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How to make Machi Koro more "fair"? (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 2 months ago by cabhan@discuss.tchncs.de to c/boardgames@feddit.de
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I just played a round of Machi Koro with a friend, and at a certain point, he was far behind. He didn't have many buildings that grant money on other people's turns, and the rest of us had also purchased a lot more red buildings than him.

I'm looking for ideas of house rules that make help provide some sort of catch-up mechanism if you're far behind. Do any of you have any tips?

If it matters, we usually play with the Harbor expansion, but are willing to play without it as well. We're already considering it because of how extreme the Tuna Boat can be.

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Me at game night - Roonie the Rabbit (cdn.masto.host)
submitted 2 months ago by i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk to c/boardgames@feddit.de
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cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/14292931

Source: https://comics.town/@rooniecomics/112168718393981365

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The first 10k games at bgammon.org, an open source online backgammon service (bgammon.org)
submitted 2 months ago by rocket9@feddit.de to c/boardgames@feddit.de
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Move to feddit.org? (feddit.org)
submitted 3 months ago by Peter_Arbeitslos@feddit.org to c/boardgames@feddit.de
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Hey guys, the new instance feddit.org is online, actually still in the test phase, but everything is running smoothly, while we at feddit.de do not know how things will continue because the admin is not available and the website is down. The future of feddit.de is uncertain. Feddit.org is managed democratically by the non-profit organization fediverse.foundation in Vienna, where the servers are also located. The administration consists of 3 feddit.de people and one from the foundation. You can decide for yourself whether you want to move the community to feddit.org or stay here, but the option is there. Wanna move?

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Nightfall vs Unchained: what's changed and why (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by s3rvant@lemmy.ml to c/boardgames@feddit.de
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https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3318143/nightfall-vs-unchained-whats-changed-and-why

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What are your favourite games in terms of art direction and illustration? (jlai.lu)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by inlandempire@jlai.lu to c/boardgames@feddit.de
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Anything from Leader Games and illustrated by Kyle Ferrin (Root, Oath, Fort...) feels like cheating but still, I absolutely adore their art style

Everdell, Photosynthesis, Parks, look nice as well

I also bought an updated edition of Costa Ruana just because of the illustrations: https://www.pamwishbow.com/client-work/project-four-yjynj-pafyx

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Explaining a Board Game. (www.youtube.com)
submitted 5 months ago by zerakith@lemmy.ml to c/boardgames@feddit.de
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Thought the community would appreciate this.

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How do you deal with the situation where you are invited to play a game, only to find it's wildly complex and takes 4 hours to finish, and you find yourself not wanting to play it within minute 5? (lemm.ee)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by meep_launcher@lemm.ee to c/boardgames@feddit.de
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This has happened to me a few times. One I remember was the game Alchemist, where I just sat there confused as hell for 4 and a half hours while three guys were all talking about strategies. Tonight it was Terraforming Mars, where I was told it would be a 3 hour game, but by hour 4 we were halfway done. This time I said "it's 11pm, I have work in the morning, this will be my last hand" and the host got very passive aggressive with me. I just don't know what to do in these situations.

^Also is there a word for this? My girlfriend said I was "held game hostage" but I don't see that used in my searches.^

Update: I sent an apology for leaving early, and he wasn't too frustrated about it and understood my frustration which was nice. I told him I didn't think it was my cup of tea since it was so dense, but he kept trying to sell me on the game.

I just gotta learn how to decline with this guy, he is a bit of a "won't take no for an answer" person, but I'm still learning to be firm with boundaries.

I'm really a 45 minute or less person, and prefer games with like... 5 rules. I have communicated that before, but he really wants me to play the games he loves which I take as a compliment.

He did have me playing Dominion for a while, and that was a time when I just would suck it up and play for his sake since he was going through a divorce. We literally had the parks and rec sketch where I said "I don't really like Dominion" and he said "what do you mean? You've played all the games!"

