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It's a fun little game where you play as a tourist in Japan. You score points by completing scenery sets, collecting food and souvenirs, things of that nature.

I particularly like how it doesn't pit people against each other but still leaves room for intricacies and competitiveness anyways. The culture showcase and overall design is really nice as well.

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Everything was going right for Wonderbow co-founder Laia Gonzalez. Her small publishing company’s latest project, a board game called Kelp, had wildly exceeded expectations and was closing in on its final crowdfunding total of more than $1.5 million. Delivery was scheduled for October 2024, so there was plenty of time to begin finalizing the game’s components and coordinating with a manufacturer for production. Hoping for a little extra dose of dopamine, Gonzalez did a quick Google search to see if anyone in the vast and turbulent sea of tabletop influencers was particularly hyped about her company’s game. But instead of a new video of someone sitting in front of an overstuffed Ikea shelving unit, she was surprised to find Kelp already up for sale on Amazon. She, Wonderbow, and game designer Carl Robinson had become the latest victims of board game counterfeiters.

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The “Board Game Road” is an impressive example of how game publishers from Europe are working together to create a forest in Ghana.

Games are not only entertaining, they can also change the world for the better in the long term.

Since 2023, over 10 different game publishers have been working together to create a huge forest in Ghana along the Board Game Road.

In 2024, 16 game publishers are already involved in the Board Game Road project – more than 5,000 trees have already been planted.

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Courtesy of u/shelfclutter

Expected Name Publisher Campaign Page
Jan 20 #bg The Treasure Ship of Zheng He Harvest Valley KS PAGE
Jan 20 #bg Malediction Loot Studios GF PAGE
Jan 21 #bg OrthoGnomes PhantomLab KS PAGE
Jan 21 #wg Poland'39 Trafalgar Editions GF PAGE
Jan 21 #bg Tech Race Brainy Hearty KS PAGE
Jan 23 #wg Hearts of Iron: The Board Game Steamforged Games GF PAGE
Jan 24 #bg Short Circuit Bigger Worlds Games KS PAGE
Jan 24 #cg Beast Slayers Capricorn Games GF PAGE

Tags:

  • * - Added Late
  • #bg - Board Game
  • #cg - Card Game
  • #e - Expansion
  • #wg - War Game (or similar)
  • #rpg - RPG
  • #rw - Roll & Write (or similar)
  • #pg - Party Game
  • #dg - Dexterity Game
  • #d - Dice
  • #c - Component
  • #o - Other
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Courtesy of u/Perkelton

What is this?

This is a weekly roundup of board game crowdfunding projects, featuring new launches from the past week and campaigns ending in the coming week. The information is sourced from Kickstarter, Gamefound, and Backerkit.

The list is curated through a combination of automated data collection and manual review, so occasional errors or omissions may occur. If you notice a missing project, feel free to mention it in the comments. Only projects meeting the selection criteria outlined below are included.

Other channels

You can also find this list on the following platforms:

Selection Criteria

Projects must meet the following conditions to be included:

  1. Timing: The project was either launched in the last week or will end in the coming week.
  2. Relevance: The project is directly related to board games.
    • Excludes: Accessories not strongly related to board games, furniture, RPGs (e.g., D&D, Pathfinder), video games, STLs, painting tools, events, podcasts, and magazines.
    • Exception: Projects offering promos or similar content for board games are eligible.
  3. Backers: The project is expected to reach at least 100 backers by the end of the campaign.
  4. Funding Status:
    • The project is expected to reach at least 90% of its funding goal.
    • The project has already achieved at least 20% of its funding goal.

In addition to the main lists, I include a separate section for noteworthy projects that don’t strictly qualify as board games. These projects are included based on a single criterion:

1. Backers: The project currently has more than 1,000 backers.

Crowdfunding is not a store

Crowdfunding is not a guarantee. Projects may face delays, incur additional shipping costs, or fail to deliver entirely. Creators are not obligated to fulfill their promises. While many excellent games are funded this way, the risks are real—only back projects with money you can afford to lose.

Be wary of creators who use FoMO (Fear of Missing Out) tactics to drive pledges. Don’t let the pressure get to you. If you miss a campaign, there will always be others. There's no shortage of excellent board games to enjoy.

