Crowdfunding
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‘Inis in space’ board game Galactic Renaissance mixes portals and politics
Influence one planet, outfluence another.
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King Kong and Pacific Rim coming next for D&D 5E compatible adventure project
Mechanics for mayhem with monkeys and mechs.
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West Kingdom board game maker mix-and-matches over 100 dice in Scholars of the South Tigris
Garphill Games' latest title is another marriage of theme and engine that doesn't skimp of colourblind accomodations.
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31 indie RPGs to check out during Zine Month 2023
Our comprehensive list of unmissable games, supplements and more crowdfunding throughout February.
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Morrowind-inspired Zine Month RPG Electrum Archive explores a desert city in newest edition
Sniffed any good ink lately?
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Warhammer RPG maker announces new D&D 5E compatible system alongside “tragic fantasy” setting
Broken Weave will crowdfund in February and offer first hints at Cubicle 7’s upcoming C7d20 system
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Fifth Season RPG brings NK Jemisin’s fantasy novel trilogy to the tabletop
Start with the end of the world, then tell your own story.
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Mad King Ludwig board game sequel trades tiles for blueprint drafting paper
Trapdoors and geese-filled moats, by royal decree!
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BackerKit discusses challenging the 'big green K' as it moves from crowdfunding tool to competitor
From background support to leading player in crowdsourced financing.
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Science Fantasy RPG Troika’s new softback reprint is an excellent entry point for new players
This sourcebook is monochrome, but multi-use.
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Heroscape may enter its own Age of Annihilation if crowdfunding fails
Another decade in the memory hole.
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Outcast Silver Raiders is a tabletop RPG from the Satanic Panic’s worst nightmares
The law of this land is "Do as thou wilt."
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Monty Python RPG nears $1m in crowdfunding for a decidedly silly take on tabletop gaming
Includes a 30-sided die, whether you like it or not.
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This procedurally generated dungeon crawler always ends in a total party kill
Delve well and leave a half-dissolved corpse.
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Kickstarter's new CEO talks future of tabletop crowdfunding, Gamefound rivalry and blockchain plans
"We have a lot to improve on that will keep our hands full."
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Kickstarter hires Everette Taylor as CEO amid growing competition and blockchain worries
33-year-old Taylor replaces Aziz Hasan after the latter stepped down in March 2022.
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Feature: How new tabletop RPG The Zone embraced, and then kicked, AI-generated art
Journeys of self-destruction.
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Black God’s Kiss adapts the work of sword & sorcery fiction pioneer for D&D 5E and OSE
The perilous RPG adventure republishes two of C. L. Moore’s works as short stories.
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Dead of Winter designer’s tasty next board game serves up recipes from Wild Gardens
Forage for ingredients before plating them up for guests.
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Homeworld Fleet Command board game promises huge fleet battles that won’t destroy an entire evening
Kharak open a cold one with the fleet.
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Rune looks like the perfect solo TRPG for those of us who need more Elden Ring in our lives
Soulsborne fun for the maidenless and mateless.
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This D&D 5E campaign book from a team of Black creators sweeps an entire continent onto new maps
The Sundering says it focuses on inclusion at the table as much as adventure within its pages.
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Kickstarter brings Zine Quest back to February for 2023’s fifth annual indie TRPG event
A representative says the creator-focused event will keep this schedule going forward.
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Backerkit launches its own crowdfunding platform with nearly 40 planned projects
The newest competitor in the crowdfunding scene will open more broadly in 2023 with a Gloomhaven exclusive.
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Munchkin publisher CEO among members of Kickstarter's community advisory council
Reining in the crowdfunding platform’s blockchain dreams will only be one of their expressed duties.
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Industrial Cyberpunk TRPG Gangs of Titan City is Peaky Blinders meets Spire and Blades in the Dark
Top of humanity’s trash heap.
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Unpack the dearly departed’s past in thoughtful but quirky solo RPG Why the F*** Did They Keep This?
Cluttered attic, cluttered heart.
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Root and Oath creator’s new board game, Arcs, splits its campaign mode into an expansion
Now crowdfunding on Kickstarter, Arcs will sell both pieces of the original design separately
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New card-based RPG from Fiasco creator tells folk horror stories about dying badly
The Quiet Year and For the Queen meets “a dark and unmerciful heart”.
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Sleeping Gods’ sequel board game Distant Skies will build on the success of the original
Gamefound crowdfunding campaign has already surpassed $1,000,000
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Blades in the Dark publisher crowdfunds Improv for Gamers 2E on Gamefound
Learn to "yes, and" your dungeon delving.
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Grannies versus cosmic horror RPG Brindlewood Bay crowdfunds two physical books
Cthulhu fht–agh! My back!
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Cyanide & Happiness left Kickstarter for Gamefound, but don’t call it a breakup
"It's amazing competitors are finally emerging because Kickstarter is not perfect."
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Kickstarter opens applications for paid positions on a community advisory council
Members will help the crowdfunding company make decisions regarding blockchain tech, among other user-focused issues.
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Over 100 tabletop games made $500,000 on Kickstarter last year for the first time
Crowdfunding site hits another record figure, despite recent blockchain controversy.
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9 Zine Month RPGs that let you explore sunken submarines, wait for the train and be a hungry seagull
This second batch of RPG zines will send you to the furthest depths of the ocean or just into your backyard.
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The One Ring RPG announces a release date for anticipated second edition
Forget Isengard, they’re taking the Hobbits to retail.
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9 Zine Month RPGs you should check out (and where to crowdfund them)
Stapled and saddle-stitched gems.
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Wanderhome studio’s next game dumps Kickstarter to crowdfund on Indiegogo
“We’re hoping to forge a new path forward for TTRPG creators so they aren’t depending on a union-busting anti-creator corporation.”
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The Wizards and the Wastes’ second edition opens an endless sea of magic - at a cost
Top-shelf thaumaturgy.
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Gamefound jabs at Kickstarter in its own ‘vision of crowdfunding’s future’
Outlines incoming tax improvements, recent infrastructure changes and plan for 2022.
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Sci-fi horror tabletop RPG Mothership surpasses $1m on first-edition, boxed set Kickstarter
From indie darling to fourth-most successful tabletop RPG on the platform
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Indie initiative SideQuest bookends the year with a second zine-focused TRPG event
Like Zinequest, but more collaborative and festive.
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Upcoming He-Man board game Fields of Eternia launching on Gamefound next month
The Kickstarter alternative will host Archon Studio’s version of Masters of the Universe
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Indie Bundle for Palestinian Aid now live, offering over 1,000 games for $5
Proceeds benefit the United Nations Relief and Works Agency.
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Tabletop RPG Charity Bundle for Trans Support packages 75 games for $20
Proceeds benefit both Mermaids and the Transgender Law Centre.
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MTG YouTuber Tolarian Community College fundraises over $220,000 for Trans Lifeline
Auction included Double Masters booster boxes, rare cards and more.