He housed me when I was homeless, so it's hard for me to decline things with him since he showed me that huge kindness.

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New Catan game has overpopulation, pollution, fossil fuels, and clean energy (arstechnica.com)
submitted 5 months ago by flumph@programming.dev to c/boardgames@feddit.de
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How to Play Unchained (Rules School) by TheGameBoyGeek (lemmy.ml)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by s3rvant@lemmy.ml to c/boardgames@feddit.de
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llnIP6haDh0

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Wyrmspan - First Impressions (lemm.ee)
submitted 6 months ago by Intrepidtron@lemm.ee to c/boardgames@feddit.de
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It’s a fun, more complex, dragon-themed game built on the foundations of Wingspan — familiar, but very different.

It’s a lot of fun seeing the victory point-generating system you’ve built kick into gear, though once you start chaining things together turns can take forever. This, unfortunately, kind of sucks for the non-active player(s), as there’s nothing to do but sit and wait between turns.

Playing this game with four players must take forever.

More info about Wyrmspan: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/410201/wyrmspan

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I've finally played all the modules in Kittens + Beasts. (mastodon.world)
submitted 6 months ago by Dharkstare@mastodon.world to c/boardgames@feddit.de
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I've finally played all the modules in Kittens + Beasts.

Kittens - A good addition that add incentive to be first

Beasts - I found this to be kinda meh. I didn't like that you can only get beasts on the first day which makes it really easy to just skip the whole module.

Events - I really enjoyed this module. The events really add additional layers of strategy and time sensitive ways to score points.

@boardgames #boardgames #IsleOfCats

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Latest design has arrived! 😁 (lemmy.ml)
submitted 6 months ago by s3rvant@lemmy.ml to c/boardgames@feddit.de
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To dream up board game Life in Reterra, Eric Lang spent four years trying to forget (www.polygon.com)
submitted 6 months ago by i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk to c/boardgames@feddit.de
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“My personal point of view as a designer,” Lang told me in a recent interview, “is to prove that the lines between what we call ‘mass market’ and ‘hobby market’ are mostly illusion — illusion and artificial. People are people. Fun is fun. Depth is depth. Of course, everybody has different tolerances, or [wants] different amounts of depth in the game, but there’s no one, weird, single, dividing line between what is in the mass market and what’s not. That’s all been decided by buyers at retail.”

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Looking for a Victorian supernatural PnP (feddit.de)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by larmicon@feddit.de to c/boardgames@feddit.de
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Hello boardgame community! About a year ago I briefly came across a PnP Ruleset that I found very intruiging, but I cannot find it anymore. Also not on google withaforementioned keywords, so I hope you'll be able to help me out.

Here's what I (think I) remember:

  • It's set in a Victorian era-
  • The players are under the command of the queen and have to fight the supernatural
  • They party has a shared resource pool that the have to assemble beforehand
  • If the players prepared wrong they have to abort the mission and try again in the next session
  • Maybe there was something about magic corruption?

That's all I can remember, I hope you guys can help me out on this one! All hints are welcome!

P.S.: I'm quite sure it is not candela obscura, as this has not been made public at that time.

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How to play tabula, an ancestor of backgammon (bgammon.org)
submitted 6 months ago by rocket9@feddit.de to c/boardgames@feddit.de
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Updated Tabletop Simulator mod for Leap Frog - a 2-4 player micro dexterity game (steamcommunity.com)
submitted 7 months ago by s3rvant@lemmy.ml to c/boardgames@feddit.de
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I just got the Kittens + Beasts Expansion for Isle of Cats and played the Kitten module. The small size of the kittens and being able to rescue two for one basket makes it easier to fill out those sma (mastodon.world)
submitted 7 months ago by Dharkstare@mastodon.world to c/boardgames@feddit.de
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I just got the Kittens + Beasts Expansion for Isle of Cats and played the Kitten module. The small size of the kittens and being able to rescue two for one basket makes it easier to fill out those smaller spaces that used to require treasures. It definitely adds incentive to be first for the round.

