What is this?
This is a weekly crowdfunding roundup of new projects launched last week and projects that end the coming week.
This week I’m experimenting with inlining the tables like I’ve previously done with the Reddit posts. We’ll see how it works out. If it doesn’t work, then the lists are also available as a linked Google Docs.
Expect new lists every Sunday between 00:00 and 23:59 CEST
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 El Salvador/Canada/Panama/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 WAAAGH!, so anything can happen. Leave a comment and I’ll see what I can do.
Ending soon (25)
| Name | Description | Backers | Pledged | Ends | Information | Tags | BGG |
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| Waypoints | Hike your own trail in this print at home game from Postmark Games. | 3766 | £15,241.90 (1524%) in 5 days | 2023-07-02 | Kickstarter 1‑100 players age 8+ 20-40 min. | 💰🔥 | BGG |
| Thiefdom | Lead a daring guild of thieves on the ultimate heist in this immersive board game for 1-4 players | 3555 | €99,423.00 (343%) in 12 days | 2023-06-30 | Kickstarter 1‑4 players age 14+ 60-120 min. | 🎉💰🔥🌳 | BGG |
| Stroganov: Turukhan | An expansion with four modules and a Big Box for the acclaimed strategy board game Stroganov by Andreas Steding. | 1757 | €71,410.75 (238%) in 20 days | 2023-06-28 | Kickstarter 1‑4 players age 12+ 60-120 min. | 💰🌳 | BGG |
| Biohack - Create Mythical Creatures as Mad Scientists | Create various creatures from myths and gain back your reputation as scientists in this strategic game for 1-4 players. | 1397 | ¥17,833,867 (1274%) in 25 days | 2023-07-01 | Kickstarter 1‑4 players age 14+ 60-90 min. | 🎉💰 | BGG |
| Groo: The Game Returns! | Bring Groo back to the game table! Sergio Aragonés’ hapless comic hero wants your support! And cheese dip! | 1302 | $45,649.00 (913%) in 10 days | 2023-06-30 | Kickstarter 2‑6 players age 10+ 45 min. | 💰🌳 | BGG |
| Micro Architects | Plan and build a sprawling MICRO metropolis! | 991 | €41,563.00 (208%) in 25 days | ⚠️ 2023-06-25 | Gamefound 1‑4 players age 8+ 30-60 min. | 💰 | BGG |
| Tiny Epic Licensed Boxes | Licensed inserts-boxes for all Tiny Epic Games! | 931 | €72,219.00 (722%) in 12 days | 2023-06-27 | Kickstarter | 💰🌳 | |
| Castellans of Valeria | In Valeria’s western frontier, a Castellan is needed to develop the city of Kosk. Can you out-build your rivals and win guild support? | 835 | $42,520.25 (425%) in 12 days | 2023-06-30 | Kickstarter 1‑5 players 60-90 min. | 🎉💰🌳 | BGG |
| Celtic Animal Knot Dice | Beautiful dice that connect to each other in Celtic knots. New six-sided Knot Dice with pips and animals, and D4s that connect to D8s. | 818 | $57,633.00 (1153%) in 12 days | 2023-06-30 | Kickstarter 1‑3 players age 8+ 15-30 min. | 🎉💰 | BGG |
| Monsters of Loch Lomond | Free your clan from legendary monsters, outwit rival chieftains, and achieve freedom in this thrilling Scottish card game. | 681 | €14,801.00 (296%) in 26 days | 2023-06-29 | Kickstarter 2‑5 players age 10+ 15-45 min. | 💰🌱 | BGG |
| Deadball: Masters of the Game | A new expansion for the bestselling tabletop baseball sim, Masters of the Game lets you rewrite the history of the sport. | 600 | $14,359.00 (2872%) in 17 days | 2023-06-29 | Kickstarter 1‑2 players age 6+ 15-30 min. | 🎉💰🌳 | BGG |
