This proposal is an invitation for Nouns be part of scaling /tabletop, already the largest crypto-native board game community in the world! We are asking Nouns to empower us to take things to the next level by funding our journey!
Total Ask: 73.5k USDC + 30 ETH
A bit about us:
TLDR;
Hey Nouners! We are /tabletop. We've been growing since last summer and are now the 16th largest channel on Farcaster and the world's largest web3 community of board gamers!
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Hello Nouns! ⌐◨-◨
Originally started as a side project, /tabletop formed from my simple desire to talk about board games with all the cool folks I found on Farcaster! After months of community growth we know /tabletop could be much bigger than a single channel on Farcaster.
We played originally as side-events attached to ETHDenver and FarCon.
We continue to play and talk about board games digitally and in person for OᑎGᗩᗰE ᔕᑌᗰᗰEᖇ!
As gamers desiring to build the open-data hub for board games online, community member and game designer brennen.eth connected us to Nouns eSports.
With the support of Nouns eSports, we hosted a Dominion tournament early last month including teaching a few attendees!
We are not Nounish in name, but Nounish by nature. We create positive externalities, we embrace difference, and, above all, we have fun!
Game tournaments:
Hosted game tournaments sponsored by Nouns eSports through /tabletop and looking to continue creating a competitive scene for board gamers.
Game meetups:
Game development:
I worked with @brennen.eth to refine the rules for the upcoming game Nounish: Discovering the Noggles (live demo on Tabletopia) through live playtesting with folks from the /tabletop channel on Farcaster.
Software development:
Check out the MVP of our Farcaster <=> BoardGameArena frame tool at https://meeplecaster.xyz
We will be playing early copies of brennen.eth's game Nounish as an official side-event of NounsFest!
We are stoked to improve on our past events and make ETHDEnver and FarCon big and Nounish in 2025!
Inspired by Nouns eSports, and with their support, s/o sasqwatch, we're writing a Nounish prop ourselves. We've been autonomous and submitting a prop to the DAO is a natural evolution to bring Nounish influence into Farcaster and to all the newcomers we're onboarding to play board games!
With funding we can provide a sustainable salary for admin while continuing prioritize community growth and software development. This would empower us to keep our noggle-covered eyes focused on the professional Nounish lifestyle we dream of.
By onboarding non-crypto folks to Farcaster, we will be at the intersection of real humans and crypto social, bringing Nounish culture to the next generation of people in crypto. With votes from Nouns, we'll be able to push services out for the gamers in /tabletop, while strengthening the bonds between /tabletop, Nouns, and Farcaster as a whole.
We would like to challenge the dominance of sites like BoardGameGeek for board game hub on the internet!
The roadmap is:
2024 - bootstrap userbase from farcaster + irl
2025 - build Farcaster client tooling for /tabletop
2026 - Grow, expand, and scale
gm nouns, I'm iSpeakNerd! 👋
I've been a past contributor to BanklessDAO, /purple on Farcaster, and recently given Nouns voting delegation from @brennen.eth.
I requested /tabletop as a place for board gamers to talk and find each other on Farcaster last summer, and have hosted numerous events to that end.
Things I do which you may not be aware of:
Nouns eSports, Farcaster support
playtesting and distribution of Nounish: Discovering the Noggles board game by @brennen.eth
early supporter of @nounishprof and gmfarcaster
Boring Security writer, editor, and educator
blogging on my Farcaster learnings, tabletop games, and user security
You can find me at:
Founder
iSpeakNerd.eth
brennen.eth - tabletop game designer + Nouner
OᑎGᗩᗰE ᔕᑌᗰᗰEᖇ hosts:
We are growing a premium service from the Farcaster /tabletop channel. Users who subscribe receive status, voting rights, and stats tracking.
We plan to continue to grow the number of digital hypersub subscriptions supporting Tabletop by hosting fun events and creating a community that folks want to be part of. Events are simultaneously marketing, user acquisition, and distribution for Nouns culture.
The Nounish board game by brennen.eth will get visibility in /tabletop from irl play sessions and online as part of /tabletop's 2x/mo game nights.
Further monetization ideas:
For a detailed breakdown, check the budget tracker
Total ask: 73.5k USDC + 30 ETH
Funding will go to our project 2/3 multisig SAFE on BASE via ispeaknerd.eth.