Tags

Each project is tagged with one or more of the following categories:

  • 🌱 Creator's First Project
  • 🌳 Creator with more than 5 projects
  • 🌟 Featured Project (e.g. Kickstarter "Staff Pick")
  • 💰 Fully funded
  • 🔥 More than 200 daily backers
  • 🤝 Offers refunds (e.g. Stable Pledge)

Ending Soon (8)

Name        Description        Backers Pledged Ends Information Tags BGG
Batman: Gotham City Chronicles - RPG : Skyline Edition An investigator. A cop. A thug. A vigilante. A metahuman. A Villain. Play whoever you want and roam Gotham City in this official Gotham City Tabletop RPG! 2,579 €473.2k (473.2%) in 12 days 2025-01-21   💸 Gamefound   👤 Monolith Boar…      👥 2‑10       🤝 Cooperative     📜 Campaign    🌳💰🔥
Bare Bones: The Dice Game that Thinks it's a Card Game A deck building and dice drafting game that combines minimalist art with novel gameplay mechanics and endless replay. 350 $21.7k (124.3%) in 26 days 2025-01-24  💸 Kickstarter  👤 West Coast Bi… 🌱💰
NEXUS: Alone In Your Room Expansion It’s the ultimate solo arena combat experience that keeps you coming back for more, providing satisfaction that’s hard to beat. 213 $15.1k (1507.2%) in 54 days 2025-01-25   💸 Gamefound   👤 D‑Verse Publi…       👥 2             👶 7+           ⏱️ 20min          🎲 Dice       🏆 Competitive     🏛️ Legacy    💰🤝 BGG
Gettysburg Solitaire Boardgame plus In Magnificent Style Get the new Gettysburg Solitaire boardgame, In Magnificent Style, neoprene's and more! Refight Gettysburg July 1 - 3. 210 $23.3k (596.3%) in 8 days 2025-01-22  💸 Kickstarter  👤 Worthington P…      👥 1‑2           👶 10+         ⏱️ 60‑90min    🌳💰 BGG
Magnate - The Anarcho-Capitalist Card Game Magnate is a 3-6 player card game of two phases: players must take down the government and then fight to be the last Magnate standing. 179 £5.5k (162.8%) in 30 days 2025-01-20  💸 Kickstarter  👤 Revolutionary…      👥 3‑6           👶 18+         ⏱️ 45‑90min    🌱💰 BGG
Famous: Stage I Become the most famous band your town has ever seen – in this super-thematic, tabletop garage-band strategy game 131 CA$15k (249.7%) in 30 days ⚠️ 2025-01-19  💸 Kickstarter   👤 Jared Lutes  💰
BURMA & CHACO Remakes of the original Game Designers Workshop designs from the 1970's. 114 $10.8k (432.6%) in 9 days 2025-01-22  💸 Kickstarter  👤 Compass Games 🌳💰
Golem Run - Race, bet, fix and win A competitive race-betting game with a trick-taking mechanic. 66 $2.3k (76.7%) in 12 days 2025-01-26  💸 Kickstarter  👤 Dragon Dawn P…      👥 3‑5            👶 9+       🌳 BGG

New Projects (19)

