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 Colombia/Canada/Costa Rica/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 coffee is cold!
Indeed, this fine piece of code runs purely on the misery of others, so anything can happen. Leave a comment and I’ll see what I can do.
Ending soon (9)
| Name | Description | Backers | Pledged | Ends | Information | Tags | BGG |
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| Conan by Monolith: Red Nails Expansion and Versus Mode | Dive back into Conan’s adventures with the return of the Deluxe King Pledge, a big Red Nails expansion and an all-new Versus mode! | 5621 | €784,489.00 (392%) in 12 days | 2024-01-30 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 3‑10 players 👶 8+ ⏱️ 60 min. | 🎉💰🔥🌳 | BGG |
| Support The Dice Tower - 2024 | The Dice Tower is a network and show about reviewing, playing, and talking about games! | 4369 | $317,911.00 (116%) in 20 days | 2024-02-03 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰🔥🌳 | |
| Kabuto Sumo Sakura Slam | The Epic Stand Alone Sequel to Kabuto Sumo Plus the Swarm Expansion! | 4313 | $427,385.00 (2137%) in 12 days | 2024-02-02 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑4 players 👶 6+ ⏱️ 20-35 min. | 🎉💰🔥🌳 | BGG |
| Fate: Defenders of Grimheim | A cooperative adventure board game set in Norse mythology | 1349 | €119,095.00 (1191%) in 12 days | 2024-02-02 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑4 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 30-180 min. | 💰🌱 | BGG |
| Make 100: Dual game | An 18 card trick-taking game of duality | 377 | $8,718.00 (291%) in 19 days | 2024-01-30 | 💸 Kickstarter | 🎉💰🌳 | |
| AQUA - A Set Collection Game of Art : Make 100 | Curate 18 impressionist masterpieces in an upcoming exhibition in AQUA, a two-player tile placement set collection game of art. | 309 | $7,902.00 (263%) in 20 days | 2024-01-31 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2 players 👶 10+ ⏱️ 15-20 min. | 💰🌳 | BGG |
| WWII Campaigns | Originally published by GDW, take command in 1940, 1941, and 1942 with modern components and all in one box! | 195 | $16,298.00 (652%) in 9 days | 2024-01-31 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 60-120 min. | 💰🌳 | BGG |
| nook | A tiny game for a tiny space. Quickly match decor to empty your hand as quick as you can. | 189 | $1,816.00 (135%) in 19 days | 2024-01-31 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰🌱 | |
| Master of Innuendo - A Game For Your Saucy Side | Master Of Innuendo is a saucy fill-in-the-blank game where players change innocent movie titles into, ahem, naughtier versions. “The 40 Year-Old Virgin” could become “The 40 Year-Old Ass Crack!” Winner gets a medal. All players get a raucous new time. | 29 | $1,700.00 (6%) in 41 days | 2024-01-31 | 💸 Backerkit 👥 2‑15 players 👶 18+ ⏱️ 5-300 min. | BGG |
New this week (17)
| Name | Description | Backers | Pledged | Ends | Information | Tags | BGG |
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| CRYPTIC NATURE: Discover and Protect the Legendary Creatures | A medium-weight competitive board game about finding and saving legendary creatures | 2468 | €205,711.00 (2057%) in 4 days | 2024-02-21 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑4 players 👶 10+ ⏱️ 60 min. | 💰🔥🌳 | BGG |
| TOKYO HIGHWAY Rainbow City | A colorful new board game expansion for TOKYO HIGHWAY! With new pieces and new ways to play, it’s better than ever. | 1828 | ¥13,144,642 (2629%) in 5 days | 2024-02-22 | 💸 Kickstarter | 🎉💰🔥 | |
| EVE: War for New Eden | Board Game adaptation of the iconic EVE Online MMO. The table is set for the grand game of cosmic chess. Make your first move today! | 1669 | €343,688.00 (687%) in 4 days | 2024-02-21 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑4 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 90-180 min. | 🎉💰🔥🌳 | BGG |
| STORM RAIDERS | Race, raid and salvage across Atlantis to become the greatest Storm Raider in this new 1-4 player game designed by Shem Phillips. | 857 | NZ$164,125.00 (821%) in 5 days | 2024-02-16 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑4 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 60-90 min. | 💰 | BGG |
