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.
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| Company type | Public Corporation |
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| SEHK: 1792 | |
| ISIN | KYG223911093  |
| Industry | Miniature wargaming and Board game publisher |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | Singapore |
Key people | Chern Ann Ng (CEO), David Doust (co-founder) |
| Revenue | US$17 million [1] (2015) |
| Subsidiaries | CMON Inc |
| Website | www |
History edit
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]
Trading of CMON Ltd was halted on April 1, 2020, after having audit issues.[9][10]
Kickstarter activity edit
CoolMiniOrNot has used Kickstarter with relative success occupying several places in the Most Funded Tabletop Games category.[11] The total amount raised thus far is $38,112,581, and the company actively pursues a strategy of Kickstarter to create new products.[12]
| Total USD | Project name | % funded | Backers | Closing date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,310,872 | Zombicide: Undead or Alive | 2,207 | 21,160 | 2021-03-11 |
| 4,013,731 | Bloodborne: The Board Game | 2,007 | 23,986 | 2019-05-14 |
| 1,492,714 | Trudvang: Legends | 746 | 11,808 | 2019-07-15 |
| 634,782 | Project: Elite | 635 | 5,367 | 2018-11-12 |
| 935,956 | Starcadia Quest | 468 | 6,503 | 2018-09-11 |
| 2,412,286 | Cthulhu: Death May Die | 1,206 | 15,831 | 2018-07-24 |
| 316,018 | Arcadia Quest: Riders | 1,053 | 5,272 | 2018-05-25 |
| 3,352,208 | Zombicide: Invader | 1,340 | 18,486 | 2018-05-03 |
| 1,469,489 | HATE | 734 | 10,227 | 2018-02-07 |
| 1,690,466 | A Song of Ice and Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game | 563 | 9,040 | 2017-08-15 |
| 5,004,614 | Zombicide: Green Horde | 1,668 | 27,236 | 2017-06-27 |
| 4,228,060 | Rising Sun | 1,409 | 31,262 | 2017-04-04 |
| 1,174,130 | The World of SMOG: Rise of Moloch | 1,677 | 7,892 | 2017-02-03 |
| 3,560,643 | Massive Darkness | 1,780 | 22,361 | 2016-07-07 |
| 917,864 | Rum & Bones: Second Tide | 1,147 | 5,794 | 2016-04-28 |
| 1,010,959 | Masmorra: Dungeons of Arcadia | 1,684 | 10,862 | 2016-03-08 |
| 383,407 | XenoShyft: Dreadmire | 1,278 | 4,398 | 2016-01-31 |
| 1,710,714 | Arcadia Quest:Inferno | 1,710 | 9,991 | 2015-12-08 |
| 1,464,489 | The Others: 7 sins | 1,464 | 10,136 | 2015-10-06 |
| 4,078,954 | Zombicide: Black Plague | 3,263 | 20,913 | 2015-07-06 |
| 567,350 | B-Sieged: Sons of the Abyss | 1,134 | 4,744 | 2015-05-25 |
| 905,682 | Blood Rage | 1811 | 9,825 | 2015-03-18 |
| 739,513 | Rum & Bones | 1,479 | 4,417 | 2014-12-29 |
| 2,849,064 | Zombicide: Season 3 | 2,849 | 12,011 | 2014-07-28 |
| 242,832 | XenoShyft Onslaught | 971 | 3,367 | 2014-06-19 |
| 66,703 | Dogs of War | 266 | 1,139 | 2014-05-10 |
| 774,222 | Arcadia Quest | 1,548 | 4,885 | 2014-03-16 |
| 718,152 | Wrath of Kings | 1,435 | 3,756 | 2013-09-15 |
| 356,752 | Kaosball | 1,896 | 1,427 | 2013-06-30 |
| 2,225,018 | Zombicide: Season 2 | 9,020 | 8,844 | 2013-03-31 |
| 582,316 | Rivet Wars[14] | 2,329 | 2,464 | 2013-02-04 |
| 116,938 | Guilds of Cadwallon[15] | 2,338 | 2,955 | 2012-12-22 |
| 909,537 | Relic Knights [16] | 4,547 | 3,459 | 2012-09-09 |
| 951,254 | Sedition Wars: Battle for Alabaster [17] | 4,756 | 4,278 | 2012-06-30 |
| 781,597 | Zombicide | 3,907 | 5,258 | 2012-05-06 |
| 101,351 | The World of Smog | 405 | 1,770 | 2014-11-09 |
| 2,866,358 | Marvel United | 1,910 | 21,291 | 2020-03-05 |
| 3,813,274 | Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape | 1,270 | 21,763 | 2020-08-26 |
| 3,320,196 | Ankh | 1,107 | 23,386 | 2020-05-05 |
| 3,410,084 | Zombicide: 2nd Edition | 1,363 | 21,735 | 2019-11-06 |
| 430,154 | Night of the Living Dead: A Zombicide Game | 2,150 | 6,318 | 2019-12-18 |
| 5,988,089 | Marvel United: X-Men | 1,995 | 25,404 | 2021-05-05 |
| 2,046,517 | Masters of the Universe: The Board Game - Clash For Eternia | 1,023 | 8,166 | 2021-10-01 |
| 9,032,583 | Marvel Zombies - A Zombicide Game | 1,807 | 28,974 | 2022-02-03 |
| 886,783 | Cyberpunk 2077: Gangs of Night City - The Board Game | 887 | 6,345 | 2022-07-06 |
| 1,334,501 | Dune: War for Arrakis | 1,335 | 11,449 | 2022-09-22 |
| 3,426,673 | Cthulhu: Death May Die - Fear of the Unknown | 1,713 | 21,337 | 2022-11-09 |
| 4,787,626 | Marvel United: Multiverse | 2,394 | 20,886 | 2023-02-08 |
| 3,839,614 | Zombicide: White Death | 1,920 | 19,303 | 2023-04-26 |
| 2,564,789 | DCeased | 855 | 12,787 | 2023-12-01 |
Other activity edit
Tabletopgamingnews.com edit
CoolMiniOrNot acquired Tabletopgamingnews.com in 2011[18] and currently operates it.
Ravage USA edit
CoolMiniOrNot publishes the English language edition of Ravage magazine.
Crystal Brush painting competition edit
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%.
References edit
- ^ CMON Limited (December 2, 2016). "CMON Limited Prospectus" (PDF). Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 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 (December 15, 2015). "Top 10 Games of 2015". YouTube.
- ^ CMON Limited (December 2, 2016). "Stock Admission - New Listing of Securities" (PDF). Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited.
- ^ Milton Griepp (April 10, 2020). "Annual Report Delayed, Trading Suspended in CMON". icv2.
- ^ "Suspension of Trading" (PDF). SEHK. January 4, 2020.
- ^ Kickstarter Tabletop Games / Most Funded retrieved June 13, 2015
- ^ ICV2 interview with David Doust
- ^ Kickstarter project list for CMON Retrieved June 13th, 2017
- ^ Boardgamegeek Rivet Wars listing
- ^ Boardgamegeek Guilds of Cadwallon listing
- ^ Boardgamegeek Relic Knights listing
- ^ Boardgamegeek Sedition Wars listing
- ^ Tabletopgamingnews.com Acquisition announcement retrieved May 3rd 2013