This week Kickstarter board game projects will pass the $1 million dollar mark for 2012. This represents half of all of last year. And if we look at the projects that have already passed their funding goal but are still active, there are 25 projects that add an additional $321,733. Giving us a total for the year of $1,245,713.

There is no sign that this is slowing down. If anything, the number of projects and backers will continue to climb as Kickstarter begins to enter into the mainstream. The media is beginning to sense the magnitude of the movement and will drive more awareness and more backers. The board game community will continue to benefit from this influx of interest.

My podcast, Funding the Dream, this past week interviewed Tracy Hickman, co-author of the Dragonlance series. In addition we discussed some of the impact taxes have on a successful Kickstarter project. I also cover my own experience launching a Kickstarter campaign. Be sure to tune in and get a feel for the other side of Kickstarter projects.

All projects new to the list for this week are in bold.

Project Description Required % Funded Days Remaining
Nature of the Beast Praire vs Polar Set Strategy Game $10,000 154% Funded
YerTurn Children game with Modeling Clay $6,800 41% Unsuccessful
Monster Stock Art Monster stock art for web and PDF $4,500 190% Funded
Woe To The Living Horror Card Game $1,000 594% Funded
Constitutionology Board game about the constitution $29,000 0% Unsuccessful
Edition Wars Strategy Card Game $7,500 201% Funded
V20 Companion Deluxe Edition to Vampire the Masquerade $50,000 193% Funded
Player Companion Adventurer Conquerer King Companion to ACK RPG $4,000 516% Funded
Agents of SMERSH A Storytelling spy game set in the cold war $20,000 508% Funded
Final Twilight Urban-fantasy card game $3,500 104% Funded
Parley Social Game for 10 to 100 $10,000 1% Unsuccessful
Avarice Industries RPG $2,000 330% 0
Di Renjie Light Deduction Card Game $5,000 72% 2
The Hero Deck Custom designed card game with heroes from around the world $2,000 116% 2
Vesna Thaw Giant Robot Story Game $275 305% 3
The Day of the Dead Necromancer Card Game $5,000 140% 3
Lions of the North 24th Century RPG $9,000 45% 3
Hellas:Swords and Sandals RPG $4,500 84% 3
Within the Devil’s Reach RPG Accessory $2,000 110% 4
Building An Elder God Cthulhu-themed card game $9,500 133% 5
School Daze Collaborative RPG about High School $3,000 152% 5
Zombie Fried Card Game $7,000 19% 6
Zombies vs Werewolves Card Game $7,500 35% 9
Defenders of the Faith Card Game $2,500 3% Canceled
American Illuminati Board Game $8,000 5% 10
Pitch It Idea Pitching Game $10,000 1% 10
KantCon Overland Park Board Game Convention $3,000 170% 11
Stacket Wooden Stacking Game $13,000 27% 11
Gunship: First Strike Tactical Space Combat $8,500 769% 11
Mythic Hero Supplement for Hero System $33,000 51% 12
Illustrating Legend Art work for Legend RPG $3,500 231% 12
Black Guard RPG $400 127% 12
RISUS RPG Module $500 376% 12
Hench World domination card game $10,000 6% 12
Poker Chips for Board Gamers Custom Ceramic chips designed for board gamers $7,500 150% 12
Admiral o’ the High Seas RPG Accessory $1,080 236% 12
Rusty Axe Dungeon Tiles RPG Accessory $2,000 21% 14
StelCon Board Game $10,000 35% 14
Cartoona Creature-building, tile-laying game with art from Robert Burke $14,000 78% 15
Random Dungeon Generator Giant, playable D&D Poster $2,000 530% 17
Artisan Dice Handmade Dice $300 8,569% 17
d20 Character Maintainer Character management system $70,000 2% 17
Tumblewood block stacking game $5,000 45% 18
Gaslamp Social Games Cafe Coffee house (Yes, a real coffee house) $25,000 10% 17
Worra Duels Trading card combat game $10,000 2% 19
Lexicons of Dueling Card Game $4,500 75% 20
Mobile Frame Zero Board Game $9,000 199% 22
Escape Dice Game $10,000 160% 24
Director’s Cut: Survival Horror Card Game $10,000 13% 24
Mad About Trivia Board Game $25,000 3% 25
Dreams RPG $3,000 4% 25
Who’s For Dinner? Card Game $2,000 20% 25
Dwimmermount RPG $10,000 206% 25
War Game Terrain Accessory $8,000 176% 25
Mermaid Adventures RPG $2,000 42% 26
Adventures Dark and Deep RPG $2,500 49% 26
Blackwater Gulch Miniatures $3,500 129% 26
Advanced Encounters RPG $500 42% 27
Parsec RPG $3,300 21% 29
Hellas: Worlds of Sun & Stone RPG $10,500 27% 31
Velociraptor! Cannibalism Card game of survival, mutation, and stealing body parts $4,000 552% 31
Dark Nova: Fortune and Glory RPG $2,200 6% 32
Dragon Warlord King Dragon Dueling Card game $21,000 0% 32
Kaiser’s Gate  Savage Worlds Supplement $750 221% 33
Zpocalypse Zombie Survival Board Game $15,000 231% 33
Shadow Days Fantasy Deck Building Game $7,000 93% 34
Fleet Card Game $6,000 352% 38
Knock Down Barns Board Game $5,700 19% 40
NeoExodus RPG $500 69% 41
Xi Cards Card Game $10,000 11% 42
Blurble Quick Association Card Game $15,000 36% 46
Pure Steam Pathfinder RPG Supplement $10,800 26% 50
Let’s Go Crabbing Board Game $35,000 0% 55