Restoration Games closed The Lord of the Rings: The King’s Gambit on Kickstarter on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, with $2,576,794 pledged from 8,325 backers.
Key facts
- Name: The Lord of the Rings: The King’s Gambit
- Publisher: Restoration Games
- Ended: Tuesday, October 20, 2026
- Pledge: Limited Edition $199, Mithril Edition $379
- Platform: Kickstarter
- Link: The Lord of the Rings: The King’s Gambit on Kickstarter
How much did The King’s Gambit raise in the end?
The campaign finished at $2,576,794 pledged from 8,325 backers, more than five times its $500,000 goal. Kickstarter lists it as ended and 515% funded. Backers overwhelmingly chose the most expensive tiers: the two Mithril Edition tiers drew 4,966 backers together, about 60 percent of all backers.
What did backers pay for each edition?
The campaign offered five reward tiers, all with an estimated delivery of October 2027.
| Pledge tier | Price | Backers | What it includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pledge Manager Access | $5 | 1,309 | Pledge manager access only, no game |
| Limited Edition | $199 | 1,714 | Kickstarter exclusive game with 3D Minas Tirith and Mordor structures |
| Limited Edition w/ Playmat | $279 | 194 | Limited Edition plus a table playmat |
| Mithril Edition | $379 | 1,922 | Mithril Edition with exclusive and deluxe components |
| Mithril Edition w/ Playmat | $449 | 3,044 | Mithril Edition plus a table playmat at a discounted price |
The $449 Mithril Edition with Playmat was the single most popular tier, with 3,044 backers.
Can you still get The King’s Gambit?
The original campaign is closed and shows all reward tiers gone, but the campaign page displays a Late Pledge button, so late backers can still join. The $5 Pledge Manager Access tier was built for backers who wanted to decide later.
What is The King’s Gambit?
The King’s Gambit reimplements the 2000 Star Wars: The Queen’s Gambit engine for Middle-earth. One to four players fight the final battles of the War of the Ring across four fields at once: Minas Tirith, Pelennor Fields, Pelargir, and Frodo and Sam’s journey to Mount Doom.
Tap Draw Roll tracked the campaign to the finish line: see our final-days coverage with the live total and edition prices, plus Stormlight: War for Roshar passing $1 million on day one.
Source: Kickstarter, The Lord of the Rings: The King’s Gambit campaign page, checked October 20, 2026
Image: Restoration Games, via Kickstarter
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