CMON Limited, formerly known as CoolMiniOrNot is a publicly listed miniatures and board game publisher, trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. It also operates a miniatures related site coolminiornot.com [2] that features user submitted images of their painted models for voting.
History
CoolMiniOrNot was founded as a community site for posting images of painted miniatures, inspired by Hot or Not style dating sites.[3][4]
It later began publishing board games and miniature games, notable titles include Super Dungeon Explore[5] in 2011 and Zombicide[6] in 2012.
Some of its games are critically acclaimed, with three games (Xenoshyft, Rum and Bones and Blood Rage) making The Dice Tower's top 10 games of 2015.[7]
On December 2, 2016, CMON Limited began publicly trading on the GEM board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.[8]
CMON published Ethnos in 2017.
Crowdsourcing activity
CoolMiniOrNot had used Kickstarter with relative success occupying several places in the Most Funded Tabletop Games category.[9] The total amount raised through Kickstarter was $108,628,027. In 2024, the company moved its crowdsourcing platform exclusively to the Gamefound platform.[10]
Kickstarter Campaigns
Gamefound Campaigns
Other activity
Tabletopgamingnews.com
CoolMiniOrNot acquired Tabletopgamingnews.com in 2011[15] and currently operates it.
Ravage USA
CoolMiniOrNot publishes the English language edition of Ravage magazine.
Crystal Brush painting competition
The company also organizes an annual miniature figure painting competition with a cash purse of $10,000, $2,000 and $1,000 for the overall winners. The competition has guest judges which account for 50% of the total score, with a 12-hour Internet vote making up the remaining 50%.
External links
References
- CMON Limited. CMON Limited Prospectus Hong Kong Stock Exchange, December 2, 2016, retrieved December 21, 2016^
- 6th in the world in the Gaming/Miniatures category according to Similarweb as of May 3rd, 2013^
- Interview WAMP interview with Chern Ann Ng, retrieved May 3rd, 2013^
- Wayback Machine Archive of coolminiornot.com July 20th, 2001 retrieved May 3rd, 2013^
- Boardgamegeek Super Dungeon Explore listing^
- Boardgamegeek Zombicide listing^
- The Dice Tower. Top 10 Games of 2015 YouTube, December 15, 2015^
- CMON Limited. Stock Admission - New Listing of Securities Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited, December 2, 2016^
- Kickstarter Tabletop Games / Most Funded retrieved June 13, 2015^
- Charles Hall. CMON leaves Kickstarter, will bring its board games exclusively to Gamefound Polygon, retrieved 10 July 2024^
- Boardgamegeek Sedition Wars listing^
- Boardgamegeek Relic Knights listing^
- Boardgamegeek Guilds of Cadwallon listing^
- Boardgamegeek Rivet Wars listing^
- Tabletopgamingnews.com Acquisition announcement retrieved May 3rd 2013^