5th Street Games

Publisher of quick-playing, easy-to-learn board games for kids and adults alike.

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry Gaming
  • Location Salt Lake City, UT, US
  • Currency USD
  • Founded July 2011
  • Employees 1
  • Website 5thstreetgames.com

Company Summary

5th Street Games is a board game publisher that focuses on quick-playing, easy-to-learn board games for kids and adults alike. The company's library currently includes eight titles, with the ninth launching on Kickstarter in June 2014.

The general concept for 5th Street is run a crowdfunding campaign for a game as a proof of concept and sell through the production in niche markets, and put the more successful titles into mass-market stores.

Team

  • Phillip Kilcrease started 5th Street Games in 2011, and has since grown its library to ten titles. He successfully ran crowdfunding campaigns for each game, raising over $180,000 for production and shipping.

    Phil also has 14 years of retail experience, including five years in the board game industry.

Advisors

  • Adam Kaslikowski
    Unconfirmed
    Yohauna Kunze
    Unconfirmed
  • Robert Wuebker
    Unconfirmed
    Ken Krull
    Unconfirmed

Previous Investors

  • Randall Gustman
    Unconfirmed

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