Name        Description        Backers Pledged Ends Information Tags BGG
Darwin's Journey: Oceania Retrace Darwin’s final voyage in Oceania, where profound challenges and discoveries inspired the creation of the Origin of Species. 4,696 €294.3k (980.9%) in 5 days 2025-02-05  💸 Kickstarter  👤 Gonzalo Aguir…      👥 1‑4           👶 14+        ⏱️ 60‑120min   🌳🌟💰🔥 BGG
Everdell Silverfrost A new standalone game in the World of Everdell. Put on your snowshoes, light the beacons, and explore Silverfrost. 3,844 $430.1k (2867.1%) in 5 days 2025-01-31  💸 Kickstarter  👤 Starling Game…      👥 1‑4           👶 10+        ⏱️ 30‑120min   🌳💰🔥 BGG
Master of Orion: Ad Astra Master of Orion: Ad Astra is an epic 4X space strategy where you command one of six distinct and powerful races. As the leader of a burgeoning space empire, your journey begins with the exploration of uncharted star systems, the colonization of distant worlds, and the relentless pursuit of advanced … 3,594 $774.1k (1935.1%) in 5 days 2025-01-29   💸 Gamefound   👤 Archon Studio      👥 2‑4           👶 14+        ⏱️ 120‑240min         🌌 4X         🔀 Asymmetric   🌳💰🔥 BGG
La Pâtisserie Rococo The Next Evolution of Classic Rococo by Louis & Stefan Malz 959 $49.6k (992.5%) in 3 days 2025-01-31  💸 Kickstarter   👤 Eagle Games       👥 1‑5           👶 14+        ⏱️ 60‑150min   🌳💰🔥 BGG
Pass the Stones! A Gallbladder-Themed Party Game From the creator of OrganATTACK! Save your Gallbladder by quickly removing stones and passing them to your opponents. 771 $39.9k (159.5%) in 5 days 2025-02-13  💸 Kickstarter    👤 Nick Seluk   🌳💰
25th Century Games 2025 Import Collection Bringing games from around the world to your tables. 11 games to mix and match, building your own custom bundle tailored just for you. 620 $36.1k (722.7%) in 5 days 2025-02-01  💸 Kickstarter   👤 Chad Elkins  🌳💰
Know Thyself - The Game of Self Discovery A 2-to-4 player psychological and reflective board game that combines introspection, strategy, and deep social connection 592 $41.6k (831.1%) in 5 days 2025-02-14  💸 Kickstarter  👤 Phil Parkinso… 🌱💰
Action Packed Double Feature [Solo Game of the Month] Two great solo games in one box! 529 $16k (319.9%) in 4 days 2025-02-01   💸 Gamefound    👤 Gabe‑Barrett       👥 2‑4           👶 10+         ⏱️ 60‑90min      🃏 Card Game   🌳💰 BGG
Yomi 2 Yomi 2 is a fighting game in card form. Learn your character, practice combos, and read the opponent's tendencies. It’s a strategic, turn-based card battler that lets you experience the nuances of fighting games like Street Fighter and Fantasy Strike by a lead designer who worked on both.Includes so… 330 $85.6k (171.1%) in 6 days 2025-02-13   💸 Gamefound    👤 Sirlin Games       👥 1‑2           👶 13+          ⏱️ 30min       🃏 Card Game    🤝 Cooperative   🏆 Competitive    🔀 Asymmetric   🌱💰🤝 BGG
Click A Tree - The new Uwe Rosenberg game The fabulous new game by star designer Uwe Rosenberg combines pattern building with clever tile placement. 325 €16.5k (548.5%) in 5 days 2025-02-04  💸 Kickstarter  👤 Skellig Games… 🌟💰
Where am I? Alice in a Mad Tea Party... Expanded! Where am I? Alice in a Mad Tea Party is a delightfully topsy-turvy party game of hidden identities and deduction, set at none other than the Mad Hatter's tea party! 297 $30.5k (304.7%) in 6 days 2025-02-04   💸 Backerkit   👤 Japanime Game… 💰
Lead Tense Firefights on the Streets of Stalingrad! The Old School Tactical V1 2ed expansion, Stalingrad, returns tense, squad-level combat to the streets of the famous city. 282 $29.5k (368.3%) in 3 days 2025-01-30  💸 Kickstarter  👤 Mark H. Walke… 🌳💰
Yonmoque Hex Four in a row on a hex board wins, but theres a twist! Claim one of 100 signed limited-edition sets—only for early backers! 104 ¥806.8k (806.8%) in 5 days 2025-01-31  💸 Kickstarter  👤 Mitsuo Yamamo…       👥 2       🌳💰 BGG
Deckay the Game Deckay is a multiplayer action card game where you can challenge your friends anywhere and prove who is the leader of the city! 88 €4k (79.4%) in 5 days 2025-02-14   💸 Gamefound   👤 Ingravidos st…      👥 2‑7           👶 12+          ⏱️ 30min       🃏 Card Game    🤝 Cooperative   🏆 Competitive  🌱🤝
The Wayfarer Journey across the world in this roll and write exploration game. 87 €1.2k (1210%) in 3 days 2025-01-29  💸 Kickstarter     👤 DiceTiki         👥 1‑99           👶 10+         ⏱️ 20‑30min    🌳💰 BGG
Gourmet Kitchen vs. Stakes Royale Gem Blenders TCG returns with all-new starter decks featuring fresh themes, powerful effects, and stunning guest artist illustrations! 70 $7.1k (714%) in 1 day 2025-02-17  💸 Kickstarter   👤 Steve Sekula  🌟💰
1811: Albuera Second Edition This famous Napoleonic battle is depicted in lavish historical details using the second edition of the innovative "Fix Bayonets!" tactical system. This is a hexagons & counters, battalion-level, combat simulation. 68 $3.7k (30.9%) in 2 days 2025-02-22   💸 Gamefound   👤 Tactical Work…      👥 1‑2           👶 12+        ⏱️ 120‑480min      ⚔️ Wargame    🌱🤝 BGG
Make 100: In Memory Of A storytelling game about a fictional loved one who passed away. 46 $891 (89.1%) in 5 days 2025-02-04  💸 Kickstarter    👤 Tony Tran   🌱
Tripwire: A Board Game of Spies, Stealth, and Cool Gadgets A tile-laying game of capturing objectives while avoiding the base's very active defenses and the shenanigans of other players. 24 $1.2k (41.6%) in 5 days 2025-02-13  💸 Kickstarter   👤 Lloyd Brown 

