My personal belief is that if Modifius had created a physical prototype of the game and placed it on YouTube in the top 10 board game channels, the fundraising campaign would have been much better. Although these channels have few subscribers, I have noticed that the table games played on these channels are doing well on many people's financial platforms. Right now I'm playing on the excellent Sleeping Gods game board, with lots of prototypes and 12,000 fans on Kickstarter. Skyrim board games do not look very appealing to fans of board games available only on the Tablet Simulator. And that does not even convince video game fans to come to the table.
Physical models are no better than tablet simulations or similar virtual versions. The parabola makes the game "more realistic" and consequently there is less trust risk. If you can set up a prototype, it looks like your game is ready, but it might be a good idea or not. For a potential fan, watching a prototype play on YouTube removes a lot of doubt about a fundraising campaign.
Another option that fans might miss is Elder Scrolls V-Sky Skyrim, an adventure game that did not look like a "big" game when I saw it in Tabletop Simulator. I support the basic version because it looks good and is fun to try, but I doubt it will be better than the other games I already own. That's one of the reasons I was not too keen on the $ 300 luxury version of the game. I defend my commitment to this.
