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Kickstarter Roundup Week January 16, 2012 $79,098 funded
17 Jan
Posted by Richard Bliss as Card Games, Miniatures, Modern Board Games, Other, RPGs
So far this is shaping up as the best January on Kickstarter for games. Six projects successfully funded this week for a total of $79,098.
Bold are new projects this week
| Project | Description | Required | % Funded | Days Remaining |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order of Professional Sorcerers | Tactical Worker Placement Board Game | $15,000 | 74% | Unsuccessful |
| CaveMaster | StonePunk RPG | $3,000 | 109% | Funded |
| Streets of Bedlam | Ultraviolent neo-noir RPG | $3,000 | 342% | Funded |
| Hyperborea | RPG of Swords, Sorcery, and Weird Fantasy | $6,000 | 220% | Funded |
| Realm Coins | Gold, silver, and copper coins for tabletop games | $5,000 | 541% | Funded |
| Ancient Americas | Ancient Americas Card Game | $14,500 | 0% | Unsuccessful |
| Island Fortress | Build a fortress on a unforgiving island | $15,000 | 132% | Funded |
| LangGuini | A card game with words and a twist | $2,200 | 245% | Funded |
| Crossover Miniatures | Superhero Miniatures Line | $4,000 | 124% | 1 |
| Good Job, BRAIN | Trivia & Quiz Show Podcast | $2,500 | 137% | 2 |
| Irish Language Hunt | Become fluent in Gaeilge Game | $3,500 | 92% | 3 |
| Genegrafter | Superhero themed card and dice game | $2,500 | 441% | 3 |
| Divine Destiny | RPG Card game | $10,000 | 16% | 3 |
| Caveman Curling | Flick Rocks down the Frozen Lake | $7,450 | 121% | 3 |
| Bitdust | Space Opera RPG | $18,000 | 6% | 4 |
| Omen: A Reign of War | 2nd Edition of Omen: A Reign of War | $25,000 | 101% | 4 |
| NeoExodus | Pathfinder RPG Adventure | $1,000 | 106% | 5 |
| camPAIN | Presidential Money, Power, and Scandal | $27,500 | 1% | 9 |
| Conspiracy X Paranormal | Conspiracy X Paranormal Supplement | $5,000 | 160% | 9 |
| Wasteland | Post-apocalyptic survival game | $5,000 | 39% | 11 |
| Passing Shot | Dice Tennis Game | $500 | 121% | 11 |
| World of Waste Land | Table Top RPG | $5,000 | 2% | 11 |
| Lunch Box | Children’s health and fitness board game | $130,000 | 0% | 11 |
| The Book of the Empress | Champions RPG Supplement | $10,000 | 116% | 12 |
| Bare Your Fangs | Vampire vs Werewolf Dice battle game | $10,500 | 24% | 12 |
| Puzzle Me! | Family Puzzle Building Game | $5,000 | 77% | 14 |
| Shroud of the Ancients | Fantasy RPG | $5,000 | 19% | 14 |
| Double Spiral War RPG | Savage Worlds setting based on Warren C. Norwood | $500 | 106% | 14 |
| Fresh Artists’ Memory Game | Family game for kids by kids | $7,000 | 166% | 18 |
| Proto-Typical | Captains of Industry Card Game | $8,000 | 7% | 19 |
| Tephra | Steampunk RPG | $1,000 | 670% | 18 |
| Jacked Racing | Racing Card collecting, trading, and playing | $15,000 | 1% | 19 |
| Conquest Tactics | Strategy Card Game | $7,000 | 34% | 19 |
| Divine Blood | Fate Source Book in the world of Divine Blood | $1,000 | 18% | 19 |
| Scorched Earth | Educational Interactive Global Climate Board Game | $16,000 | 37% | 21 |
| Whot | Dynamic Card Game better than Uno | $5,500 | 4% | 21 |
| For The Win! | Tile Game | $15,000 | 58% | 21 |
| Fluke | Wealth Building Game of Accidental Inventions | $1,000 | 12% | 21 |
| Backcountry | Snowboarding Boardgame | $23,500 | 0% | 24 |
| Monster Stand-Ins | Cardboard Minis printed on Plastic | $10,000 | 45% | 23 |
| Flatpack | Optimistic Apocalyptic RPG | $1,000 | 315% | 27 |
| Skittykitts | Addictive Fun Card Game | $3,000 | 24% | 28 |
| Dark Legacy | Strategy RPG, CCG | $7,000 | 22% | 30 |
| Improbable Tales | Mini-scenarios for ICON RPG | $400 | 83% | 33 |
| 5 to Close | Retro Style Word Strategy Game | $7,000 | 2% | 40 |
| Elk Hunting | Rocky Mountain Board Game | $95,000 | 0% | 54 |
| Wizard’s Tournament | Deck Building Fantasy Card Game | $12,000 | 12% | 55 |
| IndieGoGo Projects | Description | Funded | Days Remaining |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gladiators | Combat Board Game | $3,325 | Finished |
| The Mystery of the Mountains | Board Game of Exploring | $5 | 13 |
| Eragra | Unfolding Card Game | $10 | 64 |
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An indiegogo project that might be worth adding is WatchItPlayed, it’s not a game directly but has been very enjoyable to me as a gamer:
http://www.indiegogo.com/watchitplayed/
“Elk Hunting” 0 out of $95,000 with 50 days to go. A hundred thousand? Might be time to start imposing some quality controls on the list.