BackerKit is heading to Gen Con 2025 again and is looking forward to connecting with the tabletop industry for the best 4 days of gaming around!
We’ll be in Indianapolis for the event from July 31 – August 3, with many ways to get facetime with our team. We’re in the exhibit hall at Booth #1939 running epic demos, playtests, panels, and our now-famous “Crowdfunding Side Quest” activity.
It’s going to be an amazing time and we’re looking forward to connecting with you all in real life again.
We’ve got an amazing booth location this year in the Exhibit Hall located at Booth #1939
We’d love for you to stop by and tell us about your future crowdfunding plans. Be sure to mark us on your map!
At our booth you can expect to:
Participate in Playtests & Demos — throughout the con we’ll be hosting live playtests and demos right at our booth featuring: 9th Level Games, Loke Battle Mats, Tortugas Games, Tavern Crawl Games, and more!
Follow us on Instagram, Bluesky and Twitter for up-to-date demo schedules and alerts!
Participate in our annual BackerKit Crowdfunding Side Quest — If you complete the quest this year, you will be rewarded with the newest enamel pin to add to your BackerKit train collection. Huge thank you to Asherbee for the amazing new art!
Talk shop with the BackerKit team — If you are planning to launch a crowdfunding project, even if it’s far off, stop by our booth so we can talk directly about your project. We’ll have experts on hand throughout the entire convention to help set you up for crowdfunding success.
BackerKit will be hosting an expert crowdfunding panel alongside Goodman Games, Phase Shift Games and Weird Giraffe Games called Crowdfunding Together: Level Up Your Next Project panel. RSVPs are now open for the event on Saturday, August 2nd at 1 PM EST hosted by yours truly Jason Furie (Realm Runners & Creator Community Lead at BackerKit).
Collab-Funding on BackerKit is a game-changing way for creators to team up and amplify their crowdfunding efforts. By collaborating with fellow creators, you can expand your reach, boost funds, and have a lot more fun along the way—gaining new fans, creating unique rewards, and cross-promoting for even bigger impact. Join BackerKit alongside industry experts Joseph Goodman (Goodman Games, Purple Planet), Jason Miceli (Phase Shift Games, Pocketopia), and Nick Kopp (Weird Giraffe Games, Pocketopia) to learn how to level up your next project through the power of collaboration. Open Q&A to follow the presentation.
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We will also be a guest panelist on Panda Game Manufacturing’s panel — Launching your Board Game: Insights into Crowdfunding, Manufacturing, and Fulfillment.
Have you wondered what it takes to get your idea funded, manufactured, and into the hands of board gamers? Join the experts in Crowdfunding (Backerkit), Manufacturing (Panda Game Manufacturing), and Fulfillment (Quartermaster Logistics) to learn the tips and tricks on how to navigate the process successfully. We’ll have a Q&A session allowing attendees to ask specific questions about their own board game projects.
Be sure to come say hi to us at the BackerKit booth #1939 while you’re at Gen Con. We can’t wait to see you all in Indianapolis very soon!