I appreciate the reply Tony! This definitely points me in the right direction.

We have a theme park game quiz to help you find out:
https://www.boardgamequest.com/which-theme-park-board-game-should-you-play/

But Funfair, The Grand Carnival, Meeple Land and Steam Park are all other ones to check out

Oh, and they were all for taking late pledges back in April, apparently all the way till June. (Campaign closed is February and the pledge manager suspense was end of June, for perspective).

I pledged for the top tier and billed on completion of the campaign like everyone else, but was out of touch while moving unexpectedly from the middle east back to the states (and going through some major life issues) causing me to miss the pledge manager deadline by a few weeks. After explaining the situation to CMON and requesting to confirm my pledge and lock in the S&H was told:

“At this point, as the pledge manager is now closed and locked (and we are not able to unlock it), it is not possible to get a pledge. We were very clear that if you did not pay for shipping and confirm your pledge by the pledge manager deadline, you would not receive a pledge.
As stated, your options for your pledged funds are as follows:
1.) Leave the funds where they are to use toward a future CMON Kickstarter.
OR
2.) We can refund your pledged funds, minus 17.5% (for Kickstarter and production fees and for being pas the window for a full refund as detailed on the campaign page). Please let us know if you would like this option”

They did have this in their emails, which I’ve never seen in any other Kickstarter. My question is, why am I pay production fees if my pledge isn’t being produced? And what is driving a deadline for getting a refund? Last I checked Kickstarter only charges a 5% fee to producers and refunds can be done at any time, even years after a Kickstarter, from my experience. Not sure what’s driving this, and without knowing this situation reeks of greed. I can’t even get a reduced pledge level?

The top tier is $615. I had to think long and hard before making that pledge. CMON wants to keep ~$107 for fees and provide nothing because I was late paying S&H.

Think I may be flip flopping my terminology, but purchase the cards that generate repeating income as soon as possible and pick up the little chits with the $1 early and often

The key to getting money flowing is trying get a concession stand as early as possible, even overpaying in round 1. Also, DO take a souvenir stand early and often a d tie it to a goal card if you can. My general economy by the end of the game is $10-12 / turn. I like to be ahead on the money track for the extra $3 and use that to advertise.

You are right, the game is tight!