The 3DTotal team found success with 404: Law Not Found and have now moved on to Wizard’s Academy. You can watch the pitch video below and read more about the Kickstarter on the campaign page. [Back this Project] The Kickstarter campaign launched today, 18th of March, and has nearly ÂŁ5,000 in the bank already. That’s […]
A Star Wars version of Carcassonne is due
Board game publisher Hans im Gluck Verlags has announced Carcassonne Star Wars will be released in the autumn of 2015. The news came via Twitter after a public preview at the international toy fair, Spielwarenmesse, in Nuremberg. Cassonne was designed by Klaus-Jurgen Wrede, published first in Germany by Hans im Gluck and has gone on […]
Rum & Bones Kickstarter approaches half a million and adds Skullkickers
At the time of writing there’s still 5 days to jump on Cool Mini or Not’s Kickstarter for a mini-based pirate board game called Rum & Bones. There’s over $400,000 in the pot and they’ve just added Jim Zub’s Skullkicker’s characters. For more info check out campaign page. [Back this Campaign] It’s possible this board […]
Coming to life: 12 Realms – Ghost Town kickstarts
MAGE Company are doing well on Kickstarter. They’ve built board games with crowdfunding and now, with 12 Realms: Ghost Town they’re expanding. The company is successfully using Kickstarter, well-managed projects and good games to come to life. There’s more info on the campaign here. [Back this Campaign] At the time of writing there’s over $19,000 […]
Gaming night sends slapping girlfriend to jail
A Monopoly game row over whether too many $500 bills and who could play with the new cat token landed Alyssa Ferraro in jail. Police in Boston responded to a domestic disturbance charge. According to Boston.com the boyfriend did not require medical attention. It is alleged that Ferraro told responding officers that she had had […]
5 tips to beat the odds! Designing and kickstarting a board game by yourself
Vladimir Teneslav is a designer based in Bucharest in Romania. His company is What We Make. Teneslav’s designed and is in the process of Kickstarting a board game called MIND: The Fall of Paradise all by himself. Tough gig, right? I think the pitch video for MIND speaks for itself. I wanted to talk to […]
Star Munchkin Deluxe announced by Steve Jackson Games
Designed by Steve Jackson and illustrated by John Kovalic, Star Munchkin Deluxe is the latest Munchkin game to be announced. Star Munchkin Deluxe is the Star Munchkin that’s already available but with added standees and a board for better door-kicking action. The set is due out for March 2015 with a recommended retail price of […]
Doctor Dice: It’s Doctor Who Yahtzee
When was the last time you played Yahtzee? Perhaps that’s because you didn’t have a TARDIS shaker! [Buy Doctor Who Yahtzee] That’s right. It’s the geeky monkey-people at Think Geek who are selling this. It’s a classic. Each dice features villains like Robot Mummy, The Silence, Weeping Angels, Sontarians, Cybermen and Daleks. These are printed […]
Cosmic pizza battles: Solar Slice
This is a board game in which the controllers of Earth – pizza delivery companies – discover alien life and battle to control the franchise rights. [Back this Campaign] Pledges for Solar Slice go $1, $2 and then $45. The jump goes from expressing an interest, getting digital assets to re-create your own version of […]
Dungeon Saga: The Dwarf King’s Quest wins thousands of backers
Nottingham’s Mantic Games asked for $50,000 for a classic adventure board game. The campaign runs out at the end of August. What’s happened since launch? At the time of writing the game has raised over $420,000 in pledges from over 3,200 backers. [Back this Campaign] This is a game with Mantic’s usual flare for models, […]
