Weekly Crowdfunding Roundup: October 8 2023
What is this?
This is a weekly crowdfunding roundup of new projects launched last week and projects that end the coming week.
Updates
Expect new lists every Sunday between 00:00 and 23:59 CEST on the following platforms:
Mastodon: @danielpervan
Discord: https://discord.gg/dN4P4PZcU9
Reddit: /r/boardgames
Selection criteria
The criteria for the lists are as follows:
Ending soon
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Sorted by number of backers
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Kickstarter projects ending in the next 7 days, that have at least 100 backers (or marked as "Project we love" by Kickstarter), will have reached more than estimated 95% of their goal by their deadline and passed the filters:
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No DnD books
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No zines
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No 3D printing
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No dice sets
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No magazines
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No shirts
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No playmats
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No furniture
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No events
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Gamefound projects ending in the next 7 days, that will have reached more than estimated 95% of their goal by their deadline and passed the above filters.
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(beta) Backerkit Crowdfunding projects ending in the next 7 days, that will have reached more than estimated 95% of their goal by their deadline and have a matching BGG page.
Newly launched
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Sorted by number of backers
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Kickstarter projects launched in the last 7 days, that have had at least average 15 backers per day, have at least 100 backers or is marked as "Project we love" by Kickstarter and passed the filters (see above).
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Gamefound projects launched in the last 7 days and passed the filters (see above).
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(beta) Backerkit Crowdfunding projects launched in the last 7 days and have a matching BGG page.
Notable filtered projects
- Filtered projects from above lists that have more than 1000 backers.
Tags
🎉: Staff pick/featured
💰: Funded
🔥: More than average 200 backers/day
🌱: Creator's first project
🌳: Creator's >5th project
🔄: Money back guarantee (Read more)
FAQ
I live in Cuba/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 my coffee is cold!
Indeed, this fine piece of code runs purely on two ducks and a tube of lube, so anything can happen. Leave a comment and I'll see what I can do.
Ending soon (27)
| Name | Description | Backers | Pledged | Ends | Information | Tags | BGG |
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| Dragon Eclipse | Enter a magical world of mythical beasts and ancient dragons in Dragon Eclipse, the exciting new board game for 1-2 players! Uncover the secrets of the eclipse that changed everything and discover the dangerous and treacherous world that awaits you. | 14843 | $2,885,802.91 (5772%) in 19 days | 2023-10-10 | 💸 Gamefound 👥 1‑2 players 👶 12+ ⏱️ 60-120 min. | 💰🔥🌳 | BGG |
| [Mycelia | The Strategic Mushroom Game](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/splitstonegames/mycelia-the-strategic-mushroom-board-game) | A dynamic competition for space and resources to create your own mushroom kingdom. | 9909 | £517,111.00 (5746%) in 31 days | ⚠️ 2023-10-08 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑4 players 👶 9+ ⏱️ 45 min. | 🎉💰🔥🌱 |
| Final Girl Series 3 | All-new content for the mega-hit solitaire horror board game | 7650 | $1,391,174.52 (464%) in 19 days | 2023-10-14 | 💸 Kickstarter | 🎉💰🔥🌳 | |
| Fromage | Make, age, and sell artisan French cheeses in this simultaneous play, worker-placement game. | 4752 | $236,607.00 (2366%) in 26 days | 2023-10-10 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑4 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 30-45 min. | 🎉💰🌳 | BGG |
