What is this?
This is a weekly crowdfunding roundup of new projects launched last week and projects that end the coming week.
Updates
Expect new lists every Sunday between 00:00 and 23:59 CEST on the following platforms:
Mastodon: @danielpervan
Discord: https://discord.gg/dN4P4PZcU9
Reddit: /r/boardgames
Selection criteria
The criteria for the lists are as follows:
Ending soon
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Sorted by number of backers
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Kickstarter projects ending in the next 7 days, that have at least 100 backers (or marked as “Project we love” by Kickstarter), will have reached more than estimated 95% of their goal by their deadline and passed the filters:
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No DnD books
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No zines
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No 3D printing
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No dice sets
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No magazines
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No shirts
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No playmats
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No furniture
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No events
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Gamefound projects ending in the next 7 days, that will have reached more than estimated 95% of their goal by their deadline and passed the above filters.
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(beta) Backerkit Crowdfunding projects ending in the next 7 days, that will have reached more than estimated 95% of their goal by their deadline and have a matching BGG page.
Newly launched
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Sorted by number of backers
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Kickstarter projects launched in the last 7 days, that have had at least average 15 backers per day, have at least 100 backers or is marked as “Project we love” by Kickstarter and passed the filters (see above).
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Gamefound projects launched in the last 7 days and passed the filters (see above).
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(beta) Backerkit Crowdfunding projects launched in the last 7 days and have a matching BGG page.
Notable filtered projects
- Filtered projects from above lists that have more than 1000 backers.
Tags
🎉: Staff pick/featured
💰: Funded
🔥: More than average 200 backers/day
🌱: Creator’s first project
🌳: Creator’s >5th project
🔄: Money back guarantee (Read more)
FAQ
I live in Nicaragua/Canada/Colombia/USA, why are you posting on a Saturday?!
Because I’m writing this from Europe in the future where it’s already Sunday. Timezones be crazy.
Why are there a bunch of non-board games in the board game list?
Because the Tabletop games category on Kickstarter includes anything remotely related to board games and sometimes things slip through my filters.
Why is this future award winning board game and literal saviour of humanity missing from your list?
Sometimes my filters get a bit overzealous and discard actually valid projects. If you feel something is missing for this reason, leave a comment and I’ll add it (maybe).
Can I donate all my money to you?
No
Can you help me promote my game?
Please no. I make lists. Nothing more.
Your list is full of errors and now my vacuum cleaner sucks!
Indeed, this fine piece of code runs purely on second-tier magic, so anything can happen. Leave a comment and I’ll see what I can do.
Ending soon (19)
| Name | Description | Backers | Pledged | Ends | Information | Tags | BGG |
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| DCeased - A Zombicide Game | Protect Earth from the Anti-Life Virus and its hosts in this epic DC Universe Zombicide game! | 8121 | $1,284,395.00 (428%) in 12 days | 2023-12-01 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑6 players 👶 13+ | 🎉💰🔥🌳 | BGG |
| SAW: The Jigsaw Trials | Try to keep hold of your limbs in a new tabletop game based on the SAW film franchise. Do you want to play a game? | 2192 | £120,821.00 (1208%) in 26 days | 2023-11-30 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑6 players 👶 18+ ⏱️ 30-90 min. | 💰 | BGG |
| Calimala | A remastered and deluxe classic with Fabio Lopiano and art by Ian O’Toole | 1282 | £63,194.00 (506%) in 20 days | 2023-12-01 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰🌳 | |
| Misty Waters - at the world’s edge | A strategy and adventure, sandbox type, historical-fiction board game, set in 18th century - age of the wooden ships, great sails, and brave sailors. Full of gunpowder smoke, strange phenomenons, and creatures of different sizes. | 937 | €176,482.30 (221%) in 17 days | 2023-11-30 | 💸 Gamefound 👥 1‑4 players 👶 12+ ⏱️ 120-300 min. Area Control | 💰🌱 | BGG |
