Adam Bohn Creator Of Adventure Quest Turned Down $84,000,000 To Sell His Game – #TFS263

Adam Bohn is the founder and CEO of Artix Entertainment and the creator of AdventureQuest, one of the longest-running online RPGs. A self-taught game developer, he has spent over two decades building beloved games, fostering a passionate player community, and growing an independent game studio known for titles like DragonFable, MechQuest, EpicDuel, and AdventureQuest Worlds. Connect with Adam Bohn!   / artixkrieger     / artix   Visit Artix Entertainment to learn more! https://www.artix.com CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Introduction 1:33 - Meet Adam Bohn 3:09 - Andy on Growing Up with AdventureQuest 4:52 - How AdventureQuest Began 5:54 - How Adam Learned to Code 7:51 - Adam Talks About Going to the Gym with His Crew 8:41 - Adam Talks About Creating 1,000 Games Before AdventureQuest 10:15 - The Story Behind Land of Rising Evil 11:10 - How Adam Turned Land of Rising Evil into AdventureQuest 11:32 - How Adam Named AdventureQuest 12:03 - Adam's Goal for AdventureQuest's Growth 13:09 - How Adam Started Making Money from His Game 14:34 - Adam on Upgrading and Adding Features to AdventureQuest 16:08 - Adam Talks About How Captain Rhubarb Helped Fix the Game 19:30 - AdventureQuest Worlds Infinity's $2.149M Kickstarter 20:02 - How Artix Entertainment Grew Its Team by Recruiting Talented Players from the Community 20:30 - How AdventureQuest Has Delivered Weekly Content for 24 Years 21:14 - How Buying Advertising Changed Everything 23:43 - Artix Entertainment Reaches $500,000 per Month in Advertising Spend in 2007 26:41 - Adam on How He Scaled His Company 27:25 - Adam Shares the Creation of DragonFable 29:07 - Adam on the Launch of DragonFable 30:27 - Artix Entertainment Operated Out of Adam's House 36:01 - Adam on Working Side Jobs While Making AdventureQuest 38:15 - Adam Talks About the Success of DragonFable 38:46 - Adam on Why Creators Should Promote Their Work 40:04 - Adam Talks About His Journey Making Games 44:13 - MechQuest Surpasses DragonFable's Launch 44:42 - Adam on AdventureQuest Worlds' Rough Start Before Success 49:14 - Artix Entertainment Receives an $84 Million Acquisition Offer 51:57 - Artix's Real-Time Payment and Sales Tracking System Surprises Larger Companies 52:59 - Adam Shares the Story Behind the EpicDuel Acquisition 54:20 - How the Company Grew from Adam's House into Multiple Offices 57:38 - Adam Looks Back on 2015's Toughest Moments 59:07 - Adam on Bringing AdventureQuest into 3D 1:00:08 - The Story Behind Artix's First Mobile Game, Battle Gems 1:01:06 - Adam Shares How a Four-Day Business Seminar Reset His Mindset 1:03:40 - Adam Decides to Turn the Company Around and Recommit to AdventureQuest 3D 1:06:06 - Adam's Journey Launching the Kickstarter for AdventureQuest 3D 1:12:25 - Adam Explains How Artix Entertainment Monetizes Its Games 1:13:37 - Adam on the Growth of Artix's Development Team 1:18:12 - Adam Talks About Artix Entertainment's 20th Anniversary Celebration 1:19:41 - Adam Explains His Philosophy of Taking Massive Action 1:23:14 - Adam's First Game, Dungeons and DoomKnights 1:28:58 - Adam Talks About the Three Circles Philosophy 1:29:42 - The Story Behind Dungeons and DoomKnights 8-Bit/NES and Lessons from the Project 1:36:15 - Remaking AdventureQuest Worlds into AdventureQuest Worlds Infinity 1:38:13 - Adam Talks About Launching the Kickstarter for AdventureQuest Worlds Infinity 1:41:30 - AdventureQuest Worlds Infinity: From a $1 Kickstarter Tier to 214 Million Percent Funded 1:42:45 - AdventureQuest Worlds Infinity's $500, $1,500, and $5,000 Custom Reward Tiers 1:47:02 - Adam Talks About IoDA (Item of Digital Awesomeness) 1:48:13 - Adam Talks About the Kickstarter Backer Rewards 1:50:46 - Adam on Rebuilding the Original Development Team 1:52:21 - Adam Shares Plans for Multi-Platform Game Releases 1:53:35 - Artix Entertainment Looks Ahead to Its 25th Anniversary 1:54:34 - Andy Recalls Playing MapleStory as a Child 1:56:45 - Andy Asks Adam About GTA 6 and Where the Gaming Industry Is Heading 1:58:18 - Adam Talks About the Kickstarter's $250 Statues 1:59:51 - Adam Talks About the Alpha Testing of AdventureQuest Worlds Infinity 2:01:38 - Adam Shares How He Found His COO 2:04:50 - Adam Talks About the Company's Large Office and the Shift Toward Remote Work 2:07:30 - Adam's Recent Life Discoveries 2:14:34 - Adam's Personal Goals and Focus for the Next Six Months 2:17:23 - Connect with Adam Bohn 2:17:43 - Outro