| Vagrantsong Encore and Off the Rails expansions | Two eerie and exhilarating expansions for the spooky boss-battler Vagrantsong. | 3026 | $297,660.94 (541%) in 19 days | 2023-10-12 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰🌳 | |
| Flock Together - An Asymmetric Cooperative Game | Gather your teammates & level up your character to fight off the invading predators in this beautifully immersive game for 1-5 players. | 3001 | $236,476.00 (473%) in 26 days | 2023-10-12 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑5 players 👶 10+ ⏱️ 25-125 min. | 🎉💰🌱 | BGG |
| Millennia | Lead your civilization to glory in this strategy board game for 1–4 players. | 2914 | €103,778.00 (358%) in 19 days | 2023-10-10 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑4 players 👶 10+ ⏱️ 30-120 min. | 🎉💰🌳 | BGG |
| Creature Caravan | A simultaneous tableau-building game in the land of Arzium. Designed and illustrated by Ryan Laukat. Also launching the World of Arzium RPG! | 2725 | $311,326.03 (623%) in 20 days | 2023-10-10 | 💸 Gamefound 👥 1‑6 players 👶 10+ ⏱️ 45-60 min. Card Game | 💰 | BGG |
| Canopy: Evergreen | Grow a bountiful forest in this beautiful standalone game of card drafting and set collection based in the Pacific Northwest! | 1624 | $89,692.00 (359%) in 19 days | 2023-10-14 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑4 players 👶 10+ ⏱️ 45-60 min. | 🎉💰🌳 | BGG |
| Defenders of the Wild | Cooperative board game & rules-light RPG 🍂 Gather a crew of animal defenders to resist the machines! | 1542 | $92,333.00 (185%) in 12 days | 2023-10-14 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑4 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 45-90 min. | 🎉💰🌱 | BGG |
| Transmissions Board Game (Second Printing) | Share mechanical friends in a lovely rondel worker placement board game! | 1474 | $66,570.00 (166%) in 19 days | 2023-10-11 | 💸 Kickstarter | 🎉💰🌳 | |
| Under the Eagle - ONUS! - Simon Scarrow 🗡️ | An ONUS! expansion based on Simon Scarrow’s books. The conquest of Britannia with Roman Emperor Claudius, Vespasian, Macro and Cato. | 957 | €51,900.00 (1366%) in 26 days | 2023-10-13 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑6 players | 🎉💰🌳 | BGG |
| Rivals | Rivals is a Battle Royale / Deckbuilding boardgame from 2 to 6 players based on a futuristic universe. | 910 | €75,986.00 (304%) in 26 days | 2023-10-12 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑6 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 40-120 min. | 🎉💰🌱 | BGG |
| FOUNDERS | Become the FOUNDERS of the first City, design the plans with secret allies and a hint of legacy. An ICE prequel for 2-5 players. ❄️ | 896 | €60,256.00 (241%) in 19 days | 2023-10-10 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑5 players 👶 10+ ⏱️ 35-60 min. | 🎉💰 | BGG |
| Bone Wars | Travel back to the 19th century to relive the Great Dinosaur Rush. 1-4 Players take on the role of paleontologists that help out Edward Cope and Othniel Marsh in their discovery of dozens of new dinosaur species, in what turned out one of the biggest rivalries in US history. | 748 | €72,554.75 (242%) in 20 days | 2023-10-13 | 💸 Gamefound 👥 1‑4 players 👶 12+ ⏱️ 60-120 min. | 💰🌳 | BGG |
| Haunted Halloween: The Trick-or-Treat Board Game | Trick-or-treat the haunted neighborhood! Strategize, form alliances and push your luck on a quest to collect the most candy to win! | 568 | $41,843.00 (209%) in 27 days | 2023-10-13 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑4 players 👶 8+ ⏱️ 20-40 min. | 💰🌳 | BGG |
| Gold Nugget | The raven's left the forest for a few days, leaving its precious gold nugget unguarded. Which woodland creature will successfully raid the nest in this unique bluffing and deduction game? | 563 | €23,629.24 (236%) in 33 days | 2023-10-11 | 💸 Gamefound 👥 2‑5 players 👶 10+ ⏱️ 15-25 min. Card Game | 💰 | BGG |
| The Cursed Menagerie | Solo dice game, of supernatural confrontation with ghosts haunting eery objects. | 420 | $2,108.00 (2108%) in 5 days | 2023-10-13 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1 player 👶 14+ ⏱️ 20-30 min. | 💰 | BGG |