#boardgames #IsleOfCats @boardgames

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Publisher finally posted rulebook to my latest design 🥳 (issuu.com)
submitted 7 months ago by s3rvant@lemmy.ml to c/boardgames@feddit.de
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Opinion #3 : my top 10 Immersion games (www.youtube.com)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by inlandempire@jlai.lu to c/boardgames@feddit.de
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Hope you won't be put off by the fantastic french accent, this channel is a goldmine if you're into "heavy" games as Jean Michel calls them

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Weekly Crowdfunding Roundup: February 18 2024 (docs.google.com)
submitted 7 months ago by Perry@kbin.social to c/boardgames@feddit.de
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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:

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  • Sorted by number of backers

  • 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:

    • No DnD books

    • No zines

    • No 3D printing

    • No dice sets

    • No magazines

    • No shirts

    • No playmats

    • No furniture

    • No events

  • 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.

  • (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

  • Sorted by number of backers

  • 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).

  • Gamefound projects launched in the last 7 days and passed the filters (see above).

  • (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 Jamaica/Canada/Belize/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 there's cheese dust all over my cards!

Indeed, this fine piece of code runs purely on Reddit karma, so anything can happen. Leave a comment and I'll see what I can do.

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Name Description Backers Pledged Ends Information Tags BGG
A Song of Ice & Fire: Tactics - A Tabletop Miniatures Skirmish Game Dive into the heart of Westeros with 'A Song of Ice and Fire: Tactics,' our exhilarating new skirmish game set in George R.R. Martin's iconic universe. Take command of legendary characters from different factions, strategically navigating the battlefield to claim victory.Unleash the power of your … 4262 $974,421.13 (325%) in 10 days 2024-02-23 💸 Gamefound 👥 2 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 30-60 min. Wargame 💰🔥 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. 4232 ¥31,192,996 (6239%) in 26 days 2024-02-22 💸 Kickstarter 🎉💰
CRYPTIC NATURE: Discover and Protect the Legendary Creatures A medium-weight competitive board game about finding and saving legendary creatures 3797 €321,332.00 (3213%) in 25 days 2024-02-21 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑4 players 👶 10+ ⏱️ 60 min. 💰🌳 BGG
Last Light 2nd Edition & New Alien Pack - 4X in under an hour! A true 4X space experience that can be played in an hour! Seriously. 3129 $368,805.92 (738%) in 19 days 2024-02-23 💸 Gamefound 👥 2‑8 players ⏱️ 60 min. 💰🌳
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! 2380 €490,250.00 (981%) in 25 days 2024-02-21 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑4 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 90-180 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 1563 CA$145,093.00 (1451%) in 24 days 2024-02-23 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑5 players 👶 8+ ⏱️ 40-60 min. 💰 BGG
Enigma Puzzle Gamebooks A new Gloom solo adventure and more! 907 $53,998.00 (1080%) in 26 days 2024-02-23 💸 Kickstarter 💰🌳
Heart of Crown's 10th Anniversary Heart of Crown 2.0 and a new digital version - let's celebrate 10 years of Heart of Crown! 865 $100,699.00 (403%) in 12 days 2024-02-23 💸 Kickstarter 🎉💰🌳
Nature Games Trio: Sunrise, Snowfall, & Floriferous Create beautiful pottery, wander through the woods, and enjoy your garden with our relaxing games! 801 $46,391.00 (232%) in 12 days 2024-02-24 💸 Kickstarter 💰🌳
25th Century Games 2024 Import Collection Travel around the world of gaming without leaving home. New editions, updates, and fresh printings of hard to find fun games. 585 $36,976.00 (740%) in 12 days 2024-02-24 💸 Kickstarter 💰🌳
Ruination: Blood Sworn Return to the blood-stained sands and lead your tribe to victory. 475 $31,995.00 (320%) in 19 days 2024-02-20 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑4 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 60-120 min. 💰🌳 BGG
Food Fight! - True Tabletop Minis Are you feeling hungry?! Food Fight miniatures are here!! 423 €10,273.00 (10273%) in 24 days 2024-02-24 💸 Kickstarter 👶 10+ ⏱️ 5 min. 💰🌱 BGG
Pocket Air War - Definitive edition Pocket Air War is a fast game of aerial combat in WWII you can play anywhere you want. 336 €21,746.00 (1087%) in 12 days 2024-02-24 💸 Kickstarter 💰
Atlantic Sentinels A tactical, solitaire game that puts you in charge of an escort to protect convoys in the N. Atlantic from German U-boats. 312 $31,059.00 (1242%) in 9 days 2024-02-21 💸 Kickstarter 💰🌳
The Infection: Roll, Write & Fight [Print and Play] Embark on a strategic puzzle/problem solving journey, explore various locations, gather resources, combat the Turned and Survive. 302 PLN 7,920.00 (1584%) in 12 days 2024-02-22 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑100 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 35-55 min. 💰 BGG
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. 288 $11,806.00 (1181%) in 26 days 2024-02-22 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑8 players 👶 6+ ⏱️ 15-45 min. 🎉💰🌳 BGG
Knight: Second Edition Will you ride into legend? 244 A$10,309.00 (515%) in 18 days 2024-02-21 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑4 players 👶 12+ ⏱️ 40-60 min. 💰 BGG
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. 211 $8,343.00 (209%) in 26 days ⚠️ 2024-02-18 💸 Kickstarter 💰🌱
Conquest Princess: Night of the Necropede Dress up, team up, and save the galaxy again! An expansion deck for Conquest Princess: Fashion is Power co-op board game. 141 $9,524.00 (298%) in 12 days 2024-02-23 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑4 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 40-75 min. 🎉💰🌳 BGG
Be Kind. Rewind: A $1 Video Store Journaling Game Revisit a time when renting movies was a ritual and video stores ruled the strip malls of the world! 132 $1,386.00 (1109%) in 12 days 2024-02-22 💸 Kickstarter 🎉💰