| Welcome to Reckoning | A solo, threat management game of cinematic cowboys and ghastly ghouls. | 506 | $9,133.00 (122%) in 5 days | 2023-07-01 | Kickstarter 1 player age 8+ | 💰 | BGG |
| Nano9games wave 2 | Second wave of the Nano9games with 3 new great games including a nano version of Clinic, a Patrol game and an Asteroid miners game! | 494 | $32,355.00 (270%) in 20 days | 2023-06-30 | Kickstarter | 💰🌳 | |
| Tank Chess (reprint) | Outsmart your opponent and destroy their forces in this diceless tactical tank battle game! | 384 | $25,353.00 (1253%) in 26 days | 2023-06-29 | Kickstarter | 💰🌳 | |
| Loam | Loam is a set-matching strategy game about building healthy soils. You are a plant, who for obvious reasons is into that sort of thing. You also have a lot more power and agency over your environment than humans often give you credit for. Sculpt the soil’s weird and wonderful biodiversity to assembl… | 363 | $17,337.95 (173%) in 33 days | 2023-07-01 | Gamefound 1‑4 players age 12+ 15-40 min. Card Game | 💰 | BGG |
| Third Crusade & Kartini - From Darkness to Light | A Zenobia award finalist & A unique strategy war game. Indonesia & The Holy Land. By ION, the expert on fact based game experiences. | 356 | €23,116.00 (231%) in 19 days | 2023-06-26 | Kickstarter | 💰🌳 | |
| Stack It Kitten! - Relaunch | When the floor is lava 🔥 but lava is actually water 🌊 and you are a cat 😺! | 343 | €13,028.00 (241%) in 24 days | 2023-07-01 | Kickstarter | 💰 | |
| SSO: Classis Caetera | The sci-fi survival horror game, for 1-6 players returns! | 329 | £6,278.00 (157%) in 25 days | 2023-06-30 | Kickstarter 1‑6 players age 14+ 90-120 min. | 💰🌳 | BGG |
| 【第二版】しあわせのいと 【2nd print】Connecting links | 《しあわせ》を紡ぐ非対称対戦型推理パズルゲーム。 最大6ターンで終了する早期決着とメモを必要としない設計により、ボードゲーム初心者～上級者まで幅広く楽しむことができます。 | 224 | ¥1,218,229 (244%) in 22 days | 2023-06-28 | Kickstarter | 💰 | |
| Badland Rivals | A Push-Your-Luck Adventure Card Game For 2-3 Players | 214 | $7,325.00 (147%) in 23 days | 2023-07-01 | Kickstarter 2‑3 players | 💰 | BGG |
| Rhum Rush! | A Competitive Card Game of Tiki Mixology! Get ready to build some RUM (RHUM) COCKTAILS!🍹🌴🗿 | 198 | $9,040.00 (90%) in 26 days | 2023-06-29 | Kickstarter | 🌱 | |
| Chroma Mix | Mix your colors or play them? The choice is yours in this 1-4 player engine building game about the CMYK system of colors. | 150 | $2,732.59 (1366%) in 24 days | 2023-07-01 | Gamefound 1‑4 players 30-45 min. Card Game | 💰🌱 | BGG |
| Hidden Ark | A beautiful illustrated strategy board game about saving endangered fish species and making a difference! | 117 | €5,269.00 (105%) in 25 days | 2023-06-28 | Kickstarter 1‑4 players age 10+ 60-90 min. | 💰🌳 | BGG |
| 20 Bounties & Most Wanted | Twenty one-shot bounties and most wanted sidequests, complete with printable paper minis and tokens | 101 | CA$740.29 (740%) in 23 days | 2023-07-01 | Kickstarter | 💰 | |
| Archangelis - A Deckbuilding Battle for All Creation | A deckbuilding card game, where you assemble an army of angels and demons…in an attempt to rule all creation! | 62 | $4,412.11 (221%) in 55 days | 2023-06-30 | Gamefound 2 players age 13+ 20-60 min. Card Game Deck Building | 💰🌱 | BGG |
New this week (22)
| Name | Description | Backers | Pledged | Ends | Information | Tags | BGG |
