The top 10 biggest board games and TTRPGs on Kickstarter in 2021

You can exist in a world where it’s like, ‘I’m going to play Kids on Bikes for a couple of hours and I’m going to figure out what this weird alien is that landed in this small town in Indiana that I’ve created, because I just had the opportunity to do that and create a world that feels safe to me versus the world outside that’s terrifying.’”Fuck Kickstarteror; why we’re making the scariest choice possum creek has ever had to make.(PLEASE READ THE WHOLE ANNOUNCEMENT!)Kickstarter’s planned pivot to blockchain technology, announced in early December, caught nearly everyone in the tabletop games industry by surprise. We’ve included Kickstarter’s full response below.Polygon: What specific benefits does the transition to a blockchain-based technology have for the board game and role-playing game communities?Kate Bernyk: Ultimately, exploring this new direction is about significantly scaling the number of creative projects that get to show up in the world, and improving the experience for creators and backers.When Kickstarter was founded, the number and breadth of potential funding sources for creative work increased dramatically—from a few centralized gatekeepers to anyone on the internet. This is what we’ll do at a different scale now.Over the years, we’ve heard from creators that Kickstarter should offer better ways to connect directly with communities and create more tools to help bring more creative projects of all kinds and sizes to life. We’re continuing to speak with creators one on one and planning additional ways for creators and backers to learn more and share their thoughts.Games — including video games and board games — have recently accounted for roughly one-third of Kickstarter’s income from successful crowdfunding campaigns. This is part of the Kickstarter experience that our community has come to expect, and that will not change.When Kickstarter first launched 12 years ago there was a similar sentiment of anxiety with pockets of creators who were unsure what to make of this new model of going directly to audiences to fund creative projects.