New this week (23)

Name Description Backers Pledged Ends Information Tags BGG
Aeon's End: The Descent Aeon’s End: The Descent is a standalone experience within the exciting world of Aeon’s End, utilizing the familiar shuffle-free deck-building game system with a replayable narrative experience about the founding of Gravehold! Discover new Mages and Nemeses, along with the all-new Friends & Foes mo… 1989 $275,309.20 (2753%) in 5 days 2024-03-01 💸 Gamefound 👥 1‑4 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 60 min. Card Game 💰🔥🌱 BGG
EPIC WARPATH™: The Game of Sci-Fi Mass Battles Command vast armies of aliens and humankind on distant worlds in the new epic scale miniatures game by Matt Gilbert & Alessio Cavatore. 1219 £156,003.00 (520%) in 4 days 2024-03-01 💸 Kickstarter 💰🔥🌳
Steam Power A new train game by Martin Wallace, with a quick setup and play time, yet offering satisfying depth. Build the smartest network and reap the rewards. 1060 $114,264.08 (127%) in 5 days 2024-03-05 💸 Gamefound 👥 1‑5 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 45-90 min. Area Control 💰🔥 BGG
Ace of Aces: Powerhouse Series Deluxe Edition WWI France: You're in the cockpit patrolling the skies over the trenches, can you find and shoot down your enemy? 1046 $62,867.00 (419%) in 5 days 2024-03-13 💸 Kickstarter 💰🔥🌳
Philharmonix: Space Orchestra Management Board Game Become a space orchestra manager and perform magnificent concerts across the galaxy in this unique 1-4 player worker placement game. 997 A$125,389.00 (410%) in 5 days 2024-03-12 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑4 players 👶 13+ ⏱️ 60-150 min. 🎉💰🌳 BGG
Dieson Crusoe Shipwrecked and stranded, you must outwit, outlast, and overcome the dangers of a mysterious island to escape its clutches in this thrilling, dice placement solo game! 825 $18,691.25 (374%) in 5 days 2024-03-01 💸 Gamefound 👥 1 player ⏱️ 30 min. Dice Game 💰🌳
Sea Dragons Protect the island from the pirates and gain control over the seas. A game from Simone Luciani, Pini Shekhter & Yaniv Kahana 699 $30,883.00 (309%) in 5 days 2024-02-29 💸 Kickstarter 💰🌱
Pulp Invasion X4: The Galactic Map Find Allies through Planets on the Galactic Rim map for the Intergalactic Council. Visit the Rim Sectors with your Space Cruiser! 514 $10,527.00 (211%) in 5 days 2024-02-29 💸 Kickstarter 💰🌳
Lovestruck - A game about finding love on reality TV A social deduction board game where you compete on a reality dating show. Are you here for the "right" reasons? 486 $15,468.00 (309%) in 4 days 2024-03-06 💸 Kickstarter 🎉💰
Everstone: Discovering Ignis A 1-4 player engine-building board game with multi-use cards set in a whimsical world. 439 $23,560.00 (94%) in 5 days 2024-03-14 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑4 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 40-120 min. 🌱 BGG
Forks: 2nd Edition A reprint and retheme of the acclaimed card game Forks, now for 2-6 players. 401 £4,694.00 (361%) in 6 days 2024-02-29 💸 Kickstarter 💰
