Kingdom Death: Monster 1.5 Becomes Biggest Tabletop Kickstarter Ever!
January 8, 2017 by brennon
The Kingdom Death: Monster 1.5 Kickstarter has now ended and they raked in a fantastic $12,393,139 which utterly blasted through the total raised by Exploding Kittens previously. This is pretty fantastic and shows just how well loved this boutique game is!
This huge box of miniatures and wonderful storytelling seems to have captured the hearts of the community and it doesn't seem like its going to let go easily.
As well as the basic game which you can see above all manner of expansions, add-ons, new models and more came to life during the campaign. The exact nature of them is hard to pin down in one simple post here but as you look through the Kickstarter page you'll see just what they managed to accomplish.
As a final parting shot, in a rather excited post from Adam Poots, he showed off The Gambler himself who will be joining the game as a new Nemesis.
This dangerous entity has been watching and waiting and is now looking to make his mark on the world which he has had on his shoulders for so long. No doubt we're going to learn more about him in the future as more updates come out from Poots. Well, once he has picked himself up off the floor and had a good rest!
Did you back this campaign and if so, why?
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I backed it because I’ve yet to read a bad review of the game, mechanics-wise. I didn’t pledge for any of the pin-ups, though, because I don’t yet know how to explain some of those things to my 3-yr old daughter. Besides, even if I never play the game, I know the value is there for the components, given that there isn’t a copy of the first edition to be found, and the sellout that Adam had at GenCon this past summer.
I am guessing explaining pinups is easier than explaining what is essentially an existential horror theme and its depiction.
Yeah, probably, but she’s 3. She’s mostly gonna ask why I’m painting boobies. I don’t think she’ll actually witness any gameplay until she’s much, much older.
I backed.
I think game play wise there is nothing like monster out there. the way the world and expansions are weaving together in ever more complex ways is something else.
imaginative in both direction and design in an industry bloated with generic titles and settings it truly is a breath of fresh air.
it is the most stunningly visual product on the market. oozing quality from every orifice.
I love the no compromise attitude, a game that caters to no one but its own vision.
I’ve followed Adam and Kingdom Death for a long time, I am one of the original backers. I have all the expansions for the first kickstarter, and have backed frogdog level for this one too. I haven’t been disappointed once playing this game, frustrated yes, but not disappointed. It is not a game for the faint hearted, and not for those who get attached to their characters. My group create a few characters each and rotate them around, to stop anyone becoming too attached. The game is stunningly beautiful, from the miniatures to the art work. The pin-ups are a… Read more »
By original backer do you mean you backed the very first Kingdom Death KS?
I Pledge for KD:M version 1, and I pledged but with drew on his mobile game. The miniature he first kickstarted I missed out on.
Nice 🙂
I’m in for the upgrade pack and the Gamblers Chest. If I can add money later, I’ll grab the Promo stuff ( don’t think it’ll get to retail due to licensing) and a few expansions. I still have yet to play any of the expansions I already have!
This game has set the bar high, and I look forward to seeing the tabletop game that beats it.
I supported the first one buying it on spot the first time it was offered as a black Friday sale pledge I backed the second one to a completionist level and not regret anything, Adam has a vision and is not willing to compromise on it he is also unwilling to deliver sub part quality just to finish something, both are the reasons why KDM is what it is and demands the respect it has. Beyond that I am expecting its success to give some ripples in the industry on many levels redefining quite a few taboos and do and… Read more »
yes to its potential on the effect the industry.
genuinely ground breaking on just about every level.
I backed this after watching the excellent Let’s Play series you did last month. It looks fantastic. I tried to limit myself to just the game and the Gambler’s Chest reward box but still ended up spending nearly twice as much. The plastic board looked like it might be cool but it was really hard to tell what it might be like given that it came out with only a ocuple of hours left of the KS and with only prototypes to show off. I’ve got high hopes it will be a great addition and look forward to being able… Read more »
I am so happy for him! And he was so close to being the 3rd most funded ever! Incredible! I would have backed the hell out of this but life conspired against me this festive season! I totally agree with every choice Adam made with the style and design of this product. The pin ups are incredible (so glad to see the male ones too! Us fellas can be sexy if we want! right?!) and depth and lore he has thrust in to every aspect of it is truly inspirational. Even as someone who neither owns or has played (or… Read more »
I would say it couldn’t have come at a worse time but to be fair, I have lived on hardship benefit before so that isn’t strictly speaking true lol. It has come at a very bad time though, so I’ve had to let it pass with regret. Congratulations to Adam who had a vision many years ago and stuck to it no matter what, even when a Kingdom Death KS campaign raised only $10, quitting his job to focus on it long before it was making any money, and spending more than the $2 million he raised on Monster to… Read more »
Great job getting to this amount and well deserved. With an average of another third normally added in backerkits I think this will be around $16,000,000. I will be amazed though if he keeps this on time.
backed the first KS and all the exps. kant afford that with this one som a gamblers chest and 2 more exps. the game is magnificent!
I actually lucked out a little. I was an original backer but had to sell due to life commitments. After everything had settled it was announced it was getting re released so I made a really nice bit of much needed cash at the time and have brought back into the game now. So I’m definitely looking forward to actually opening it this time.
