As far as I can tell, what makes this one different is that the "Project Creator" took up a boardgame which already had a following, roped in the artists and cr

As far as I can tell, what makes this one different is that the "Project Creator" took up a boardgame which already had a following, roped in the artists and creators behind it, and then used their names and artwork to get the project funded. Of course, they had no control over his actions. Ordinarily I'd look at the past output of the project creators to decide whether to fund a Kickstarter. Which is why funding Ryan North's choosable-path-adventure project was such a no-brainer. So this particular instance is unusual, the guy behind it traded on the reputations of other people.