AI Paycheck
Kickstarter Goldmine: How to Launch AI-Generated Board Games & Build Passive Income with Smart Side Hustles
15 Sep 2025
AIPaycheck Links - https://linktr.ee/AIPaycheckDisclaimer: The AI Paycheck Podcast is for informational purposes only and does not provide financial, investment, or legal advice. Please consult a professional before making decisions based on our content.Welcome back to the AI Paycheck podcast! Get ready to unlock a creative and surprisingly profitable side hustle that’s revolutionizing the entertainment world. In this engaging episode, host Raje sits down with Elias Drayton, a true pioneer who has successfully launched seven board game projects on Kickstarter. Elias reveals his game-changing strategy for leveraging artificial intelligence to not only slash development time by half but also to triple profit margins!Forget the old, complicated model of board game creation. Elias shows you how AI transforms you into a powerful "creative director" or "curator," handling the heavy lifting so you can focus on innovation. This episode is packed with actionable insights into every step of the AI-driven game development journey:Sparking Ideas with AI: Learn Elias’s secret for crafting killer prompts for ChatGPT to generate truly unique board game concepts. Discover how to combine genres and instantly get legitimate starting points, complete with core mechanics and target audiences.Mastering AI Art Generation: Say goodbye to expensive artists. See how tools like Midjourney eliminate the need for expensive artists. Elias shares his advanced prompting techniques to generate hundreds of consistent, high-quality visual assets for your game – from stunning box art and detailed game boards to individual card illustrations – turning weeks of work into a weekend project.Streamlining Game Design & Rules: Dive into how ChatGPT can draft surprisingly solid rule sets, providing a 90% complete framework for your game. Elias emphasizes the critical importance of human playtesting to refine AI-generated rules, ensuring your game is genuinely fun and engaging. Skipping this step is the biggest mistake!Affordable Prototyping for Trust: Discover how print-on-demand services like The Game Crafter allow you to create professional-quality physical prototypes for under sixty dollars. These prototypes are crucial for building immense trust and excitement on your Kickstarter page.Zero-Risk Kickstarter Success: Understand why Kickstarter is the ultimate platform for this AI-driven model, offering zero inventory risk by securing funding before production. Elias unveils his proven strategy for building an engaged audience before your launch, using AI-generated art to create buzz on social media and guarantee vital day-one backing momentum.Building Passive Income: Explore how your completed game can continue generating royalties as a print-on-demand item long after your Kickstarter campaign, establishing a truly passive income stream.Smart Stretch Goals with AI: Learn how AI can instantly generate exciting concepts for expansion packs and upgraded components, making your Kickstarter campaign look incredibly professional and prepared for success.Elias also shares invaluable advice on common pitfalls, stressing the necessity of pre-launch marketing and starting simple. For anyone eager to tap into this lucrative creative market, he provides a clear first step: open ChatGPT tonight and prompt for five genre-mashed game ideas, then bring a character to life with Midjourney.Don’t miss this deep dive into transforming creative ideas into real profit using AI. Tune in to the AI Paycheck podcast and start building your own AI Side Hustle today!
No persons identified in this episode.
This episode hasn't been transcribed yet
Help us prioritize this episode for transcription by upvoting it.
Popular episodes get transcribed faster
Other recent transcribed episodes
Transcribed and ready to explore now
Eric Larsen on the emergence and potential of AI in healthcare
10 Dec 2025
McKinsey on Healthcare
Reducing Burnout and Boosting Revenue in ASCs
10 Dec 2025
Becker’s Healthcare -- Spine and Orthopedic Podcast
Dr. Erich G. Anderer, Chief of the Division of Neurosurgery and Surgical Director of Perioperative Services at NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn
09 Dec 2025
Becker’s Healthcare -- Spine and Orthopedic Podcast
Dr. Nolan Wessell, Assistant Professor and Well-being Co-Director, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Spine Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine
08 Dec 2025
Becker’s Healthcare -- Spine and Orthopedic Podcast
NPR News: 12-08-2025 2AM EST
08 Dec 2025
NPR News Now
NPR News: 12-08-2025 1AM EST
08 Dec 2025
NPR News Now