| SOURCE & TimeStrike | Build interactive worlds for limitless tabletop gaming with SOURCE & play TimeStrike, an accessible war game / boss battle royale. | 929 | $174,734.00 (699%) in 33 days | 2023-11-28 | 💸 Kickstarter | 🎉💰🌱 | |
| Dangerous Space: A Dungeon Pages Adventure | Dangerous Space is a pnp-only, solo tactical, roll & write game of starship spelunking. Starting at $3. | 833 | $13,112.00 (13112%) in 2 days | 2023-12-02 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1 player 👶 8+ ⏱️ 20-30 min. | 💰🔥🌳 | BGG |
| Pocket Planet | Terraform the Galaxy in This Unique Solo Card Game, Playable Anywhere. | 746 | €3,187.00 (7968%) in 25 days | 2023-11-27 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1 player 👶 10+ ⏱️ 15-60 min. | 💰🌱 | BGG |
| Gates of Niflheim | Play an epic Viking quest of your hero’s journey to Hel in a narrative campaign miniatures boardgame with a choose your own adventure style system. | 696 | CA$99,969.68 (222%) in 12 days | 2023-11-30 | 💸 Gamefound 👥 1‑2 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 20-60 min. Wargame Cooperative | 💰🌳 | BGG |
| Wild Duo | 5 smart board games for 2 players in one box 🐘🐳🐋🐒🦜Have fun exploring them together with your spouse, a friend, your children etc. | 618 | CHF 34,964.00 (175%) in 26 days | 2023-11-30 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2 players 👶 7+ ⏱️ 5-30 min. | 🎉💰🌳 | BGG |
| What We Possess: A Ghostly Story Telling Game | A card-run GM-less experience. Set the scene for the living, then the dead. Find the split in the veil where they meet. | 535 | $22,113.00 (295%) in 27 days | 2023-12-01 | 💸 Kickstarter | 🎉💰🌳 | |
| Chaos Cove by Martin Wallace | Martin Wallace, the designer of the world’s #1 game, is back! Chaos Cove is a highly interactive and innovative worker placement game. | 303 | $19,160.93 (113%) in 19 days | 2023-11-29 | 💸 Gamefound 👥 2‑4 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 120 min. Area Control | 💰🌱 | BGG |
| Return of the Tripods | All Quiet on the Martian Front 2nd Edition | 262 | $69,233.00 (124%) in 27 days | 2023-11-30 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰🌱 | |
| Botanical Bliss (PNP) | Botanical Bliss. Design your own beautiful garden with flowers and decorations! - Print & Play - Roll & Write - Pattern Building - | 206 | £605.00 (605%) in 25 days | 2023-12-01 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰 | |
| HOUSE OF POISON - Deduce, Deceive, & Destroy your foes! | Immerse yourself in the 3-8 player strategic party game & fully-illustrated narrative artbook about Ancient Rome’s deadliest poisoner. | 192 | $19,715.00 (197%) in 54 days | 2023-12-02 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 3‑8 players 👶 12+ ⏱️ 20-60 min. | 🎉💰 | BGG |
| Color Koi | Jump in and create the most beautiful Koi pond! Color Koi in this roll and write print at home strategy boardgame. It’s a splash! | 149 | €1,555.00 (1555%) in 10 days | 2023-11-29 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑99 players 👶 10+ ⏱️ 15-30 min. | 💰 | BGG |
| Innkeeper | Innkeeper is the colorful, fast-paced, card-slinging, game of commerce for 2 to 4 players! | 146 | $10,963.00 (81%) in 23 days | 2023-12-03 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑4 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 30-60 min. | 🌱 | BGG |
| Perilous Pond | A tactical action programming game with push your luck elements. Will your brave frog thrive or face extinction!? | 117 | €3,325.00 (112%) in 25 days | 2023-12-01 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑4 players 👶 10+ ⏱️ 30-70 min. | 💰 | BGG |
| Skuttled! A piratical card game of shenanigans! | A vicious card shedding game with beloved simple mechanics wrapped in pirate theme. Each game is full of family friendly fun. | 108 | $7,926.00 (113%) in 26 days | 2023-11-30 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰 | |
| Lovebirds Card Game | Soar into the thrilling conflict of love and betrayal, and take your wedding celebration to new heights. | 12 | A$775.32 (97%) in 23 days | 2023-11-29 | 💸 Kickstarter | 🎉🌳 |
New this week (13)
| Name | Description | Backers | Pledged | Ends | Information | Tags | BGG |
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| Nemesis: Retaliation | Standalone expansion to one of the biggest Board Game hit of recent years, Nemesis. | 18578 | $4,243,261.71 (8487%) in 3 days | 2023-12-14 | 💸 Gamefound 👥 1‑5 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 90-180 min. | 💰🔥🌳 | BGG |
| Horizon Forbidden West: Seeds of Rebellion | Experience untold stories of the Forbidden West in this 1-4 player cooperative board game, inspired by the acclaimed video game | 4182 | £471,163.50 (393%) in 5 days | 2023-12-05 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑4 players 👶 14+ | 🎉💰🔥🌳 | BGG |
