Great reply and I appreciate the constructive feedback. Though perhaps you misunderstand my point. Fear of failure is not the issue. I simply have no shame. I'm not embarrassed or hesitant at any level to openly share where I'm coming up short and having difficulty. I know for many people, saving face is a big deal and they don't want to appear anything other than 100% on point. I simply respect the fact that I can be wrong and want to put it all out there so I can figure out where I am wrong, what I am missing, and address those issues, and then get back to work. Based on the feedback I've gotten here, I am now pretty certain that yeah, F**K IT, let's crowdfund this thing!

If I was afraid of failing, I wouldn't be sharing every detail of this process along the way and publishing my real name. I would also have a backup plan if I though failure was likely. Don't mistake transparency and my willingness to share ever detail for a lack of confidence.

Also, in an earlier post I just made here on Steemit, I did specifically seek out artists and designers. Resteem it if you can because it didn't seem to get much attention... :(

I do have capital I can work with, and I have already started scouting for professional artists. Check out my Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/swastudios/ - to see who I've been looking at and trying to recruit. I'm familiar with 99Designs.

I am happy to ship copies out to people in the community, but I am in Asia and so they would have to be shipped from Hong Kong. Being made out of wood, the current prototype is very heavy. And so shipping this beast over the Pacific would not be cheap. And since finding people to test the game is not the issue, that is an exorbitant expenditure I don't need right now.

Lastly, if you know how to write such a smart contract, I'll pay you now to do it tonight! But before I can calculate how much I need, I need to get the game to a more complete state. 2 weeks ago, it looked as though I would need more components than I currently do. And just last night, while laying in bed, I thought of a better way to redesign the game boards.

I'm trying to document the process of creating this game. And the good news is that everything is on track, and on schedule. Thank you again for the thoughtful feedback. It is good to know that my concerns were, perhaps, not so serious. Much love my friend :)