| 7TV: The 80s Genre Guide | A new hardback 7TV supplement to enjoy cinematic skirmishes inspired by all your fave 80s tv and films! Plus loads of new miniatures! | 378 | £40,213.00 (268%) in 6 days | 2023-10-15 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰🌳 | |
| The Holiest Crap: A Funny Card Game About The Crap We All Do | Heavenly chaos for the whole family!🔥 Save your soul, expose your enemies' crap, & look better than everyone else–Holy crap it's fun! | 368 | $11,616.77 (149%) in 26 days | 2023-10-13 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 3‑5 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 30-60 min. | 🎉💰🌱 | BGG |
| Pocket Sci-Fi: A Cyborg Adventure | Escape the Prison Planet of the Synth in this new space-themed dice crawler inspired by classic adventure games. | 269 | £3,683.00 (7366%) in 39 days | 2023-10-09 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1 player 👶 12+ ⏱️ 30-45 min. | 🎉💰 | BGG |
| From the Earth to the Moon - Jules Verne's novel Print&Play | This flip & write board game for 1-6 players represents the essence of the novel. Build the big cannon, place bets and engage in duels. | 176 | €1,121.00 (2242%) in 27 days | 2023-10-11 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑6 players 👶 10+ ⏱️ 30-45 min. | 💰 | BGG |
| Grave Robbers From Outer Space: Director's Cut! | The classic B-Movie card game alive again! Play as director, building up your own film while defending it from hollywood creatures. | 170 | $13,216.00 (294%) in 30 days | ⚠️ 2023-10-08 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑99 players 👶 12+ ⏱️ 20-60 min. | 💰🌱 | BGG |
| THE VEIL: Resurrected (Seasons 1, 2, and 3 Reprint) | This dark fantasy deck building card game can be played solo, vs, teams, campaigns, and cooperatively in our dungeon crawl expansion. | 139 | $26,271.00 (525%) in 53 days | 2023-10-15 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰 | |
| The Strange Forgeries Of Mr. S.C.Rheber | This is a game unlike any other.It melds two genres, introducing drawing into logic games while putting one player in an unconventional role—crafting a rule of the game!Can you outwit the Game Master and unravel the Secret Rule that marks the Strange Forgeries of Mister Simon Charles Rheber? | 120 | €10,216.94 (102%) in 34 days | 2023-10-09 | 💸 Gamefound 👥 3‑7 players 👶 12+ ⏱️ 45-60 min. | 💰🌱 | BGG |
| 1879: Exploration and Discovery | Campaign for the Saurids Sourcebook and Maps of London | 117 | $11,313.00 (226%) in 20 days | 2023-10-14 | 💸 Kickstarter 👶 14+ ⏱️ 120 min. | 💰🌳 | BGG |
| Heart of Venice: Roll-and-Write game | Heart of Venice, a strategical roll and write puzzle game about prosperity of Venice brought to you by JrnyCat (旅する８ポンドのねこ). | 109 | ¥379,409 (152%) in 27 days | 2023-10-12 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑50 players 👶 10+ ⏱️ 15-45 min. | 💰🌱 | BGG |
New this week (27)
| Name | Description | Backers | Pledged | Ends | Information | Tags | BGG |
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| The Night Cage: Shrieking Hollow | 1-5 player expansion for The Night Cage - something lurks within the labyrinth's deepest depths. Only your candle can keep it at bay. | 2175 | $155,156.00 (776%) in 5 days | 2023-10-20 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑5 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 40-60 min. | 🎉💰🔥🌳 | BGG |
| Merchants of Magick: Dangerous Business + Draught of Dragons | Grab this crunchy roll & write game along with 2 new expansions that offer a ton of modular variety & introduce exciting new mechanics | 927 | $45,072.00 (225%) in 5 days | 2023-10-27 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑8 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 45-60 min. | 💰🌳 | BGG |
| Ghost Face®: The Game | A new tabletop adventure where players try to stop up to 3 killers in different Ghost Face® masks from overtaking a Drive-In theater! | 531 | $42,930.00 (245%) in 5 days | 2023-10-31 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑4 players 👶 17+ ⏱️ 20 min. | 💰 | BGG |
| The Cursed Menagerie | Solo dice game, of supernatural confrontation with ghosts haunting eery objects. | 420 | $2,108.00 (2108%) in 5 days | 2023-10-13 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1 player 👶 14+ ⏱️ 20-30 min. | 💰 | BGG |
