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This month is all about the people who make tabletop gaming thrive. We're celebrating award-winning creators, highlighting projects we love, sharing creator resources, and answering your questions during our upcoming office hours.

PROJECTS WE LOVE

Kabuto Sumo Dice, IMPS, and Wildberries

BY ALLPLAY

Lorescape: Into Space – Modular Sci-Fi Terrain

BY LOREFOUNDRY

Kingdom of Aurelion: 32mm Fantasy Warriors

BY IZUCRAFT

MazeTales: Destiny’s Threshold

BY KLIBEN GAMES

Kraken Abyss & Atlas: UV-Reactive Cards

BY CHARMIE DREAMS THE CAT

Zenith's Outer Reach – Sci-Fi RPG Setting

BY ZOR

Quincy's Tavern: The Book of the Lost Bard

BY CATALYST BOARDGAMES

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Games Creator Q&A: Live Office Hours

July 14 on Zoom

Join Asher McClennahan for a Q&A session designed to help creators navigate the ins and outs of a successful games campaign. Register to ask questions, get live feedback, and set your campaign up for success.

Comic-Con 2026

July 23-26 in San Diego, CA

We'll have teammates across Comics and Games at the con this year. If you're attending, stop by one of our panels:

The Future of Kickstarter Comics (Sat, July 25)
Hear from acclaimed comics creators as they share the strategies, stories, and lessons behind some of Kickstarter's biggest crowdfunding successes.

The Dos and Don'ts to Kickstart Your First Comic (Sun, July 26)
Thinking about launching your first comic? Learn practical tips, common pitfalls, and proven advice from experienced creators and campaign experts.

SideQuest: Bringing Tabletop Crowdfunding Back to Basics

Summer 2026

We caught up with SideQuest organizer and Kickstarter creator Zac Goins, who has managed more than 75 tabletop crowdfunding campaigns, to learn why he's encouraging creators to embrace constraints, collaborate more closely, and rediscover the joy of making something small.

COMMUNITY PICK

Doug Shute is an Account Director of Games at Kickstarter where his priority is to see creators succeed in making their games a reality through crowdfunding. With a decade of experience in game industry marketing, sales and product development, Doug has collaborated with creators to help bring multiple high-profile and award-winning games to market. 

When Doug is not working or playing games, he contemplates how to create more shelf space for his massive Transformers collection or snacks on Frosted Raspberry Poptarts. Sometimes it’s both.

The Adventure Guide: Secrets of Enduril

BY MAGEN ELIZABETH DEAN BAIN

"I love projects that are created solely to inspire another generation of tabletop roleplayers. The Adventure Guide: Secret of Enduril proves you don't need years of experience or shelves full of rulebooks to begin playing tabletop roleplaying games. Players learn how to play an TTRPG as they play. Within the book and magnetic GM screen, you'll find beautiful, kid-friendly illustrations of a fantasy world waiting to be explored—a place where heroes are created through kindness and creativity, where challenges are opportunities for growth and where families create stories together."

NEWS & INSPIRATION

GAMA Unveils 2026 Origins Awards Winners

The Origins Awards are given out for excellence in game design and are intended to highlight the best in the tabletop games industry. We're proud to recognize the following Kickstarter creators who are in great company with so many talented designers and artists:

Community Is Everything: The Story Behind the Most Funded TTRPG in Crowdfunding History

How did Legends of Avantris' Neon Odyssey raises more than $16 million? It might have had something to do with their 49,116 backers.

What's New This Summer: Better Discovery and Fulfillment Flexibility

Get the scoop on our latest updates, designed to make fulfillment more flexible, improve project discovery, and strengthen creator and backer trust.