Don't Get Stabbed! Second Edition The cult-hit, horror card game is back with a brand-new look and plushie. Free U.S. shipping. 302 $12,434.00 (622%) in 5 days 2024-03-14 💸 Kickstarter 💰
Rocket Ranchers Herding Cats in Space! A grid-drafting set-collection card game for 1 to 6 players. Collect alien livestock. Watch out for Space Cats ... or don't! 266 $12,233.00 (245%) in 5 days 2024-03-05 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑6 players 👶 8+ ⏱️ 30-45 min. 🎉💰🌱 BGG
[Etherium Experience Victory in a 3D Realm of Strategy!](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crapaudceleste/etherium-board-game) Dive into Etherium’s world with a 3D board and deep strategic gameplay. Program your actions and command your faction to gather Ether! 162 €12,276.00 (49%) in 5 days 2024-02-27 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑4 players 👶 8+ ⏱️ 45-60 min.
Louisbourg 1758 A 2 player block game on the British and French fight for Louisbourg during the French & Indian War. Plays in 1 hour. 150 $13,869.00 (789%) in 4 days 2024-03-02 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 60-90 min. 💰🌳 BGG
Hurt Party: A Game of Bad Apologies A party game that pokes fun at all of the terrible ways we say we're sorry. 113 $4,711.00 (47%) in 5 days 2024-03-16 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑7 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 10-20 min. 🎉🌳 BGG
Mythos - The Divine Card Game Fulfill the prophecy as you harness the deities and myths from around the world in this party-building strategy card game. 105 $8,867.00 (89%) in 2 days 2024-03-17 💸 Kickstarter 🌱
Champions of the Hundred Halls: A Coop Strategy Card Game Harness your magic. An asymmetrical cooperative game for 1-4 Players with Increasing Levels of Difficulty and Endless Replayability. 95 $5,647.00 (56%) in 5 days 2024-03-15 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑4 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 50-90 min. 🎉🌳 BGG
Burned Burned is a quick, aggressive, game of cat-and-mouse for 2 players. Do you have what it takes to survive in Neon City? 92 $3,860.00 (26%) in 5 days 2024-03-14 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2 players 👶 10+ ⏱️ 10-20 min. 🌳 BGG
Widgets n' Digits Be the CEO of game night in this board game of wacky economic strategy! 54 $3,482.00 (50%) in 2 days 2024-03-08 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑4 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 30-60 min. 🌱 BGG
SKUNK'D 35 years in the making, from our family to yours, the SCENTsational dice and card game -- silly yet cerebral, where YOU make the rules! 53 $5,439.00 (78%) in 2 days 2024-03-18 💸 Kickstarter 🌱
Mole Park: Whack & Win A carnival-themed party game for 2-8 players where you Whack moles and Win prizes! 38 $2,686.00 (66%) in 2 days 2024-03-27 💸 Kickstarter 🌱
Earth Matters Game - Seeds for Earthy Action Inspire lively conversations about our awe-inspiring home, planet Earth, with this unique board game. 14 $1,058.00 (46%) in 5 days 2024-03-24 💸 Kickstarter 🎉

