The 11 Best Crowdfunding Games I've Ever Backed & For How Much

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With Brass Birmingham becoming the number 1 game of all time...for like 2 minutes, I was thinking about my favorite crowdfunding games, how much they cost and whether there's any correlation between cost and rating. These are the 11 games I've rated a 5 that I backed on crowdfunding, how much they cost and in the end, a ranking of them.

TimeStamps:
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:00:20 - Brass Birmingham Becomes The Number 1 Game Of All Time
0:01:40 - Game Theory Tables
0:02:50 - Some Background
0:04:55 - Brass: Birmingham
0:07:00 - Encyclopedia
0:08:55 - Unsettled
0:10:43 - Mythic Mischief
0:12:12 - Vindication
0:14:00 - Endless Winter
0:15:35 - Cthulhu: Death May Die
0:18:20 - D.E.I. - Divide et Impera
0:20:10 - Wild Assent
0:21:55 - Zombicide: Undead or Alive
0:24:12 - Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood
0:26:20 - Ranking From Least To Most Liked

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[JMJM]

As someone who doesn't paint, Standee editions of games like Oathsworn are honestly a godsend. I get to see the creatures in full color, not just a mass of grey, *and* I pay less money and need less space!

[bryanwinston]

Death May Die is #1? We are all shocked Alex, just SHOCKED!!!!

[JJ_TheGreat]

Hey Alex, Could you do a video on a list of the crowdfunding campaigns in which you spent the most money on?!

[HansJoachimMaier]

About Encyclopedia: What I've had heared, Asmodee will bring it to German. Maybe they get their hands on the license. I love Encyclopedia. It jumped immediately to my personal top 10.

[stefkortchak]

Great content ; I'm glad you still included the weekly pun as usual.

[kiabasa]

No wonderland wars? I thought for sure it would be in there since I always see it in your background. To each their own I guess.

[tonybowers]

Thanks for sharing. Great list. Only one I didn’t care for was Encyclopedia. Oathsworn is awesome.

[commandershepard]

For me it's a tough question because there are many metrics to consider.

But I guess I would Marvel United: X-Men purely based on what gets played the most. Can't wait for Multiverse and all of the gameplay variations they're adding to the game.

[qxwmrfz]

Just got Oranienburger Kanal, AMAZING game at a reasonable price 😀

[MerrillWhiteKalEl]

So I assume Blood Rage was not backed but picked up later. Great list! Just finished Oathsworn on Saturday. Great game.

[JMJM]

How would you compare Unsettled and ISS Vanguard? If I'm a story/narrative gamer, will Unsettled suit me in the way that I love ISS Vanguard? Do the themes overlap much?

[ck_mom]

A lot of folks didn’t receive their Encyclopedia pledge before Holy Grail shut down. Myself included.

[aeryellae]

Re: CDMD, what is Season 1? Is that the base CDMD box or a separate box? Is the original CDMD box different from the new Fear of the Unknown box offered through their latest kickstarter?

[MrScrawnjuan]

I likely just missed it, but you like Gloomhaven better than Brass, but it didn't make the list?
Has it dropped down from being a 5? Or you didn't back it?

[roseability]

Encyclopedia may be my #1 from last year.

[boxfarts]

New Monday video on slow weeks. To jerga or not to jerga.

[andyliebermann]

I wasn't buying games this year. After hearing about Holy Grail Games I just grabbed a copy of Encyclopedia from my FLGS.

[johnsparegrave]

I loooove your sweatshirt!
I don't know what it is called, I'm French. How do you name this?

[normg]

Thought that foundations of rome was also on your list.

[SKGuna_writer]

Every time I see any content creator mentioning Cthulhu: Death May Die, I am reminded of the fact that I missed out on this Kickstarter as it was before I started backing crowdfunded games.

That being said, I still hold onto hope that one fine day someone will come along and sell me their KS copy of the game. I had the exact same feeling for years in regards to Blood Rage, and then a few years later, I got my hands on the entire KS pledge from an acquaintance of mine in my gaming community. Hurray!

P.S. I managed to secure an all-in pledge for the 2nd printing of Oathsworn through buying the pledge from another acquaintance of mine in the same gaming community. 😆

Still holding out hope for C:DMD — this title still eludes my collection...