, we contracted that brilliant team (several being among the FFG team who built the original KeyForge software) to do the hard work of rebuilding the KeyForge deck-generation engine from scratch. They are already making rapid progress!

Proceeds from this campaign will help fund this expensive digital endeavor.

Relaunching a tabletop game requires significant and high-quality communications with the player base.

Engaging in this Gamefound campaign gives us the opportunity to interface directly with the KeyForge player community. It gives us feedback and ideas in real-time, allowing us to adjust our plans in rapid order. A successful campaign will also mean that we'll have contact information for thousands of KeyForge's most ardent fans, paving the way for better player communications long after the campaign has ended.

Enough about why Ghost Galaxy embarked on this campaign. Why should players back?

Why, other than helping KeyForge to return, there is the cool stuff! We have a range of amazing rewards for campaign backers. When backing, you'll be among the first to get your hands on KeyForge: Winds of Exchange decks, first to grace your table with gorgeous KeyForge-branded playmats, and perhaps you'll even spring for a custom KeyForge deck with a name of your choice baked into the Archon title.

So, whether you're a current, returning, or new KeyForge player, we hope that you will consider backing our project by selecting one of the Reward Pledges. They're great deals!

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