Notable filtered projects (2)

Name Description Backers Pledged Ends Information Tags
Tainted Grail TTRPG: Song of a Dying World Dive into the new chapter of the Tainted Grail saga by Awaken Realms, produced by Studio Agate, the most awarded French TTRPG studio. 1910 €241,036.55 (482%) in 5 days 2024-03-08 💸 Gamefound 👥 2‑6 players ⏱️ 120 min. 💰🔥
Sentai & Sensibility RPG As part of the Regency elite you have many obligations, but your top one is to save the world with your team of heroes! 1251 $33,650.00 (1858%) in 19 days 2024-02-22 💸 Kickstarter 🎉💰🌳
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Any thoughts on Red Strike by Vulca Simulations? (feddit.ch)
submitted 7 months ago by Encryption@feddit.ch to c/boardgames@feddit.de
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Hi

I'm playing with the idea of buying Red Strike by Vulca Simulations, I have friends that would be up for a few games. We all played Axis & Allies before, which is a bit easier than Red Strike as far as I see. I also plan to play it by my self (the scenarios look very interesting).

Any thoughts or experiences?

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Weekly Crowdfunding Roundup: February 4 2024 (docs.google.com)
submitted 7 months ago by Perry@kbin.social to c/boardgames@feddit.de
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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

  • Sorted by number of backers

  • 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:

    • No DnD books

    • No zines

    • No 3D printing

    • No dice sets

    • No magazines

    • No shirts

    • No playmats

    • No furniture

    • No events

  • 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.

  • (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

  • Sorted by number of backers

  • 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).

  • Gamefound projects launched in the last 7 days and passed the filters (see above).

  • (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 Jamaica/Canada/Honduras/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 energy bill is too high!

Indeed, this fine piece of code runs purely on luck, so anything can happen. Leave a comment and I'll see what I can do.

Ending soon (14)

