Weekly Crowdfunding Roundup: October 15 2023
Weekly Crowdfunding Roundup: October 15 2023
Weekly Crowdfunding Roundup October 15 2023 What is this? This is a weekly crowdfunding roundup of new projects launched last week and projects that end the coming week, originally posted on the /r/boardgames subreddit by me, /u/perkelton. This document is offered as an alternative for those who ...
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 Belize/Canada/Nicaragua/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 Chrome is eating all my RAM!
Indeed, this fine piece of code runs purely on an old VHS recorder, so anything can happen. Leave a comment and I'll see what I can do.
Ending soon (20)
| Name | Description | Backers | Pledged | Ends | Information | Tags | BGG |
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| DEEP ROCK GALACTIC - SPACE RIG & BIOME EXPANSIONS | Play assignments and new mission types with the Space Rig expansion and add new biomes and creatures with the Biome expansion. | 9061 | €2,006,923.20 (1003%) in 17 days | 2023-10-16 | 💸 Kickstarter | 🎉💰🔥🌳 | |
| Dark Tomb: Bloodthorn Island | A full dungeon crawler that fits in your pocket! The new Dark Tomb adventure is coming ... and it's epic! | 5942 | $195,590.00 (4890%) in 26 days | 2023-10-21 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑5 players 👶 12+ ⏱️ 20-50 min. | 🎉💰🔥🌳 | BGG |
| Beast - Shattered Isles | The official expansion for the critically acclaimed hidden movement game Beast. Welcome to a dangerous new world, filled with new Beasts, ruins, and brave hunters in search of forgotten knowledge. | 5202 | €780,620.03 (4337%) in 26 days | 2023-10-16 | 💸 Gamefound 👥 2‑4 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 60-120 min. Cooperative | 💰🌱 | BGG |
| The Night Cage: Shrieking Hollow | 1-5 player expansion for The Night Cage - something lurks within the labyrinth's deepest depths. Only your candle can keep it at bay. | 2899 | $207,752.00 (1039%) in 12 days | 2023-10-20 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑5 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 40-60 min. | 🎉💰🔥🌳 | BGG |
| FORAGE | The final instalment of the 9 card solitaire game trilogy (following Orchard and its sequel Grove). | 2501 | $38,152.00 (1272%) in 20 days | 2023-10-20 | 💸 Kickstarter | 🎉💰🌳 | |
| Kavango | Become a Conservation Expert and build a thriving Nature Reserve | 1-5 Players | 2208 | £155,246.00 (3105%) in 26 days | 2023-10-19 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑5 players 👶 10+ ⏱️ 40-60 min. | |
| Theme Park Mania: Build a theme park together | Build an amusement park with 2 - 4 players! Connect your own rides and facilities. When the park opens, competition starts. | 1576 | €90,411.00 (603%) in 26 days | 2023-10-20 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑4 players 👶 10+ ⏱️ 45-120 min. | 💰🌱 | BGG |
| Dicktective: A Game For Adults 🚫 NOT For Your Kids | Gather up some friends and get to doodling dongs. Match the most suspects to their drawing and become the ultimate Dicktective! | 1120 | $33,971.00 (679%) in 26 days | 2023-10-19 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰🌱 | |
| 21X: Blackjack for Maths Lovers - Limited Edition | A new maths-puzzle card game, featuring cards by renowned mathematicians and communicators. A numbered edition, produced only once. | 1046 | £25,140.00 (838%) in 18 days | 2023-10-19 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰 | |
| Storyburg: An Adventure Story Deckbuilding Game | Dorothy, Peter Pan, Alice and Little Nemo team up in this CO-OP (or SOLO!) story campaign. Designed for adults, but kids love it too! | 813 | $41,252.00 (413%) in 27 days | 2023-10-19 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑4 players 👶 11+ ⏱️ 45-180 min. | 🎉💰🌱 | BGG |
| Tawa - The Wood Art Travel Game | Grasp Tawa's rules in just 5 minutes and dive into a game lasting a mere 10. Your favorite companion for travel downtimes. | 760 | HK$479,206.00 (1198%) in 26 days | 2023-10-19 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑4 players 👶 7+ ⏱️ 10-20 min. | 🎉💰🌳 | BGG |
| Sirens, Defrag & 16 Candies. A Tiny Game Series. | 3 Unique and Addictive Tiny Games in 1 Box! | 726 | $20,817.00 (208%) in 26 days | 2023-10-19 | 💸 Kickstarter | 🎉💰 | |
| Aberration | A cooperative tower defense board game of horror and survival! Can you survive the night? | 697 | $138,700.67 (694%) in 19 days | 2023-10-21 | 💸 Gamefound 👥 1‑4 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 60-90 min. Cooperative | 💰🌱 | BGG |
| One Card Maze | Get Lost on One Card! | 557 | NZ$2,328.42 (2328%) in 13 days | 2023-10-19 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰 | |
| 7TV: The 80s Genre Guide | A new hardback 7TV supplement to enjoy cinematic skirmishes inspired by all your fave 80s tv and films! Plus loads of new miniatures! | 433 | £45,464.00 (303%) in 13 days | ⚠️ 2023-10-15 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰🌳 | |
| Ahoy Kitten 2-6 Player Pirate Themed Cat Game | Cat Pirates fighting for fish by bluffing and set collection! Join in this 2-6 Player raucous game of pirate kitten fun! | 221 | $4,407.00 (176%) in 12 days | 2023-10-21 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰🌳 | |
| BAD BLOOD Murder Mystery Game & Playing Cards | Kelly McMahon presents 1920's-inspired, playing cards and a devilish murder mystery game with comic writer Mat Groom. Printed by WJPC. | 209 | $11,375.00 (103%) in 25 days | 2023-10-20 | 💸 Kickstarter | 🎉💰 | |
| THE VEIL: Resurrected (Seasons 1, 2, and 3 Reprint) | This dark fantasy deck building card game can be played solo, vs, teams, campaigns, and cooperatively in our dungeon crawl expansion. | 150 | $28,400.00 (568%) in 60 days | ⚠️ 2023-10-15 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰 | |
| The Black Credit Conversation Card Game | Be the first to earn an 800+ credit score by correctly answering questions about credit most people THINK they know. | 60 | $8,213.00 (82%) in 24 days | 2023-10-19 | 💸 Kickstarter | 🎉🌱 | |
| Shelfie Totes 2 | Kallax-Sized Board Game Bags, more durable than ever! Featuring new and fan-favorite art. | 52 | $2,173.00 (435%) in 12 days | 2023-10-17 | 💸 Kickstarter | 🎉💰🌳 |
New this week (23)
| Name | Description | Backers | Pledged | Ends | Information | Tags | BGG |
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| Cascadero & Cascadito (+ Zoo Vadis) | Trigger cascading combos and compete to reunite the land in these two new games from designer Reiner Knizia and artist Ian O'Toole. | 1682 | $122,481.00 (817%) in 5 days | 2023-11-03 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰🔥🌳 | |
| Deluxe Board Game Train Sets: Wave 2 | All new engines and rail cars for your favorite train board games! | 1217 | $122,978.00 (1230%) in 5 days | 2023-11-02 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰🔥 | |
| Erune Light & Darkness | Erune's back with 'Light & Darkness'! Dive into a next-gen hybrid dungeon crawler: new heroes, quests, lore, & foes await! | 1129 | €172,599.00 (345%) in 5 days | 2023-10-31 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑5 players 👶 12+ ⏱️ 60-120 min. | 💰🔥 | BGG |
| KeyForge: Grim Reminders | Last year, KeyForge made a triumphant return to the world with KeyForge: Winds of Exchange. Now, the time has come to back its darker sequel: KeyForge: Grim Reminders. | 970 | $242,407.58 (485%) in 3 days | 2023-10-31 | 💸 Gamefound 👥 2 players 👶 10+ ⏱️ 15-45 min. Card Game Deck Building | 💰🔥 | BGG |
| Davy Jones' Locker: Curse of the Ghost Ships Expansion | A new foe haunts the seas! Team up with your friends in this co-op experience to send the Banshee back down to Davy Jones' Locker! | 902 | $58,503.00 (195%) in 5 days | 2023-10-31 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰 | |
| Moonstone Fantasy Skirmish Game - Shades of Moonreach | Moonstone - the award winning, Whimsical Tabletop Skirmish Game, returns to Kickstarter with a brand new faction! | 638 | £80,183.00 (535%) in 5 days | 2023-10-26 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰🌳 | |
| Flame & Fang | Be a dragon! Fight, fly, and hunt together to survive and reveal the story in this tabletop board game. | 536 | $26,438.00 (94%) in 4 days | 2023-11-03 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑4 players 👶 12+ ⏱️ 30-60 min. | 🌳 | BGG |
| Lovecraftesque Second Edition | The second edition of the award-winning classic indie storytelling game. You will create a gripping horror mystery tale in a single session of play. Surprise each other with brand-new eldritch horrors and guide your character to their doom. | 382 | £25,962.00 (260%) in 6 days | 2023-11-09 | 💸 Backerkit | 💰 | |
| The Great Tea Robbery — An Immersive Mystery Adventure | History's most lucrative theft or nothing but an elaborate hoax? | 313 | HK$413,623.00 (660%) in 6 days | 2023-11-09 | 💸 Kickstarter | 🎉💰 | |
| L'Ordre de Veiel : Le deck building tactique | Un mélange subtil de tactique et de deckbuilding dans un jeu coopératif pour 1 à 5 joueurs. Lancement le 14 Octobre à 20h ! | 292 | €39,369.00 (394%) in 1 days | 2023-11-13 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰🔥 | |
| The Christian Meme Game: A New Party Game for Christians | Compete choosing the funniest caption for your favorite Christian Memes | 360 Captions | 75 Memes | 289 | $11,602.00 (166%) in 5 days | 2023-11-16 | 💸 Kickstarter |
