Table of Gods

Table of Gods is in Breakit today, Sweden's leading tech and startup publication 🇸🇪 They interviewed me about the seven-year journey behind the book, and how we (you!) went on to raise over $3 million on Kickstarter, turning Table of Gods into the #4 most funded book among 75,000+ book projects launched on Kickstarter since 2009.

I'm beyond grateful to everyone who backed the project. I hope we'll be able to meet and perhaps even exceed your expectations when your time machines arrive ❤️🚀

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My son Sargon claimed the first copy of Table of Gods years ago. So when the golden sample arrived, it went straight to him. Sargon can’t read English yet, but he sat glued to the book as if it were an iPad.

I wrote Table of Gods with my younger self in mind: the boy who longed to travel to the land of his ancestors but didn’t have a book to take him there.

Anyone who can read can enjoy Table of Gods. No knowledge of history (or experience with time travel) is needed. And as Sargon has shown, you don’t even need to read English to get lost in its pages.

You can order your copy at tableofgods.com

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Finally reunited ❤️ Thank you again to everyone who backed Table of Gods on Kickstarter. The books have now been printed and will soon be on their way to you. If you're late to the party, you can still order the book at tableofgods.com.

Give me some time to catch up with my family and sleep more than four hours a night before starting the next project. The work of reviving ancient Mesopotamian history has only just begun 🚀

With gratitude,
Arim

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We hit $3M!

With 3 hours left in the campaign, we just hit the $3M mark. If I could, I'd throw a party like King Ashurnasirpal.* Actually, maybe I will. I just need to find a venue for 69,574 guests.

Seven years ago, Table of Gods was an idea. Today it's printed, and over 13,000 of you have already ordered it. I can't wait for all of you to hold your artifacts and be transported to ancient Mesopotamia.

Thank you a thousand times 🙏🏼

/Arim

* In 864 BC, the Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II threw a 10-day party for 69,574 guests, or 0.14% of the world's population at the time. I'll try to beat that record one day. The 69,574 one, that is. The other would take 11 million guests.

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Watch me join @digitalhammurabi for a conversation about ancient Mesopotamia and the seven years behind Table of Gods 👇

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We just passed 12,000 backers on Kickstarter! Only 48 hours left to preorder Table of Gods before the campaign ends.

This is your last chance to get the Royal Game of Ur playing pieces for free, plus the option to split your payment into three interest-free installments.

Visit tableofgods.com/kickstarter to preorder

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On June 22, 2019, I had the idea for Table of Gods. In 2020, I quit my day job to give the idea everything I had, against the advice of pretty much everyone I knew (except my wife).

For 7 years and 3 months, I’ve woken up every morning with the same first thought: How do I make Table of Gods better? I carried it with me everywhere. At dinner, on walks, in the shower, and especially in bed when I should have been asleep.

There was always another sentence to fix, another photo to reshoot, and another detail to improve.

Now, as I write this, Table of Gods is printed. Which means I can’t change or improve anything, even if I wanted to. I thought that would feel horrible. Instead, it might be the best feeling I’ve had in seven years.

I’ve spent the past 30 days on the factory floor, approving all 544 printed pages of the book, one by one. I’ve also followed the entire production process, from binding and debossing the cover to casing in the book block. Everything will be exactly as I wanted. I’ve done my best, and a little more. Zero regrets.

Table of Gods is finished. It doesn’t need me anymore. It’s ready to go out into the world on its own. And my biggest reward is that I can finally go home to my wife and kids, and actually be present without thinking about the next improvement.

This has been the wildest ride of my life. And if it were a speech, this is where I’d tear up, not knowing what to say or how to thank everyone involved, including all of you who have supported me during this seven-year journey 🥹❤️

Only three days remain of the Kickstarter campaign. If you’re interested in preordering Table of Gods, visit tableofgods.com/kickstarter

Signing off,
Arim

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Since 2009, over 70,000 publishing projects have launched on Kickstarter. And I just learned that Table of Gods is the 4th most funded. That’s wild. And that’s because of you 🙏🏼❤️

The Kickstarter campaign ends in 4 days. If you order Table of Gods now, you’ll get the game piece set for the Royal Game of Ur ($69 value) for free, plus the chance to split your payment into three interest free installments.

Visit tableofgods.com/kickstarter for more information.

With gratitude deeper than the Apzû,
Arim

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My dad and me getting Table of Gods ready. If you’d like a copy, you can order yours at tableofgods.com/kickstarter

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10,000 signatures done!

Couldn’t have done it nearly as fast without my dad helping me sort and stack every sheet along the way.

Now these are ready to become the signed copies of Table of Gods ❤️

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