Welcome to my Gauntlet 2016 fundraising campaign!
I’m excited to help raise money for YouthCare, a local charity that has supported homeless youth, since 1974, to help them get off the streets, and on their way to self-sufficiency. ENGAGE - Card Kingdom and Mox Boarding House’s charitable giving program, is hosting a table top gaming tournament and fundraiser called The Gauntlet: Odyssey, on May 15th, in Bellevue, WA. Please help me, as well as my team, to support this amazing charity by donating to my campaign- in doing so, you will also help my team to earn valuable "Power-Ups" (advantages) that will be used during the tournament. Just click the "Make a Donation" button to the right to get started!
And if the warm feeling from helping kids isn't enough, take a look at these awesome bonus incentives!
Just make a donation and e-mail [email protected] so we can coordinate your reward. Also, I will send the top 5 contributors a new copy of Firefly! :)
If you are interested in seeing how your donation impacts the tournament total, as well as how my team utilizes our earned power-ups, you may watch the live stream on May 15th!
Click here to watch the whole event unfold: Card Kingdom Twitch Channel
Thanks for your support!
About Eck
Game development was always a hobby of mine, but last year I quit my job so I could give indie game development a serious attempt. Then in December 2015 I saw Harebrained Schemes was hiring for their new Battletech game. I almost didn't apply because of what a long shot it was:
- A game development job
- for a game that I love
- across the country
- without any professional game development experience
- without knowing anyone in the biz
But I did apply (special thanks to my wife for prodding me to do so)... And I landed my dream job! I gave away most of my stuff, packed up a single POD, and left Tennessee behind (my home for over 30 years).
THANK GOD it turns out the job rocks. The team is very talented and fun to hang around. My family and I even love the new town. There's tons of gamer nerds, and a much higher ratio of Firefly fans than in Tennessee. I miss my extended family and friends, but I can say with certainty that moving to Seattle was the right decision.
I'm looking forward to competing in The Gauntlet and helping to raise money for homeless kids. It seems like a fun way to do some good and meet new people.
Wish me luck!
- Eck
Browncoat, Gamer, and Game Developer
