After a staggering 12-year run on Kickstarter, board recreation writer CMON will take its crowdfunding and pre-order enterprise solely to Gamefound. The founding father of the Polish crowdfunding platform, Marcin Świerkot, instructed Polygon he was unable to reveal the phrases of the settlement. What is definite, nevertheless, is that this maneuver marks a large change within the relationship between Kickstarter, lengthy the chief within the crowdfunding area, and considered one of its largest rivals.
“At CMON we at all times look to innovate and supply the most effective merchandise and experiences for our clients,” stated David Preti, CMON COO, in a information launch. “Gamefound has a variety of wonderful options that our followers have been asking for, and we really feel their platform is a good match for us as we transfer into the long run. We wish the patron expertise to be as easy as attainable, and Gamefound offers us the instruments we’d like so we are able to give attention to creating nice video games.”
“Each side are pleased with [the agreement],” Gamefound’s Świerkot instructed Polygon in an electronic mail.
Gamefound exited beta in early 2022, its progress accelerated partially by a major funding from Disney Lorcana writer, Ravensburger. After falling wanting its bold targets that yr, the corporate rallied — almost doubling its earnings from crowdfunding in 2023 to greater than $56 million. Its income progress parallels Kickstarters’ personal tabletop income decline, which seems to have fallen by a reported $43.8 million over the identical two-year interval.
In the meantime, San Francisco-based BackerKit just lately spun up its personal crowdfunding enterprise, which exited beta in July 2023. Whereas the corporate has not but logged a full yr of crowdfunding income, it has grown largely by courting disaffected Kickstarter customers. Excessive-profile converts embrace Gloomhaven and Frosthaven writer Cephalofair Video games, whose multi-title venture known as Gloomhaven: Grand Festival introduced in additional than $5 million on Backerkit.
The sheer quantity of crowdfunding initiatives run by CMON can’t be overstated. Since 2012, it has run almost 60 profitable campaigns on Kickstarter alone, incomes on common greater than $1.9 million for each. Its enterprise accounts for a powerful $108,628,027 on Kickstarter, or greater than 5.4% of the Brooklyn-based firm’s cumulative earnings from tabletop crowdfunding over the past 12 years.
CMON’s newest marketing campaign, at present on Gamefound, is for A Song of Ice and Fire: Tactics, a miniatures skirmish recreation starring characters from George R.R. Martin’s novels. It has up to now earned greater than $860,000, and has lower than per week left to go. Supply is anticipated by February 2025.
Profitable CMON campaigns on Kickstarter since 2012
Title | Backer {dollars} raised | Variety of backers | Month funded |
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Title | Backer {dollars} raised | Variety of backers | Month funded |
Zombicide | $781,597 | 5,258 | Might 2012 |
Sedition Wars: Battle for Alabaster | $951,254 | 4,278 | June 2012 |
Relic Knights | $909,537 | 3,459 | September 2012 |
Guilds of Cadwallon | $116,938 | 2,955 | December 2012 |
Rivet Wars | $582,316 | 2,464 | February 2013 |
Zombicide: Season 2 | $2,255,018 | 8,944 | March 2013 |
Kaosball | $356,752 | 1,896 | June 2013 |
Wrath of Kings | $718,152 | 3,756 | September 2013 |
Arcadia Quest | $774,222 | 4,885 | March 2014 |
Canines of Conflict | $66,703 | 1,139 | Might 2014 |
Xenoshyft Onslaught | $242,832 | 3,367 | June 2014 |
Zombicide: Season 3 | $2,849,064 | 12,011 | July 2014 |
CoolMiniOrNot Base System That includes Micro Artwork Studio | $88,259 | 1,239 | October 2014 |
The World of Smog: On Her Majesty’s Service | $101,351 | 1,770 | November 2014 |
Rum & Bones | $739,513 | 4,417 | December 2014 |
Blood Rage | $905,682 | 9,825 | March 2015 |
B-Sieged: Sons of the Abyss | $567,350 | 4,774 | Might 2015 |
Zombicide: Black Plague | $4,079,204 | 20,915 | July 2015 |
The Others: 7 Sins | $1,464,489 | 10,136 | October 2015 |
Arcadia Quest: Inferno | $1,710,713 | 9,991 | December 2015 |
Xenoshyft: Dreadmire | $383,406 | 4,398 | January 2016 |
Masmorra: Dungeons of Arcadia | $1,010,958 | 10,862 | March 2016 |
Rum & Bones: Second Tide | $947,864 | 5,794 | April 2016 |
Huge Darkness | $3,560,642 | 22,361 | July 2016 |
The World of SMOG: Rise of Moloch | $1,174,130 | 7,892 | February 2017 |
Rising Solar | $4,228,060 | 31,262 | April 2017 |
Zombicide: Inexperienced Horde | $5,004,614 | 27,236 | June 2017 |
A Music of Ice & Fireplace: Tabletop Miniatures Sport | $1,690,466 | 9,040 | August 2017 |
Hate | $1,469,489 | 10,227 | February 2018 |
Zombicide: Invader | $3,352,208 | 18,486 | Might 2018 |
Arcadia Quest: Riders | $316,018 | 5,272 | Might 2018 |
Cthulhu: Demise Might Die | $2,412,286 | 15,831 | July 2018 |
Starcadia Quest | $935,956 | 6,503 | September 2018 |
Undertaking: Elite | $634,782 | 5,367 | November 2018 |
Blood Rage Digital | $769,503 | 11,213 | December 2018 |
Munchkin Dungeon | $701,618 | 6,444 | February 2019 |
Bloodborne: The Board Sport | $4,013,731 | 23,986 | Might 2019 |
Trudvang Legends | $1,492,714 | 11,808 | August 2019 |
CMON Time Machine | $296,056 | 11,306 | September 2019 |
Zombicide: 2nd Version | $3,410,084 | 21,735 | November 2019 |
Evening of the Dwelling Lifeless: A Zombicide Sport | $430,154 | 6,318 | December 2019 |
Marvel United | $2,866,168 | 21,290 | March 2020 |
Ankh: Gods of Egypt | $3,320,196 | 23,386 | Might 2020 |
CMON Comics — Vol. 1 | $501,632 | 12,261 | June 2020 |
Huge Darkness 2: Hellscape | $3,813,274 | 21,763 | August 2020 |
CMON Presents: The Animation Assortment | $743,049 | 7,266 | January 2021 |
Zombicide: Undead or Alive | $3,310,872 | 21,160 | March 2021 |
Marvel United: X-Males | $5,988,089 | 25,303 | Might 2021 |
Masters of the Universe: The Board Sport | $2,046,517 | 8,166 | October 2021 |
Marvel Zombies – A Zombicide Sport | $9,032,583 | 28,974 | February 2022 |
Cyberpunk 2077: Gangs of Evening Metropolis – The Board Sport | $886,783 | 6,345 | July 2022 |
Dune: Conflict for Arrakis | $1,334,501 | 11,449 | September 2022 |
Cthulhu: Demise Might Die – Concern the Unknown | $3,426,673 | 21,337 | November 2022 |
Marvel United: Multiverse | $4,787,626 | 20,886 | February 2022 |
Zombicide: White Demise | $3,839,614 | 19,303 | April 2023 |
Mordred | $669,976 | 5,687 | July 2023 |
CDeased – A Zombicide Sport | $3,564,789 | 12,787 | November 2023 |
Totals: | $108,628,027 | 658,183 | |
Common: | $1,905,755 | 11,547 |