Noteworthy filtered projects (14)

Name        Description        Backers Pledged Ends Information Tags
Monster Vault 2: Deadly Creatures for 5E D&D and TOV More than 300 all-new monsters, including dangerous demons and horrifying new undead. The monster book your players fear! 2,857 $203.9k (271.9%) in 12 days 2025-02-06  💸 Kickstarter   👤 Kobold Press  🌳🌟💰🔥
A Time Traveler's Guide to Dinosaur Hunting Face colossal dinos, mutated monsters, and alien horrors in the largest dinosaur bestiary & adventure collection ever released for 5e! 1,394 $205.5k (2054.6%) in 5 days 2025-02-14  💸 Kickstarter   👤 Darryl Jones  🌳🌟💰🔥
Redgrass R9 SOLO Desk Lamp: Perfect Color, Compact, Portable Miniature painting, art, and craft: an LED light designed to reveal true colors for artists, hobbyists, and casual creatives alike. 1,322 CHF 199.5k (950.1%) in 5 days 2025-02-04  💸 Kickstarter     👤 Redgrass    🌳💰🔥
The Dice Tower Gamefound 2025 It's 2025, and the Dice Tower is entering its 23rd year! We invite you to join us in a brand-new season! Our goal for this Gamefound is to raise funds so we can continue creating content about games and the people who play them. 1,271 $113.3k (41.2%) in 3 days 2025-02-01   💸 Gamefound     👤 Dice Tower         👥 1       🔥
Lewd Dungeon Adventures: A Date to the Grand Ball A must-have dating sim for this TTRPG for couples. Expands on Hadel, opening trading opportunities between adventures! 1,082 $36k (1200.2%) in 5 days 2025-02-13  💸 Kickstarter   👤 Phoenix Grey  🌳🌟💰🔥
Pixels and Polygons Create your video game masterpiece. 319 €13.5k (96.1%) in 3 days 2025-01-30   💸 Gamefound      👤 BD Games         👥 1‑4           👶 14+          ⏱️ 120min       🃏 Card Game    🏆 Competitive  🤝
Drybrushes for Miniatures, Models, and Terrain Enhance your miniatures with dry brushing and stippling techniques! 315 $15.1k (83.7%) in 4 days 2025-02-14  💸 Kickstarter   👤 Dungeon Lair  🌳
To the Rescue! A grim adventure for Dragonbane / Drakar och Demoner set in Windheim, but playable in any world setting. 246 SEK 61.7k (6172.9%) in 3 days 2025-01-30  💸 Kickstarter  👤 Nordic Skalds 💰
Bekir's Battlers - A New Era of Wooden Minis. Two sets of wooden minis by Mustafa Bekir for all your favorite fantasy games- Goblin Horde of the Underdeep and Heroes of Yore. 114 $2.5k (616.5%) in 12 days 2025-01-22  💸 Kickstarter  👤 Crumbling Kee… 🌳🌟💰
Let the Games Begin - Xcrawl Olympics Xcrawl has gone worldwide as live dungeon crawling comes to the Olympic Games. 88 $3.5k (345.1%) in 12 days 2025-01-26  💸 Kickstarter    👤 Ed Stanek   💰
Grim Tales #1: The Blood Debt Discover new subclasses, magic items, lore and a gothic horror adventure spanning levels 1 to 3. Face the shadows of the Mourning Vale. 77 €2.2k (447.6%) in 5 days 2025-02-04  💸 Kickstarter  👤 Yellowbyte Wo… 🌟💰
Teardrop Dice The teardrop design and engraved numbers make them stand out from traditional cubic dice. 63 €2.8k (472.8%) in 7 days 2025-02-04  💸 Kickstarter      👤 ARTHUN     🌳💰
Instant Adventures A collection of over 100 D20 tables for the overworked GM. 58 £364 (1213.3%) in 4 days 2025-02-14  💸 Kickstarter  👤 Adventure Squ… 🌳💰
Make 100: Handmade Custom Dice with Origami Dragons 2025 Custom handmade dice with hand-folded origami dragons. Full Sets and Singles. With some fun gaming accessories joining the mix! 45 CA$5k (622.9%) in 4 days 2025-02-15  💸 Kickstarter  👤 Blue Crystal … 🌳💰
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Let’s be honest. Most of us in the hobby buy games that we play once or twice or in rare cases, three or four times. In fact, the term “shelf of shame” is a thing, describing games that people have bought but not yet played. The thing is, these games sit there unplayed for months on end and may never see the welcome sight of a table, let alone a board game table. So in this article, I want to look at this a bit further and investigate why we don’t play the same games more than a handful of times.