I was very pleased they saw the sense in letting this Kickstarter play out until the new year, it gave me the time to asses if I could afford it, and in the end I got the base game and the gamblers chest. Easily the most I’ve ever spent on a Kickstarter but i think it’s worth it based on everything I have read and seen. I really do hope they open up a pledge manager where you can add money as I would buy a couple of expansions if they allow later down the line.
@tresilliian i’m buzzin to see you pulled the trigger in the end mate.
there will be black Friday option again I would have thought for anyone who couldn’t back this time. best part of a year for fortunes to change and money to be saved. I think picking up the base game on its own is a great way to go. the thing is a work of art and approaching it as such ,one piece at a time lovingly brought to life, would mean you can invest at a steady pace. it would be cool to just be involved and up and running and to have all the amazing directions you can go… Read more »
The campaign was a lot of fun and the ceiling on my pledge level kept getting higher and higher. I love the story elements and the little details he adds into KD sculpts. What a ride. This is the first of his Kickstarters I’ve backed and I got the core box, all previous expansions and a few new ones. The final 2-3 days were sensational.
@emptynessisform ah the Satan’s pledge, I have to say if I were brave enough I would have gone for that, the sheer amount of stuff you got in that bundle was incredible. I figured that one could probably re-coup much of the outlay by selling off the unplayable pin-ups etc and just keeping the core game and the expansions. Well done mate I think you got a great deal there.
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I’m a Black Friday bakcer because I’ve completely missed the first KS. Just wasn’t on my radar at all and by the time I’ve came to the conclusion I couldn’t possibly go on without KD in my life the game was sold out worldwide. Even considered shelling out £600 on eBay. Glad I didn’t!
I really like some of the ideas with this game then run into the content that I find gratuitously sexualised and the more creepy body horror stuff. Its something I would like see and try out for a session or two but just cant justify the price tag (even if it is all exceptional quality).
I’m not sure I was even aware kickstarter existed the first time round, let alone Kingdom Death: Monster, but I bought into the game as a Black Friday late pledger a couple of years ago I think. Still never played the game, but the miniatures are just stunning. So very happy to be a Black Lantern pledger this time around. I’m not normally a fan of the pinup type miniatures and although I’m a firm believer in ‘if you don’t like it, don’t buy it’ and ‘it’s none of your business what other people like in the privacy of their… Read more »
The way that I see it is that the settlements in KD:M are similar to those of African tribes etc… They can be basic in their technology and superstitious in their beliefs.
The way they look at the world is different to how we do and they think nothing of nudity or over sexualizing gods and monsters.
Sorely tempted thanks to the let’s play videos but far to expensive for me at this point in time. Maybe in a couple of years time when he does a KS for KD:M 2?
I cancelled my pledge on the first kickstarter campaign because I couldn’t decipher how everything worked. I was terribly interested in the game, but didn’t see how the pinup figures worked into it. It was only a few months after the game made it to backers and I started reading overviews and reviews that I discovered that the pinups were not really part of the game. Some had minor game content, but they were, for the most part, minis to collect and paint irrespective of the game. Last year (or was it two years ago?), I watched as the last… Read more »
Happy to help since there are some dumb reviews and articles out there that like to make out they know the game well.
Yeah I backed this one. I missed the first Kickstarter and searched the internet for a core game reasonably priced. No luck with that so I was thrilled to hear the launched a new KS. I played the game last saturday for the first time and it was a great experience! Can’t wait to have the game in my own hands and start playing with friend.
I even got one of the expansions on ebay so I could start painting ;P XD
Cheers
Didn’t backed because i don’t like the art direction….. i know i know blame me now!^^
Hey it is perfectly fine to not like the art direction(s), nobody is going to blame you for it.
What some of us have an issue with is the decry we get for liking it.
I just found all the game videos to be boring… run behind the iron for a hour..!!!! but i guess you have to be there playing to enjoy it… just not one video said “buy me”
The thing is tactically the game does become more detailed as the campaign goes on. And it highly depends on terrain. Compare the initial lion hunt to the later ones once we have more variety of weapons and equipment and our tactics change a lot.
when multiple attackers are trying to take down a powerful opponent having someone baiting while the others look to attack from the blindside is the way engagements like this go down. i think KDM simulates this very well, with the monsters having a large variety of responses that are for the best part unpredictable. very cinematic. we are now seeing new tiles along with multiple opponents as well as all the varied terrain effects. the system is capable of supporting all kinds of engagements and tactical problems. this is also only one aspect of a multi level experience that goes… Read more »
Indeed. Once you start making shields and whips, you start having fighters acting as tanks and decoys, and using spears to fight through your tank etc. The Let’s Play videos thus far are just the tip of the iceberg of the system and what you can make and tactics you can use.
I think what most videos miss and what your debate illustrated is that the core of KDM is not the boss-fights, but the huge moral dilemmas the players will have in the development of their society, how are the young ones treated, how are the dead treated, are the survivors that were heroes till the point they got crippled to be left as veterans or throw them as a sacrifice the moment someone must die? and many many more.
By debate I meant the debate you Warren and Justin Had on the first settlement phase you recorded.
I really wish I could have afforded it but it was just awful timing
My story about KDM:
1. I really would like to have it but it was expensive in 2013 and it is even more expensive now and I’m reasonable, responsible had of my family.
2. SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!!!
the end 😀
Amen. For me it was:
2013- I’m so glad that those minis will be available sometime. But who knows if that game will be any good at all.
2016- Well, I’m either buying it now, or paying more at retail, so…