| Burn the Witch | Paranoia and pyromania fuel this social deduction game of burn or be burned. | 276 | $19,994.00 (250%) in 6 days | 2023-11-10 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 5‑15 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 45-75 min. | 💰 | BGG |
| Torch & Shield | Fierce combat between rival clans in the dangerous underworld of the fallen Dwarf empire. | 263 | A$38,309.32 (488%) in 5 days | 2023-11-09 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑6 players 👶 10+ ⏱️ 90-180 min. | 💰 | BGG |
| The Faceless Amusement Park | The first Dungeon Crawler with Compass and Magnets | 236 | €14,236.00 (41%) in 2 days | 2023-11-02 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑4 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 60-100 min. | BGG | |
| Dungeons and Naggins | Irish comedy co-op board game, with drinking! | 218 | €9,322.00 (311%) in 6 days | 2023-11-09 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑6 players 👶 21+ ⏱️ 20-40 min. | 💰🌱 | BGG |
| Patrician: Towers of Influence | Compete to build magnificent towers across medieval Italy in Michael Schacht's classic strategy board game for 2-5 master architects. | 146 | $4,262.00 (50%) in 3 days | 2023-11-11 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑5 players 👶 8+ ⏱️ 20-50 min. | 🌳 | BGG |
| Coupon Clipper - Set Collection Print-n-Cut Game | A cut-and-pass print-and-play game about collecting coupons and preparing for the holidays! | 131 | $1,471.00 (1471%) in 5 days | 2023-11-09 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰🌳 | |
| The Revelation Abyss | Lead, Strategize, Triumph and Explore the dark mysteries of the universe in a Dynamic Multiplayer World | 125 | €15,820.00 (16%) in 5 days | 2023-11-09 | 💸 Kickstarter | 🌱 | |
| HALLOWEEN vs DIA DE MUERTOS | Figth of the Antium season Halloween vs Dia De Muertos who it's going to win this festivity? | 106 | MX$36,938.80 (1478%) in 6 days | 2023-10-26 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰🌳 | |
| Le Neckbeard: Quest for Love | A Casual Card Game for Casuals | 99 | CA$4,721.29 (79%) in 5 days | 2023-11-09 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑4 players 👶 18+ ⏱️ 15-30 min. | 🌳 | BGG |
| Compound 49 | An immersive 1-6 player survival horror board game. Navigate through terrifying challenges whilst facing your fears. | 91 | $21,511.00 (143%) in 3 days | 2023-11-12 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑6 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 60-480 min. | 💰🌱 | BGG |
| Alone in the Woods | A tale of a Witch's revenge, the will to survive, and your desire to become a Witch. | 45 | $4,338.00 (7%) in 1 days | 2023-11-17 | 💸 Kickstarter | 🌱 | |
| In the Depths | A co-op dungeon crawler, with grand customization and choices that will change the ending. [FB group: Legendscape Games (In The Depths) | 18 | $1,025.00 (8%) in 1 days | 2023-11-13 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑5 players 👶 16+ ⏱️ 90 min. | 🌱 | BGG |
Notable filtered projects (5)
| Name | Description | Backers | Pledged | Ends | Information | Tags |
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| Miniature Painting Made Easy - Hardcover books | Book collection to help put an end to the endless grey tide and make you proud of your miniatures. | 3412 | €419,462.00 (4195%) in 19 days | ⚠️ 2023-10-15 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰🌱 |
| Wanderer's Guide to Enchanted Emporiums (5E) | A 5E sourcebook filled with epic marketplaces, ready-to-play shops, rules for enchanting, 100 magic items, price lists, and much more! | 2181 | €121,038.00 (2421%) in 26 days | 2023-10-20 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰🌳 |
| Skull & Bone Dice Set by LYNX | Skull & Bone themed dice set for tabletop RPGs & boardgames. Hand painted; available in 'Cleaned Bone White' and 'Ancient Bone Yellow'. | 1501 | €67,784.74 (678%) in 19 days | 2023-10-17 | 💸 Kickstarter | 🎉💰 |
| Board Butler - Flattens your game boards. | A quick, easy and elegant way to flatten your game boards. Works with nearly all board games, attach/detach in seconds, transparent. | 1316 | $28,870.95 (525%) in 5 days | 2023-10-28 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰🔥🌱 |
| OUTSIDERS: an expansion for NOTORIOUS | A standalone solo tabletop roleplaying game of hardscrabble bounty hunting at the edge of the galaxy. | 1164 | £23,507.00 (588%) in 5 days | 2023-10-24 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰🔥 |
99 Ninja (currently on ks) is one I've come across because I am a fan of Micro Dojo by the same publisher. They seem to share some art assets but different designers.