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OC of @danielpervan, I take no credit except for reposting.

What is this?

spoilerThis is a weekly roundup of board game crowdfunding projects, featuring new launches from the past week and campaigns ending in the coming week. The information is sourced from Kickstarter, Gamefound, and Backerkit.

The list is curated through a combination of automated data collection and manual review, so occasional errors or omissions may occur. If you notice a missing project, feel free to mention it in the comments. Only projects meeting the selection criteria outlined below are included.

Other channels

spoilerYou can also find this list on the following platforms:

Selection Criteria

spoilerProjects must meet the following conditions to be included:

  1. Timing: The project was either launched in the last week or will end in the coming week.
  2. Relevance: The project is directly related to board games.
    • Excludes: Accessories not strongly related to board games, furniture, RPGs (e.g., D&D, Pathfinder), video games, STLs, painting tools, events, podcasts, and magazines.
    • Exception: Projects offering promos or similar content for board games are eligible.
  3. Backers: The project is expected to reach at least 100 backers by the end of the campaign.
  4. Funding Status:
    • The project is expected to reach at least 90% of its funding goal.
    • The project has already achieved at least 20% of its funding goal.

In addition to the main lists, I include a separate section for noteworthy projects that don’t strictly qualify as board games. These projects are included based on a single criterion:

1. Backers: The project currently has more than 1,000 backers.

Crowdfunding is not a store

spoilerCrowdfunding is not a guarantee. Projects may face delays, incur additional shipping costs, or fail to deliver entirely. Creators are not obligated to fulfill their promises. While many excellent games are funded this way, the risks are real—only back projects with money you can afford to lose.

Be wary of creators who use FoMO (Fear of Missing Out) tactics to drive pledges. Don’t let the pressure get to you. If you miss a campaign, there will always be others. There's no shortage of excellent board games to enjoy.

Tags

Each project is tagged with one or more of the following categories:

  • 🌱 Creator's First Project
  • 🌳 Creator with more than 5 projects
  • 🌟 Featured Project (e.g. Kickstarter "Staff Pick")
  • 💰 Fully funded
  • 🔥 More than 200 daily backers
  • 🤝 Offers refunds (e.g. Stable Pledge)

Ending Soon (8)