| Food Chain Magnate: Special Edition | A one-off special edition of the award-winning strategy game with incredible deluxe components. | 2706 | €740,733.00 (988%) in 5 days | 2023-12-08 | 💸 Gamefound 👥 2‑5 players ⏱️ 180 min. | 💰🔥🌳 | |
| Firefighters on Duty Board Game | A thrilling real-time, co-operative board game where teamwork sparks victory! | 1607 | $110,521.00 (553%) in 6 days | 2023-12-07 | 💸 Kickstarter | 🎉💰🔥🌳 | |
| Heroes of Land, Air & Sea - Deluxe Reprint | A complete 4X strategy experience that will test your wit, cunning, and strategic mastery. Crush your rivals on land, dominate the skies with aerial prowess, and command your fleet to rule the seas! | 1581 | $237,671.43 (238%) in 5 days | 2023-12-13 | 💸 Gamefound 👥 1‑7 players ⏱️ 90 min. Wargame Area Control | 💰🔥🌱 | |
| Dangerous Space: A Dungeon Pages Adventure | Dangerous Space is a pnp-only, solo tactical, roll & write game of starship spelunking. Starting at $3. | 833 | $13,112.00 (13112%) in 2 days | 2023-12-02 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1 player 👶 8+ ⏱️ 20-30 min. | 💰🔥🌳 | BGG |
| Eschaton: Iconoclasm | A brutal cooperative expansion for the cult strategy deck-building game. | 646 | $48,781.66 (732%) in 5 days | 2023-12-08 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑6 players ⏱️ 60-180 min. | 💰🌳 | BGG |
| Cyberpunk Unfolds: Immersive Sci-Fi Escape Game | Pop-Up Escape Game that unfolds and make a 3d paper structure. Find clues, solve puzzles & explore a city full of hidden secrets. | 500 | €23,839.00 (238%) in 4 days | 2023-12-23 | 💸 Kickstarter | 🎉💰🌳 | |
| Void Intentions: Print & Play, Roll & Write Game. | A solo dungeon-crawling tabletop print-at-home game on a single sheet with cards. Take on the role of a ‘hero’. | 212 | €1,550.00 (1550%) in 4 days | 2023-12-23 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰 | |
| POLA - Magnetic Game | A unique abstract strategy game that will surely surprise you. Compete in three dimensions and outsmart opponents with special pieces. | 130 | €11,700.00 (39%) in 5 days | 2023-12-12 | 💸 Kickstarter | 🎉 | |
| Monarchs of Camelot | Experience untold stories of the Arthurian age. Forge new paths. Shape your legend. Prove yourself worthy of Arthur’s throne. | 108 | €6,896.00 (28%) in 5 days | 2023-12-15 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑4 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 60-120 min. | 🎉🌱 | BGG |
| A&A Blitzkrieg '40 - The Battle for France | A two-player, turn-based division-level contest of the May, 1940 campaign. Uses miniatures and/or counters and a huge, beautiful map! | 88 | $9,142.00 (48%) in 3 days | 2024-01-22 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 300-1200 min. | 🌳 | BGG |
| Boundless TCG: Mega Genesis | The reimagining of our original three booster sets into one Spirit-slinging, Savior-flipping collection of fun! | 17 | $4,411.00 (37%) in 1 days | 2023-12-26 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑4 players 👶 10+ ⏱️ 45-60 min. | BGG |
Notable filtered projects (6)
| Name | Description | Backers | Pledged | Ends | Information | Tags |
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| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness | The best-selling role-playing game is back, in beautiful full color with new art by TMNT creators Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, and more! | 6424 | $998,097.69 (399%) in 26 days | 2023-11-29 | 💸 Kickstarter | 🎉💰🔥 |
| Grimtooth’s Old-School Traps for 5E and DCC | The original book of old-school RPG traps returns for 5E and DCC RPG! A compendium of catastrophic traps, sinister snares, engines of evil, and deadly devices with with full game stats for a folio of fearful fates. | 3010 | $172,356.00 (1724%) in 27 days | 2023-11-28 | 💸 Backerkit | 💰 |
| The Seeker’s Guide to Enchanting Emporiums | A 5E supplement filled with magic shops, mystical loot, unique NPCs and thrilling plot hooks. A stunning sequel to Twisted Taverns! | 2647 | $290,613.00 (1453%) in 5 days | 2023-12-23 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰🔥 |
| Elyse’s Guide to Magic - A 5e supplement | Bring the magic of Dragonbond to your DnD games. NEW magic system, summoning rules, magical classes, spells, items and creatures! | 1811 | $159,650.00 (1597%) in 19 days | 2023-11-30 | 💸 Kickstarter | 🎉💰🌳 |
| Forbidden Psalm: End Times Edition | Tabletop miniature game. Inspired by and compatible with Mörk Borg. Collected End Times Edition. Wargaming at the end of the world. | 1428 | £60,531.00 (2018%) in 26 days | 2023-11-30 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰🌳 |
| Legendary Races and Ancestries for 5E and Pathfinder | Year of Legends releases a new super-sized ancestry every month throughout all of 2024! Add 13 new legendary races to your game! | 1231 | $116,203.00 (581%) in 33 days | 2023-11-27 | 💸 Kickstarter | 🎉💰 |
Food chain magnate seems to be popular, hopefully that’s good news for Splotters other games.