| Old School Tactical Vol IV Italian Theater 1943-45 | Fast, fun, tactical strategy gaming set in World War II | 414 | $56,476.00 (282%) in 3 days | 2023-10-24 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰🌳 | |
| 7TV: The 80s Genre Guide | A new hardback 7TV supplement to enjoy cinematic skirmishes inspired by all your fave 80s tv and films! Plus loads of new miniatures! | 378 | £40,213.00 (268%) in 6 days | 2023-10-15 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰🌳 | |
| Potato Pirates Coding Card Game: 2nd Edition | A Swashbuckling Coding Adventure - now with enhanced gameplay, new artwork and a co-operative expansion game pack! | 367 | SGD 16,868.00 (112%) in 3 days | 2023-10-31 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰 | |
| One Card Maze | Get Lost on One Card! | 351 | NZ$1,460.42 (1460%) in 6 days | 2023-10-19 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰 | |
| 99 Ninja: A Micro Dojo Game | Place transparent tiles of three ninja clans to remove the samurai protectors and eliminate the enemy Daimyo! | 335 | £9,405.00 (940%) in 6 days | 2023-10-31 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑2 players 👶 10+ ⏱️ 10-20 min. | 🎉💰 | BGG |
| [Derelict | A Death in Space Adventure](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1022698010/derelict-a-death-in-space-adventure) | Search and plunder a spaceship graveyard orbiting a black hole. Hazards and oddities await! | 219 | €3,483.00 (348%) in 1 days | 2023-10-28 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 3‑8 players 👶 13+ ⏱️ 60-120 min. | 💰🔥🌳 |
| Story Time Backgammon | The makers of Story Time Chess bring you Story Time Backgammon, a math-focused, story-driven board game for ages three and up! | 216 | $36,061.00 (120%) in 6 days | 2023-10-23 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰 | |
| Ahoy Kitten 2-6 Player Pirate Themed Cat Game | Cat Pirates fighting for fish by bluffing and set collection! Join in this 2-6 Player raucous game of pirate kitten fun! | 184 | $3,920.00 (157%) in 5 days | 2023-10-21 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰🌳 | |
| Yokai Quest and the Secrets of the Snow Peaks | Live a new adventure in a world full of fantastic creatures. Enjoy all the game with 119 chibi miniatures. EXCLUSIVE KICKSTARTER | 162 | €8,906.00 (297%) in 3 days | 2023-10-23 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰🌳 | |
| Zombie Survival Infection | The game of Survival during the zombie Infection for 2-6 players, ages 13+, taking 30-90 minutes. | 151 | $8,513.00 (142%) in 5 days | 2023-11-01 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑6 players 👶 13+ ⏱️ 30-90 min. | 🎉💰 | BGG |
| Head Hauntcho | The little card game bursting with spirit 👻 | 148 | $6,371.00 (106%) in 7 days | 2023-11-01 | 💸 Kickstarter | 🎉💰 | |
| Legends of Signum II: Warseer - Fantasy Hexagonal Wargame | Legends of Signum II: Warseer is a new hexagonal game with highly detailed character miniatures for collectors and artists. | 137 | $24,580.00 (164%) in 5 days | 2023-10-29 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑4 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 30-60 min. | 💰🌳 | BGG |
| Proxy War: An Indie Strategy Board Game of Modern Wars | 2-8 player strategy board game where players become dictators, rebels, & greedy foreign powers. More Info @ amoralgames.com/kickstarter | 136 | $8,146.00 (102%) in 5 days | 2023-11-02 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰 | |
| Space Aces: Landing Party Sci-Fi Strategy Card Game Relaunch | One Planet. Rival Starships. One Mission: To get boldly there first! Beam down your landing party in this strategic 2-4 player game. | 115 | $2,982.00 (50%) in 3 days | 2023-11-04 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑4 players 👶 8+ ⏱️ 10-30 min. | BGG | |
| Pro Turf | Rollable grass textured fantasy football pitches | 87 | £8,107.00 (180%) in 5 days | 2023-11-02 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰 | |
| Raindogs Adventures Board Game | Raindogs Adventures is an eurogame focused on map exploration and resource management, with super cute and cozy characters and art | 85 | €3,481.00 (99%) in 5 days | 2023-10-23 | 💸 Kickstarter | 🌳 | |
