CMON Limited
| Company type | Corporation |
|---|---|
| ISIN | KYG223911093  |
| Industry | Miniature wargaming and Board game publisher |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | 1290 Old Alpharetta Road, Alpharetta, Georgia , United States |
Key people | David Doust, Chern Ann Ng |
| Website | CoolMiniOrNot |
CoolMiniOrNot is a miniatures and board game publisher. It also operates a highly trafficked miniatures related site[1] at its homepage that features user submitted images of their painted models for voting.
History
CoolMiniOrNot was originally founded as a community site for posting images of painted miniatures, inspired by Hot Or Not style dating sites.[2][3]
It later began publishing board games and miniature games, notable titles include Super Dungeon Explore[4] in 2011 and Zombicide[5] in 2012.
Some of its games are critically acclaimed, with three games (Xenoshyft, Rum and Bones and Blood Rage) making The Dice Tower's top 10 games of 2015.[6]
Kickstarter activity
CoolMiniOrNot has used Kickstarter with relative success occupying several places in the Most Funded Tabletop Games category.[7] The total amount raised thus far is $24,620,945, and the company actively pursues a strategy of Kickstarter to create new products.[8]
| Total USD | Project name | % funded | Backers | Closing date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,560,643 | Massive Darkness | 1,780 | 22,361 | 2016-07-07 |
| 917,864 | Rum & Bones: Second Tide | 1,147 | 5794 | 2016-04-28 |
| 1,010,959 | Masmorra: Dungeons of Arcadia | 1,684 | 10862 | 2016-03-08 |
| 383,407 | XenoShyft: Dreadmire | 1,278 | 4398 | 2016-01-31 |
| 1,710,714 | Arcadia Quest:Inferno | 1,710 | 9991 | 2015-12-08 |
| 1,464,489 | The Others: 7 sins | 1,464 | 10136 | 2015-10-06 |
| 4,078,954 | Zombicide: Black Plague | 3,263 | 20,913 | 2015-07-06 |
| 567,350 | B-Sieged: Sons of the Abyss | 1,134 | 4,744 | 2015-05-25 |
| 905,682 | Blood Rage | 1811 | 9,825 | 2015-03-18 |
| 739,513 | Rum & Bones | 1,479 | 4,417 | 2014-12-29 |
| 2,849,064 | Zombicide: Season 3 | 2,849 | 12,011 | 2014-07-28 |
| 242,832 | XenoShyft Onslaught | 971 | 3,367 | 2014-06-19 |
| 66,703 | Dogs of War | 266 | 1,139 | 2014-05-10 |
| 774,222 | Arcadia Quest | 1,548 | 4,885 | 2014-03-16 |
| 718,152 | Wrath of Kings | 1,435 | 3,756 | 2013-09-15 |
| 356,752 | Kaosball | 1,896 | 1,427 | 2013-06-30 |
| 2,225,018 | Zombicide: Season 2 | 9,020 | 8,844 | 2013-03-31 |
| 582,316 | Rivet Wars[10] | 2,329 | 2,464 | 2013-02-04 |
| 116,938 | Guilds of Cadwallon[11] | 2,338 | 2,955 | 2012-12-22 |
| 909,537 | Relic Knights [12] | 4,547 | 3,459 | 2012-09-09 |
| 951,254 | Sedition Wars: Battle for Alabaster [13] | 4,756 | 4,278 | 2012-06-30 |
| 781,597 | Zombicide | 3,907 | 5,258 | 2012-05-06 |
| 101,351 | The World of Smog | 405 | 1770 | 2014-11-09 |
Other activity
Tabletopgamingnews.com
CoolMiniOrNot acquired Tabletopgamingnews.com in 2011[14] and currently operates it.
Ravage USA
CoolMiniOrNot publishes the English language edition of Ravage magazine.
Crystal Brush painting competition
The company also organizes an annual miniature figure painting competition with a cash purse of $10,000, $2,000 and $1,000 for the overall winners. The competition has guest judges which account for 50% of the total score, with a 12 hour Internet vote making up the remaining 50%.
References
- ^ 6th in the world in the Gaming/Miniatures category according to Similarweb as of May 3rd, 2013
- ^ WAMP interview with Chern Ann Ng, retrieved May 3rd, 2013
- ^ Wayback Machine Archive of coolminiornot.com July 20th, 2001 retrieved May 3rd, 2013
- ^ Boardgamegeek Super Dungeon Explore listing
- ^ Boardgamegeek Zombicide listing
- ^ [1]
- ^ Kickstarter Tabletop Games / Most Funded retrieved June 13, 2015
- ^ ICV2 interview with David Doust
- ^ Kickstarter project list for CoolMiniOrNot Retrieved May 3rd, 2013
- ^ Boardgamegeek Rivet Wars listing
- ^ Boardgamegeek Guilds of Cadwallon listing
- ^ Boardgamegeek Relic Knights listing
- ^ Boardgamegeek Sedition Wars listing
- ^ Tabletopgamingnews.com Acquisition announcement retrieved May 3rd 2013