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| Scarface 1920: Bloody Business | Scarface 1920 returns with the release of the new expansion, Bloody Business, two new gangs and the reprint of the original game. | 4940 | €662,305.00 (1472%) in 4 days | 2023-07-15 | Gamefound 1‑4 players age 12+ 90-180 min. Area Control Deck Building | 💰🔥🌱 | BGG |
| Waypoints | Hike your own trail in this print at home game from Postmark Games. | 3766 | £15,241.90 (1524%) in 5 days | 2023-07-02 | Kickstarter 1‑100 players age 8+ 20-40 min. | 💰🔥 | BGG |
| Dog Park: New Tricks Expansion | Return to the world of Dog Park with multi-breed pups, trick training, and enough room in the park for up to 5 players! | 2512 | £103,505.00 (1035%) in 5 days | 2023-07-06 | Kickstarter | 💰🔥 | |
| Eldfall Chronicles: Northern Wind | An epic adventure featuring deep tactical combat, dungeon crawl, and premium miniatures. Hunt the haunting and save the Empire! | 967 | €192,032.00 (698%) in 5 days | 2023-07-13 | Kickstarter 1‑4 players age 14+ 45-120 min. | 🎉💰 | BGG |
| Escape from Projekt Riese | Battling the zombie apocalypse of WWII in the secret underground complex of Projekt Riese. | 537 | CA$69,198.29 (198%) in 6 days | 2023-07-07 | Kickstarter 1‑2 players age 14+ 30-60 min. | 💰🌳 | BGG |
| Welcome to Reckoning | A solo, threat management game of cinematic cowboys and ghastly ghouls. | 506 | $9,133.00 (122%) in 5 days | 2023-07-01 | Kickstarter 1 player age 8+ | 💰 | BGG |
| Nestlings | 1-4 player, dice placement, area majority board game of gathering resources and feeding your Nestlings | 478 | $32,421.00 (90%) in 5 days | 2023-07-22 | Kickstarter 1‑4 players age 10+ 30-60 min. | 🎉🌱 | BGG |
| Mixtape Massacre: Time Warp Expansion | A new expansion for Escape from Tall Oaks with components also for Mixtape Massacre. The final 80’s Tales from Tall Oaks Expansion. | 435 | $24,333.00 (243%) in 5 days | 2023-07-11 | Kickstarter | 💰🌳 | |
| Ovation: A Classical Music Game | Compose as Beethoven, Mozart, and other classical music legends to build the greatest legacy in this engine building game! | 337 | NZ$25,425.42 (127%) in 6 days | 2023-07-22 | Kickstarter 1‑5 players age 10+ 40-60 min. | 🎉💰🌱 | BGG |
| Pacific Ocean Card Game | Build your marine sanctuary in this 2 players pocket-sized game. The expansions adds solo mode and 3rd player. Comes in a cool tin box. | 302 | CA$5,920.29 (237%) in 3 days | 2023-07-13 | Kickstarter | 💰🌱 | |
| The Glade | Set in a forest, an enchanting and challenging tile laying game you’ll want to play again and again. | 267 | £17,797.00 (178%) in 4 days | 2023-07-10 | Kickstarter 1‑4 players age 14+ 30-60 min. | 💰🌳 | BGG |
| HacKClaD | HacKClaD is a competitive deck-building arena battler for 1-4 players in a stunning, sci-fi anime game from Japan! | 242 | $24,385.00 (244%) in 5 days | 2023-07-07 | Kickstarter | 🎉💰🌳 | |
| The Hunters A. D. 1492 (edycja polska) | The Hunters AD 1492 to gra kooperacyjna przeznaczona dla 1 do 4 graczy. Wciel się w łowcę i stań oko w oko z wrogami w alternatywnym, postapokaliptycznym świecie przełomu średniowiecza i renesansu. | 220 | PLN 200,456.00 (668%) in 2 days | 2023-07-03 | Gamefound 1‑4 players 90 min. Cooperative | 💰🌳 | |
| Beverage is back!: Worker placement at its thirstiest | An economic worker placement game with a bit of push-your-luck and a lot of cutthroat strategy. Bigger and thirstier than ever! | 199 | ¥1,942,609 (130%) in 7 days | 2023-07-09 | Kickstarter | 🎉💰 | |
