Weekly Kickstarter Round Up: Wednesday 14th April 2021

It's been a fun week for Kickstarters... the question here is, how many will you be backing? Here's a few for your consideration, and let us know your favourites!

CANVAS: Reflections Expansion & Reprint

This is a critically acclaimed game, and it's easy to see why. The original Kickstarter for Canvas alone has been being received by backers in the UK over the last few weeks, and you can't look many places without finding praise for its components. This is a game that has you building beautiful scenes by layering printed cards atop each other to maximum effect. This Kickstarter is both a reprint, and an expansion, offering additional components. 

 

Is it funded? Yes

What’s the pledge to get a copy? $25 (about £19) for the expansion, $60 (about £44) for the game plus expansion. 

When does it end? Wednesday May 12th 2021

Where is it Create beautiful art on Kickstarter with Canvas

 

Ruins of Symbaroum for 5E

The fantasy world of Symbaroum gets a 5E twist, offering custom rules, origins, classes, creatures and more. This offers you a Players Guide, Game Masters Guide, and Bestiary, in a world revolving around the Ambrians - a civilisation that fled their ancestral home to the fallen Empire of Symbaroum

 

Is it funded? Yes

What’s the pledge to get a copy? SEK 998 (About £86)

When does it end? May 6th, 2021

Where is it? Explore Symbaroum in a whole new way

Women of WW2: Soviet Russia - 28mm Wargaming Miniatures

Detailed miniatures from Bad Squiddo Games – you can see an interview with creator Annie Norman from Miniature Wargames Magazine by clicking here! – which extend the current WW2 soviets, and include options for Command, Musicians, Tank Riders, Pilots, infantry, and tons more. Plus, all stretch goals have been unlocked!

 

Is it funded? Yes

What’s the pledge to get a copy? Pledges begin at £22

When does it end? April 14th - so you'll need to be quick! 

Where is it: Find your new miniatures here

Koi Garden

There's something to be said for peaceful games, as proven by the multitude of gardening games, and Koi Gardens falls within that category. You're going to be trying to create a harmonious pond, by way of flourishing your garden and attracting new wildlife to it. It's a 2-4 player tile laying game, specifically developed to help you mindfully disconnect, and enjoy what makes you happy. 

Is it funded? Yes

What’s the pledge to get a copy? $19 (about £14)

When does it end? May 10th 2021

Where is it: Find some inner calmness by clicking here

Transmissions Board Game

A rondel worker placement board game where you'll share mechanical friends. You'll be collecting engrams and electricity to gather ideas for improving your robot, or offering you extra points. Plus, you'll build your own flowing pipes whilst gathering birds and butterflies. Plus – the artwork here looks adorable.

 

Is it funded? Yes

What’s the pledge to get a copy? $40 (about £30)

When does it end? May 8th, 2021

Where is it Find Transmissions by clicking here

The Broken Cask

"You meet in an inn" or some variation is a standard phrase in RPGs (or at least can be!), and this subverts that by not offering a follow up adventure, but essentially finding out what's happening with the inn instead! Create the inn, the persona, hire staff, earn gold, expand, send those heroes off on those aforementioned adventures, and you're away. This is a solo RPG experience using D6. 

Is it funded? Yes

What’s the pledge to get a copy? $15 (about £11) for a digital and print version

When does it end?April 23rd 2021

Where is it Find your next solo adventure by clicking here

Scrap Racer

Fice your way to victory! You're a daredevil scrap racer, taking the most daring and dangerous races in the galaxy. Sure, building from scrap is fast, but it also has its disadvantages, from small to catastrophic. It's a push your luck dice rolling mechanic, mixed with racing and potential disaster. 

 

Is it funded? Yes

What’s the pledge to get a copy? $79 (about £58), though early bird pledges are still available at time of writing. 

When does it end? April 23rd 2021

Where is it Pick up the pieces and race over to Kickstarter