March of the Ants
A project in Portland, OR by Tim Eisner000days
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Explore, forage, evolve, and march your way to victory in this dynamic strategy board game for 2-4 players set in the world of ants.
Backers: 1691
Average Pledge Per Backer: $44
Funded: $73,621 of $20,000
Dates: Apr 29th -> Jun 4th (36 days)
Project By: Tim Eisner
Backers: 1691
Average Pledge Per Backer: $44
Funded: $73,621 of $20,000
Dates: Apr 29th -> Jun 4th (36 days)
Project By: Tim Eisner
$73,621
current pledge level
Last Updated: June 4 @ 00:01 -0400 GMT
368%
of goal
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Latest News
Can't stop the Ants! 
June 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Minds Blown, Hearts Full!Wow, marchers this campaign has been incredible from the start and keeps going and going. While excited to get some sleep we will also miss the constant checking on Kickstarter. Today has been amazing and we are so excited to... (Read More)
Marching right out of the Meadow
June 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Outstanding SupportThank you all. We are truly humbled by the amount of support March of the Ants has gotten and continues to receive. It has been a joy running a campaign for such wonderful, supportive, participatory backers. As this is our first... (Read More)
Five by Five
June 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
The Ants Go Marching Five by FiveWe have unlocked the five player stretch goal at $60,000 and March of the Ants is now playable with 1-5 people! In the last 24 hours we saw over 200 new people join our project and almost twice the funding of any... (Read More)
The Ants are Marching!
June 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
An update in the morning an update at night! Thanks to all of you wonderful backers and the excitement of the final days of a campaign. This update is prompted by the fact that we smashed through another stretch goal "Hooray for custom player... (Read More)
Solo and Co-op unlocked and Choose your Ant results.
June 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Boy, oh boy! We are picking up steam and today has seen the most growth in backers and funding since the first day of our campaign. Thanks to everyone, new and old backers alike for making this project hum. We are very glad to have added the solo and... (Read More)
New Review, Voting and Dioramas!
May 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Wonderful Backers, Today is my birthday and it has been a very wonderful day. Having so many great supporters of March of the Ants is pretty much all a boy could ask for. As we countdown the remaining days we have picked up speed and we are... (Read More)
Board Game Review: March of the Ants – A Better Ant Colony
May 30th - via: gfbrobot.com
This week, we take a look at March of the Ants which is in the final days of its Kickstarter campaign. It has overfunded at nearly double the original request (as of this writing). Here, player’s take on the role of rival ant colonies vying over the same stretch of meadow. The goal of the game is to become the fittest ant species (as represented through victory points) by controlling the meadow, evolving new ant forms, and foraging for food. (Read More)
The Final Week: 1000+ backers, another goal met, and a new poll!
May 29th - via: kickstarter.com
The Final Week: 1000+ backers, another goal met, and a new poll! We have entered the final week of our campaign for March of the Ants. It has been a thrilling ride so far and we are so honored to have over 1000 people marching with us. We have a few... (Read More)
Army, Thief and Weaver ants march into the meadow!
May 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings from KublaCon! Happy Monday to all of you wonderful backers! In the midst of demoing at KublaCon we have crossed over the 200% mark for this project. We are pleased as peach that so many folks from all around the globe have gotten behind... (Read More)
Antennas Waving--A Review of March of the Ants
May 25th - via: theologyofgames.com
A Bug's Life. The Bee Movie. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids... There's something fascinating about the world going on under beneath our feet and under our noses. Weird City Games have created a game all about the fascinating world of ants, and it's on Kickstarter right now. Is this game the bee's knees, or does it spoil the picnic? Let's find out! (Read More)
Marching on KublaCon!
May 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Just two days later I am dropping another update in your inbox, as we keep marching right through these stretch goals. With now over $37,000 in funding and 800+ backers this game is really taking off. Thank you all, each and every one of you, for... (Read More)
Round Marker Winner, Choose your ant, and Centimeeples!!!
May 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Picking Up Speed!We have picked up speed in the last few days, blew past our $33,000 goal, and are well on our way to $36,000 and the addition of more evolutions. Thanks to newest members of our colony for helping us grow. With a little less than two... (Read More)
Emergence of the Primitive Species and the Round Marker Finalists
May 19th - via: kickstarter.com
“Wow!” is what I exclaimed upon waking up this morning to see March of the Ants exceeding the $30,000 mark and having 667 amazing backers (now 679)! Have you all had too much gratitude from us? Too bad! We love you! Some exciting news awaits as... (Read More)
Halfway Home! and New Poll on BGG
May 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Well folks, we are just about halfway through this campaign and it has been an outrageous success so far thanks to all of you. It has been gloriously sunny here in Portland and there are now over 600 people backing this project--I don’t know if... (Read More)
Social Species Winner Announced, Upgraded Cards and More!
May 13th - via: kickstarter.com
The votes are in, the polls are closed, and the winner of the social species expansion is… BEES! Buzzing busily across the Great Tunnel, collecting pollen for nectar and royal jelly, and defending their territory with vicious stingers, your ants... (Read More)
May the best bug win!
May 10th - via: kickstarter.com
The Social Species Stretch Goal is Unlocked! The last few days have been an exciting flurry of activity and excitement: we met our funding goal, showcased March of the Ants at OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry) and we have now reached and... (Read More)
101% feels so good!
May 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! We are funded! $20,000 in ten days, thanks to all 439 of you for being part of this project and marching with us. The support and enthusiasm for March of the Ants has been overwhelming and we are so humbled and honored to be making this game... (Read More)
Etymologist Pledge Level and Stretch Goals #2 and #3 Revealed
May 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Wonderful Backers! Well this colony just keeps growing and we are poised to meet our goal in the next few days. It has been such an exciting first week and we are greatly looking forward to making the rest of this campaign as fun and engaging... (Read More)
Rules and Spreading the Word
May 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Over 70% Funded! You all continue to amaze. In five days we are already over 70% funded. A big thank you to all 304 of you for being part of this project and for making March of the Ants a reality. We are excited to continue building this game with... (Read More)
Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: March of the Ants
April 30th - via: geekdad.com
Remember that game Sim Ant? It never quite got as popular as its predecessor, Sim City, but I thought it was pretty cool controlling a colony of ants. In March of the Ants, an upcoming board game from Weird City Games, you get to take charge of an ant nest, looking for spots to gather resources and breed new larvae, while evolving to become better soldiers, workers, and queens. (Read More)
Stretching with the Social Insects
April 29th - via: kickstarter.com
A Huge Thank You to all of you! The first 34 hours of the March of the Ants Kickstarter have been phenomenal and blew past our expectations. We are more than a third funded in the middle of the second day thanks to your generous support. It is so... (Read More)
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