Name Description Backers Pledged Ends Information Tags BGG
MONTY PYTHON and the HOLY GRAIL board game Beware of flying cows & the unstoppable Black Knight, this is the officially licensed quest for the Holy Grail! 4514 $249,164.00 (498%) in 27 days 2024-02-08 💸 Backerkit 👥 2‑5 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 40-60 min. 💰 BGG
Explorers of Navoria An immersive tableau building and worker placement game set in a rich fantasy world 3502 £171,132.00 (1369%) in 28 days 2024-02-08 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑5 players 👶 12+ ⏱️ 40-80 min. 🎉💰🌳 BGG
Silver Collector's Edition The Ultimate Werewolf universe comes to the tabletop. Purge werewolves from the town of Silver with clever card play and deduction. 1524 $190,234.00 (3805%) in 27 days 2024-02-08 💸 Kickstarter 💰🌳
Metrorunner Hack into a gritty cyberpunk city filled with challenging puzzles and underworld contracts in this strategy board game for 1-5 players. 1167 $62,777.00 (209%) in 20 days 2024-02-07 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑5 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 30-90 min. 💰🌳 BGG
GAMMN: A Backgammon Board Built to Go Anywhere. GAMMN is a lightweight, durable backgammon board. Travel friendly, full of thoughtful details, and built to last a lifetime. 632 $52,875.00 (529%) in 27 days 2024-02-08 💸 Kickstarter 💰🌱
Jewels for the Emperor Penguin Join your Penguin Guild to scale icy cliffs and satisfy the Emperor’s love of all things shiny! 449 $28,895.00 (289%) in 20 days 2024-02-10 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑5 players 👶 9+ ⏱️ 30-45 min. 💰🌳 BGG
Half Tilt Smash opposing jousting halflings from their ponies in this tabletop miniature game. 309 £27,398.00 (685%) in 11 days 2024-02-05 💸 Kickstarter 💰🌳
Essence of Eternity A card game for 2-6 players. Battle monsters, collect runes, outwit your opponents, and race to unlock the secret to eternal life. 266 $10,601.00 (265%) in 19 days 2024-02-07 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑6 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 30-120 min. 💰 BGG
Make 100 Quintessential Quibbles expansion sets A set of 3 cute expansion modules for the Quaintly Quirky Quibbles card game successfully launched in 2023 253 €4,585.00 (917%) in 27 days 2024-02-06 💸 Kickstarter 🎉💰🌳
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. 194 $10,550.00 (211%) in 13 days 2024-02-10 💸 Kickstarter 💰🌳
DARK BLACK - Dai Tō-A Sensō Expansions for Black and Orange Swan 175 €13,686.00 (342%) in 20 days 2024-02-08 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑5 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 90 min. 💰🌳 BGG
DVG - Vikings! The Solitaire Game of Viking Raiders! 150 $14,040.00 (140%) in 19 days 2024-02-08 💸 Kickstarter 💰🌳
Magical Quizz Game and Pins Un jeux de plateau créé par et pour les Disneyfans ! Répondez à plus de 3000 questions sur vos films favoris ! Avec plein de goodies ! 146 €12,499.00 (625%) in 26 days 2024-02-07 💸 Kickstarter 💰🌳
Zero Day War Card-based Computer Hacking Game in the Space-Faring Future 140 $10,251.00 (103%) in 20 days 2024-02-11 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑4 players 👶 10+ ⏱️ 30-60 min. 🎉💰🌳 BGG

New this week (16)