| Photo Tour: North America Board Game | Become a travel photographer in this 1-5 players strategy game. Take stunning photos in USA and Canada and collect them in your journal | 706 | CA$65,200.00 (652%) in 3 days | 2024-02-23 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑5 players 👶 8+ ⏱️ 40-60 min. | 💰🔥 | BGG |
| Enigma Puzzle Gamebooks | A new Gloom solo adventure and more! | 481 | $29,288.00 (586%) in 5 days | 2024-02-23 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰🌳 | |
| Stellar Drift: A Pull-and-Write Board Game | Repair your broken spaceship! Pull colored cubes out of a bag, then spend them to move around your ship, checking spaces off as you go. | 309 | $8,330.00 (83%) in 5 days | 2024-02-13 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑5 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 30-45 min. | 🎉 | BGG |
| Half Tilt | Smash opposing jousting halflings from their ponies in this tabletop miniature game. | 219 | £18,282.00 (457%) in 4 days | 2024-02-05 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰🌳 | |
| Squirrels The Card Game | Fast, fun, and easy-to-learn game where players battle to get the lowest score. Each game is challenging, unpredictable, and exciting. | 210 | $8,432.00 (843%) in 5 days | 2024-02-22 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑8 players 👶 6+ ⏱️ 15-45 min. | 💰🌳 | BGG |
| [Etherium | Command, Conquer, and Explore in 3D!](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crapaudceleste/etherium) | Dive into Etherium’s unique world with a 3D board and strategic gameplay. Program your actions and command your people to gather Ether! | 206 | €14,797.00 (49%) in 5 days | 2024-02-08 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑4 players 👶 8+ ⏱️ 45-60 min. | 🌱 |
| Food Fight! - True Tabletop Minis | Are you feeling hungry?! Food Fight miniatures are here!! | 196 | €4,566.00 (4566%) in 3 days | 2024-02-24 | 💸 Kickstarter 👶 10+ ⏱️ 5 min. | 💰🌱 | BGG |
| Good Cop Bad Cop 4th Edition and Zombies Expansion | The classic social deduction game has been perfected in this 4th Edition. The Zombies expansion removes player elimination. | 157 | $8,762.00 (175%) in 5 days | 2024-02-10 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰🌳 | |
| FUTURE HEROES: Fast-Paced, Trick-Taking Board Game | Lead your team of gladiators into the arena, arm them with weapons and magic, and ensure eternal glory in a dystopian future. | 128 | $5,804.00 (145%) in 5 days | 2024-02-18 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰🌱 | |
| Darklands: Brutal Beasts II | In the dark lands, YOU command the hosts of man and beast that your ancestors once did for power, glory or just to survive… | 99 | £7,197.00 (72%) in 5 days | 2024-02-13 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2 players | 🌳 | BGG |
| AQUARIS - Print & Play - Roll & Write | In this Roll & Write game you will have to be the player who builds the best aquarium. Get fish, crabs, turtles and seahorses. | 96 | €479.00 (958%) in 3 days | 2024-03-10 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑10 players 👶 8+ ⏱️ 15-30 min. | 💰 | BGG |
| Yokai Companion a Fantasy Expansion for Clash of Katanas | New Factions of Kensei Range miniatures and Rulebook Yokai companion to play with Clash of Katanas Wargame | 81 | €5,117.00 (128%) in 3 days | 2024-02-10 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰🌳 | |
| BIRDIE Pro Expansions, Make That Flight, and Old Biddies | Three in one! Maple Hill / Preserve expansion courses for BIRDIE Pro, a micro deck building party game, and a cat themed bidding game. | 52 | $2,613.00 (261%) in 2 days | 2024-02-26 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰🌳 |
Notable filtered projects (1)
| Name | Description | Backers | Pledged | Ends | Information | Tags |
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| BardSongs: Hand-Painted Modular Miniatures | Unleash Your TTRPG Imagination with Customizable Miniatures, 5E Character Attribute Tracking Panel, and Wooden Accessories Storage. | 1058 | HK$2,358,548.00 (2359%) in 24 days | 2024-02-03 | 💸 Kickstarter | 🎉💰🌱 |