Name        Description        Backers Pledged Ends Information Tags BGG
Hyperstar Run Maneuver your way past dangerous foes to escape the Hyperstar spacebase in this Simply Solo game from Scott Almes. Only $12! 1,573 $41.8k (2087.5%) in 5 days 2025-01-18  💸 Kickstarter  👤 Jason Tagmire       👥 1             👶 8+           ⏱️ 15min     🌳🌟💰🔥 BGG
PNW Playing Cards + Six Modern Card Games Orcas, mushrooms, and bears (oh my)! Playing cards and six new card games designed by Pacific Northwest locals. 718 $46.5k (930.9%) in 37 days 2025-01-13  💸 Kickstarter  👤 Thomas Cardwe… 🌟💰
Legends 2 Relics: a Bag of Dungeon expansion plus SOLO game Includes: Paths of the Ancients: a new BOD adventure + new characters, items & skills + The Lost Dungeons: a standalone game 479 £14k (280.9%) in 31 days 2025-01-13  💸 Kickstarter  👤 Gunpowder Stu… 🌳💰
Warfighter Battlepack #4 New Warfighter Expansions for WWII, Modern, Vietnam, and Fantasy Era's! 291 $35.4k (708.1%) in 19 days 2025-01-16  💸 Kickstarter  👤 Dan Verssen G…      👥 2‑6           👶 10+        ⏱️ 30‑120min   🌳💰 BGG
Sky Totems/スカイトーテム 台座を積み重ね、トーテムを頂上に置き、祭壇を作り上げる 1時間ほどの立体箱庭戦略ゲーム An hour-long three-dimensional boxyard strategy game. Start at 12/28. 203 ¥2.4M (810.3%) in 15 days ⚠️ 2025-01-12  💸 Kickstarter  👤 ミラーハウス Mirror…      👥 1‑4           👶 12+         ⏱️ 40‑80min    🌱💰 BGG
Rollin' Campus Try to graduate in this 1-5 players, multi-combo, print-and-play, roll-and-write game about surviving the campus life. 113 €622 (622%) in 39 days 2025-01-18  💸 Kickstarter  👤 My Turn Games 🌱💰
Nova Roma - Multilingual Edition In Nova Roma, you are the head of an ancient and noble roman house. You must deploy your family members and retainers to accomplish a variety of goals. Construct buildings, dominate sea routes, secure resources, race in the hippodrome, and hire specialists. At the end of the game, the family that ha… 92 €6.4k (212.4%) in 4 days 2025-01-15   💸 Gamefound     👤 QueenGames        👥 1‑4           👶 14+          ⏱️ 90min       🃏 Card Game    🌍 Area Control   🏆 Competitive     🏎️ Racing    📦 Resource Mana… 🌱💰🤝
Famous: Stage I Become the most famous band your town has ever seen – in this super-thematic, tabletop garage-band strategy game 79 CA$8.8k (147%) in 23 days 2025-01-19  💸 Kickstarter   👤 Jared Lutes  💰

New Projects (17)

Name        Description        Backers Pledged Ends Information Tags BGG
⚡ MICRO HERO: Hercules 🏛️ A clever ROGUELIKE SOLO DECKBUILDING card game that revisits Greek mythology through humorous illustrations! [PAY WHAT YOU WANT] 3,342 €31.5k (6306.8%) in 5 days 2025-01-30  💸 Kickstarter  👤 Grammes Editi… 🌳💰🔥
Foxpaw - A Magical Worker Placement Board Game 🦊 🧙🏼‍♂️ FOXPAW is a highly interactive crunchy Worker Placement board game where 1-4 players join unique houses with gamebreaking skills in a magical school & fight for the most house-points at the end of 5 school-years. 🪄 2,446 €231.8k (2440.3%) in 5 days 2025-02-07   💸 Gamefound     👤 GodotGames        👥 1‑4           👶 14+          ⏱️ 90min       🃏 Card Game     🔀 Asymmetric   📦 Resource Mana… 💰🔥🤝
Hyperstar Run Maneuver your way past dangerous foes to escape the Hyperstar spacebase in this Simply Solo game from Scott Almes. Only $12! 1,573 $41.8k (2087.5%) in 5 days 2025-01-18  💸 Kickstarter  👤 Jason Tagmire       👥 1             👶 8+           ⏱️ 15min     🌳🌟💰🔥 BGG
Dragons Down: Natives & Legends (and reprint) Add new natives to Dragons Down, each with their own goals and quirks. New surprises, treasures, missions, locations, and more! 925 $115k (1149.8%) in 5 days 2025-01-28  💸 Kickstarter  👤 Active Magic …      👥 1‑6           👶 14+        ⏱️ 60‑150min   🌱💰 BGG
Lost Lumina An immersive 2-player experience where multi-use cards and area control dictate your path to victory 759 £18.8k (274.1%) in 6 days 2025-02-05  💸 Kickstarter   👤 Dranda Games  🌳🌟💰
Postcards: The Board Game The Perfect Family Game About Travel, Camping, and… sending Postcards! 318 €18.6k (124%) in 6 days 2025-02-10  💸 Kickstarter  👤 Fenrir Boardg…      👥 1‑4           👶 10+         ⏱️ 30‑45min    🌱💰 BGG
ION CORE Enter Ion Core, a thematic sandbox game set in a post-apocalyptic dystopian world. Humanity has been driven to piracy to secure a brighter future and it's up to you to guide your faction to victory! 179 €33.8k (160.8%) in 2 days 2025-02-05   💸 Gamefound   👤 Magister Game…      👥 1‑4           👶 12+          ⏱️ 120min      🏆 Competitive  📦 Resource Mana… 🌱💰🤝
Quebec 1759 - 50th Anniversary Deluxe Limited Edition 50th Anniversary edition of the timeless wargame of the 1759 battle. Quebec sets up in 5 minutes and plays in under an hour. 119 $18k (179.8%) in 1 day 2025-02-10  💸 Kickstarter  👤 Columbia Game… 🌳💰
Bonnie and Clyde, A Roadmap Through History Relive the duo's final journey and shape their fate on a detailed, story-driven historical map. 115 €1.9k (630%) in 2 days 2025-01-31  💸 Kickstarter   👤 Yeast Games       👥 1‑2           👶 14+         ⏱️ 20‑40min    🌳💰 BGG
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For something that's satire, I have to say the numbers are surprisingly low. Though maybe that says more about my tastes than anything else 🤔.