| Wacky Puppies: Strategic Card Game With Dog Puns | A weirdly fun card game for everyone that loves strategy, dog puns, surprise comebacks, hilarious artwork, and wacky challenges | 177 | $10,612.00 (212%) in 6 days | 2023-07-20 | Kickstarter 2‑5 players age 6+ 10-20 min. | 🎉💰🌱 | BGG |
| Fantasy Football Team Tokens: Orkz | A premium quality, highly collectable production of fantasy football tokens, to play with or collect | 131 | £12,996.00 (325%) in 4 days | 2023-07-12 | Kickstarter | 💰 | |
| 🗺️ Invitation to Etariya Island 🌊🌴 A Board Game Duet 🎲🎲 | Two board games on a fantasy island, featuring strategic gameplay and a grand adventure. | 109 | $5,106.00 (85%) in 5 days | 2023-07-20 | Kickstarter | 🎉🌳 | |
| Rome & Conquer | Explore ancient lands and seas, build wonders, and conquer armies in this roll and write game. | 107 | $524.00 (524%) in 6 days | 2023-07-19 | Kickstarter 1‑99 players | 💰🌳 | BGG |
| Overlords: In Training | Survive, outlast, and outwit your enemies long enough to take on the Boss and become the next Overlord! | 77 | $5,945.00 (119%) in 3 days | 2023-07-06 | Kickstarter | 💰 | |
| Paragons: Age of Champions | Paragons: Age of Champions is an all-in-one high-fantasy deck-builder for 2-3 players featuring over 100 unique cards designed by a single artist. Delivery September 2023. | 74 | £6,872.66 (687%) in 5 days | 2023-07-06 | Gamefound 2‑3 players age 12+ 45-75 min. Card Game Deck Building | 💰🌱 | BGG |
| JumPico | Combine Two Players, Two Track Styles and Two ways to play as you challenge you friends in head to head races to the finish line. | 60 | ¥447,109 (447%) in 5 days | 2023-07-07 | Kickstarter | 🎉💰🌳 | |
| Gunfights & Gamblin’ Second Edition | Gunfights & Gamblin’ is a gut-punch of a game that pits two to six players in an epic team battle over a pioneer town.The question is: are you feeling like a pioneer, or a renegade? Do you want to build the town, or burn it down?It is a game drenched in theme–from keeping track of the game roun… | 24 | $1,424.86 (28%) in 5 days | 2023-08-07 | Gamefound 2‑6 players 90 min. | 🌱 |
Notable filtered projects (4)
| Name | Description | Backers | Pledged | Ends | Information | Tags |
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| The Mystery of the Cursed Statuette (5e) | A Detective Mystery Adventure Inspired by Sherlock Holmes for Fifth Edition (DnD/Fantasy RPG) | 2195 | £66,714.00 (3103%) in 26 days | 2023-06-29 | Kickstarter | 🎉💰🌳 |
| Aether Nexus: Fantasy Mecha TTRPG | Powered by The Mecha Hack: A high fantasy world shattered by calamity and preserved by aetheric knights clad in artifact armor. | 1682 | $71,733.50 (399%) in 26 days | 2023-07-01 | Kickstarter | 💰🌳 |
| Penumbra City | A ttrpg set in the mysterious world of Harrow. | 1260 | $52,457.69 (404%) in 24 days | 2023-07-01 | Kickstarter | 🎉💰🌱 |
| The Frost 2 | 3D Printable STL Miniatures and Terrain for Role Playing Games, Tabletop, Wargames, or other TTRPG | 1054 | €52,368.00 (5237%) in 5 days | 2023-07-01 | Kickstarter | 💰🔥🌳 |
Interesting that Waypoints is both newly created and so close to finishing; most Kickstarters launch for about a month or so, which makes it especially impressive that it took the #2 and #1 spots respectively. I’m also super glad you included a filtered projects section for TTRPGs, because Aether Nexus looks right up my alley and I’m definitely going to look it over now.