Name Description Backers Pledged Ends Information Tags BGG
Altered TCG Explore the unexpected. For fans of trading card games, Altered could very well be a dream come true. 5408 €1,760,330.00 (3521%) in 5 days 2024-02-29 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2 players ⏱️ 10-40 min. 🎉💰🔥🌱 BGG
Trash Cult Collect food, make snackrifices, unleash chaos, and lead your cult of trash animals to victory in this family-friendly card game. 841 $16,725.00 (478%) in 6 days 2024-02-29 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑4 players 👶 8+ ⏱️ 20-40 min. 💰🌱 BGG
The Bird Oracle A keepsake journalling game about fortune telling, multi-level marketing schemes, and becoming a bird. 697 $69,597.00 (348%) in 5 days 2024-03-01 💸 Backerkit 💰
TRIUMPH Turn the Roman Republic from a small city into a vast empire! 540 £46,999.00 (188%) in 6 days 2024-02-15 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑5 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 60 min. 🎉💰🌳 BGG
Ruination: Blood Sworn Return to the blood-stained sands and lead your tribe to victory. 345 $24,047.00 (240%) in 6 days 2024-02-20 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑4 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 60-120 min. 💰🌳 BGG
Pacific War 1942 / War of 1812 Solitaire Travel War Games Get both Pacific War 1942 and War of 1812 war games, plus WWII Replica Chess set. These are travel size and play in 30 minutes. 278 $15,758.00 (15758%) in 5 days 2024-02-13 💸 Kickstarter 💰🌳
Ninjas Unleashed: Multi, Team & Solo modes, all in one game! A ruthless, competitive, strategy, tableau deck-building game set in a parallel world of super ninjas for casual and serious gamers. 240 A$37,545.00 (494%) in 6 days 2024-02-29 💸 Kickstarter 🎉💰🌱
Atomic Kaiju A deck-building card game where you race to hatch giant beasts and destroy enemy cities with military and monstrous might! 173 $7,641.00 (96%) in 6 days 2024-02-29 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2 players 👶 12+ ⏱️ 30-45 min. BGG
Knight: Second Edition Will you ride into legend? 153 A$7,053.00 (353%) in 4 days 2024-02-21 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑4 players 👶 12+ ⏱️ 40-60 min. 💰 BGG
Life-Paths ~ A Shadowdark Supplement A narrative-designed, choice-driven, dice-rolling approach to add further boons and banes to your Shadowdark characters. 136 A$2,318.00 (464%) in 4 days 2024-02-15 💸 Kickstarter 💰🌳
Apeirons Hexa: Meet The Future Of Digital Board Games Embark on a Revolutionary Gaming Journey Where Infinite Possibilities, Unparalleled Customization, and Seamless Integration Await! 135 €20,036.00 (10%) in 6 days 2024-02-29 💸 Kickstarter
Dice Raiders Unravel the secrets of the past with Dice Raiders, print and play roll and write board game that will test your strategy skills! 128 €1,443.00 (1443%) in 6 days 2024-02-12 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑4 players 👶 8+ ⏱️ 20-45 min. 💰🌳 BGG
Iron Resolve Refreshing and challenging tactical gameplay in an impeccable WW1 setting 101 €7,830.00 (104%) in 2 days 2024-03-04 💸 Kickstarter 💰🌱
The Battle for THOR'S CLIFF 2 - A Norse Mythology Board Game 1st EXPANSION / 4 new Heroes, 3 new Chapters, 1 new Variant for the Base Game / Area Control, Pick Up & Deliver, Character Development 96 €13,302.00 (53%) in 4 days 2024-03-01 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑4 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 70-140 min. BGG
Hidden Ark: Deep Sea Expedition Explore the ocean depths with new opportunities to help deep sea species! 66 €2,433.00 (122%) in 3 days 2024-03-01 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑5 players 👶 10+ ⏱️ 90-120 min. 💰🌳 BGG
Adventuring Letty Every day's an adventure in this hand management game about Letty, a rescue pup from Chicago. In this game players compete for Letty's attention through everyday adventures. The player who has Letty's attention when any player runs out of cards wins! 40 $1,576.00 (16%) in 4 days 2024-03-01 💸 Backerkit

Notable filtered projects (3)

Name Description Backers Pledged Ends Information Tags
The Terrain Set - 2 RPG battle map books with scenery decals Construct your own bespoke RPG maps! Two Books of Battle Mats featuring terrain maps which include reusable scenery stickers. 1643 $102,897.00 (2058%) in 6 days 2024-02-29 💸 Kickstarter 💰🔥🌳
Veil of the Eternal Night: Dark Fantasy for 5e and MythCraft Massive D&D 5e and MythCraft Tome + Campaign. Tabletop Roleplaying Gothic Horror & Vampire Hunting inspired by Dark Fantasy Legends. 1616 $295,444.00 (1477%) in 6 days 2024-03-01 💸 Kickstarter 🎉💰🔥
D100 Events Lists 1200+ Events and situations for your RPG games. dnd 5e compatible! 1335 £7,297.00 (7297%) in 41 days 2024-02-05 💸 Kickstarter 💰🌳
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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

  • Sorted by number of backers

  • 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:

    • No DnD books

    • No zines

    • No 3D printing

    • No dice sets

    • No magazines

    • No shirts

    • No playmats

    • No furniture

    • No events

  • 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.

  • (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

  • Sorted by number of backers

  • 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).

  • Gamefound projects launched in the last 7 days and passed the filters (see above).

  • (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
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
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
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 🎉💰🌱
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