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I'd just kick them ALL out of game night.

Source: Existential Comics

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A little old, but newly relevant

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https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/147299/pocket-imperium

The game is a very simple and all about territory control. A common complaint is exactly that it's too simple. Does anyone know about custom rules or things that can give more variety to the game, without necessarily making it too complex?

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Images credit /u/WombatsPoopQuadrate

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Board Game of the Year (www.boardgameoftheyear.org)
submitted 2 months ago by inlandempire@jlai.lu to c/boardgames@sopuli.xyz
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Reminder that you should know your crowd, and it's easier to make gamers into friends than friends into gamers :)

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Images credit u/boxofrabbits

Clockwise from top left: Azul, Fire Tower, Across the Desert, Everdell

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BOSTON — After five brutal hours of incessant, imaginative bitching, the well-documented hater of “fruity-ass board games,” Sam Daniels, secured victory with an unexpected capture of a seventh stronghold in the waning moments of an all-night Game of Thrones board game session, according to sources pretty goddamned familiar with the situation.

“Oh shit, I won? Bend the knee, motherfuckers!” exclaimed Daniels, who mere moments before had claimed seppuku with the game’s cardboard Valyrian Steel Blade would be preferable to even one more second of “Getting constantly pounded like one of Littlefinger’s prostitutes in this rigged board game.”

Although Daniels reportedly arrived at his best friend Jeff Sanchez’ house in high spirits, it didn’t take long for his mood to sour.

“He attacked my capital on the second turn and, of course, he wasn’t able to take it, so he accused me of cheating and demanded to see the rule book,” said Sanchez, who had all of his pieces knocked onto the floor by Daniels’ fits of rage on three separate occasions. “I mean who the hell attacks Lannisport with just two footmen?”

As Daniels went around the table thrusting his crotch against the losing players’ character cards, exasperated sources speculated that Daniels may have directly benefited from his frequent, borderline-misogynistic outbursts.

“I found myself weighing trying to win by attacking Sam’s defenseless fleet or to just harvest more power tokens and avoid being referred to as that ‘backstabbing Greyjoy harlot’ for the next two hours,” said Katie Williams who reportedly asked off work so she could have a chill evening for once.

“He kept screaming about how biased the game was against House Tyrell and that everybody was conspiring against him, and all I could think was how if this were the Applebee’s I work at, I could have had him thrown out by now,” she told reporters while Daniels pranced around the room yelling to anyone within earshot about his gifted abilities at the very boardgames he had been disparaging all night.

“‘I’m in last place, stop trying to fuck me!’ he screamed all game. Until he wasn’t.”

As of press time, Daniels seemed fairly open to giving the game he’d earlier likened to “drowning in Direwolf shit,” another chance. “Next weekend? Same time, same place?” Daniels asked his silent, frustrated companions.

“It definitely took a little getting used to, but in the end I think we had a lot of fun, right guys?” he added.

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Credit to u/jbauer777 and his gaming group for their extreme dedication.

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I've had a few memorable moments at the table this year (like a Pandemic Legacy moment where an epidemic caused a city that had been empty of cubes a moment ago to chain-outbreak half a continent), but I think my best memories are of making new friends and introducing beginners to the hobby while chilling with the gang.

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Recently, my gaming group and I have gone crazy about Dune Imperium Uprising. We've been doing 10+ games of it a week for the last few weeks. Anybody else ever had a similar story to share? Did you get tired of the game eventually, or even sick of it?

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