| Backwards: Regional American Gothic Horror | Step into a bizarre, post-apocalyptic America with two new regional settings for the Backwards: American Gothic Horror universe. | 84 | $8,873.00 (59%) in 5 days | 2023-10-28 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑6 players 👶 12+ ⏱️ 240-300 min. | BGG | |
| One Last Score | The thrilling and competitive heist cardgame. | 83 | A$5,264.32 (91%) in 4 days | 2023-11-13 | 💸 Kickstarter | 🌱 | |
| Initial Thoughts | A timeless test of pop-culture smarts, strategy and skill. | 82 | $4,797.00 (77%) in 5 days | 2023-11-02 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑5 players 👶 12+ ⏱️ 30-75 min. | BGG | |
| Town Constructor | Construct your town in the best possible way in this strategy, roll and write, print and play board game. | 70 | €630.00 (630%) in 4 days | 2023-10-24 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑100 players 👶 10+ ⏱️ 20-45 min. | 💰 | BGG |
| The Quest Compendium | The Quest Compendium is the ultimate tool of imagination. Laser-Cut, Engraved, and can even be Pre-Assembled; this book is the next generation in puzzle book technology thanks to our previous work with the Codex Silenda. Not only can you alter and edit any of the puzzles pages to be different with e… | 50 | $18,902.50 (38%) in 4 days | 2023-11-04 | 💸 Gamefound 👥 1‑4 players ⏱️ 120 min. Cooperative | 🌱 | |
| Shelfie Totes 2 | Kallax-Sized Board Game Bags, more durable than ever! Featuring new and fan-favorite art. | 45 | $1,821.00 (364%) in 5 days | 2023-10-17 | 💸 Kickstarter | 🎉💰🌳 | |
| The Arena of Baradum | An easy-to-play tactical arena brawler for 2-6 players, ages 14+, 30-60 min. play time. | 41 | €3,177.00 (16%) in 5 days | 2023-11-07 | 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑6 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 30-60 min. | 🎉🌱 | BGG |
Notable filtered projects (9)
| Name | Description | Backers | Pledged | Ends | Information | Tags |
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| Ryoko's Guide to the Yokai Realms - A 5e Tome | D&D enhanced: A 350+ page tome of kaiju battles, crafting mechanics, and player options inspired by ancient folklore and yokai legend. | 18952 | $2,434,419.37 (12172%) in 26 days | 2023-10-12 | 💸 Kickstarter | 🎉💰🔥🌱 |
| The Crooked Moon: Folk Horror in 5E by Legends of Avantris | A 400+ page Folk Horror tome for 5th Edition. Brave the dark wood, beware the witching hour, and weave your own dreadful folktale. | 9532 | $1,929,867.00 (9649%) in 5 days | 2023-11-02 | 💸 Kickstarter | 🎉💰🔥🌱 |
| The Fablemaker's Deck of Many Things | An Oracle for Risk and Reward using the infamous Deck of Many Things for 5e. Art by Eisner Nominated artist Yoshi Yoshitani. | 2752 | $216,644.00 (2166%) in 5 days | 2023-11-02 | 💸 Kickstarter | 🎉💰🔥🌳 |
| Gamefold: The First Folding Table Designed For Gaming | Dice-Friendly Lip. Three Built-In 360° Sliding Rails. 6'x3' or 6'x6'. Patent Pending. Watch The Video To Learn About All The Features! | 2330 | $1,079,182.00 (2158%) in 5 days | 2023-10-31 | 💸 Kickstarter | 🎉💰🔥🌳 |
| Miniature Painting Made Easy - Hardcover books | Book collection to help put an end to the endless grey tide and make you proud of your miniatures. | 2272 | €286,239.00 (2862%) in 12 days | 2023-10-15 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰🌱 |
| Titans Terrain Series 2 | Pop-up terrain for tabletop games like Warhammer. The easiest, fastest and most affordable way to level up your tabletop gaming. | 1321 | $351,909.00 (176%) in 29 days | 2023-10-09 | 💸 Kickstarter | 🎉💰 |
| Deadlands 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 25th Anniversary | An updated version of John Goff's 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝—and 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙—Deadlands adventure! | 1319 | $80,365.00 (1607%) in 5 days | 2023-11-03 | 💸 Kickstarter | 💰🔥🌳 |
| Cohors Cthulhu Tabletop Roleplaying Game | A 2d20 RPG adventure of mighty Roman warriors and their barbarian rivals fighting the forces of the Mythos | 1182 | £121,766.00 (244%) in 4 days | 2023-10-29 | 💸 Kickstarter | 🎉💰🔥🌳 |
| Curse of the Usurper- RPG 5e | The LARGEST 5e adventure/campaign EVER WRITTEN with over 1000+ pages, 50+ maps, 50+ minis, and so much more! Be part of history! | 1148 | $124,069.00 (1241%) in 26 days | 2023-10-12 | 💸 Kickstarter | 🎉💰🌳 |
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