Game Toppers 5.0 Game Table System, Game Mats & Accessories

Last 6 Hours update 7-11-25
about 1 year ago – Fri, Jul 11, 2025 at 05:31:57 AM

Greetings Game Topper Nation

First off, I cannot thank you all enough for your support and encouragement. So many kind words and enthusiasm for the products we have created. Our whole goal when I started this thing was to upgrade peoples gaming experience. Little by little, over the last 8 years, we have continued to add value and create upgrades to the upgrade. lol.

You made it over 175,000! Let's see it we can hit $200,000 in the next 6 hours!

Raymond made a video of many of the accessories that you can take advantage of utilizing the sovereign pledge level. There are a lot of options. It is hard to showcase all of these in a campaign where we have so many items. That being said, I would encourage you to take a look at this helpful video.

Here are some of the add on's. Many of these will be discounted with the Stretch Goals so look the SG over.  

• All of these items will be available in the pledge manager 

• Game Haul bag

•  Game Tote

• Mat storage solutions and mat caddy

• 4-1 Easel tray

There is so much more. Check out our mat page and out previous update about mats. https://gametoppersllc.com/thematic-mats/

I will be standing by this next 6 hours to be answering questions and available for any questions you may have. The last hours can get very busy so please let me know if I can help with anything. [email protected]

Thanks again everyone!

Burky and team.

48 hours left update: New Ryan Laukat art & Leg kit video. 7-9-25
about 1 year ago – Wed, Jul 09, 2025 at 10:43:38 AM

Greetings Game Topper Nation!

Thank you all so much for your awesome enthusiastic feedback, encouragement and support. You did it we unlocked the extra mat for only $50 stretch goal at 150,000. What a deal!

Couple quick updates to the campaign. We have some amazing Stretch Goals to unlock. We have a way to go for some of them, but we are pulling out the stops and cutting margins to offer you the best we can! Let's push this thing to 200,000!

• Three options of Oak inlays - just select the Limited edition reward level.

I'm moving pretty fast the next two days. I just did an interview with Dan Patriss from the Geek Allstars podcast. We went off the rails and had some fun! https://www.thegeekallstars.com/?p=1745

NEW Ryan Laukat art: He just sent me some new Easter eggs that he added to the Arzium mat. This is so fun!!! 

Here are some of the elements he has added so far. 

In order:

• A scaled stallion
• A sand serpent
• The wagon from Creature Caravan
• Some lizardfolk and their pack bird
• A cloud dragon
• Three gliding birdfolk
• A pack of Glogos
• A few toadfolk and Namal the robot

Leg kit info: I'm copying some info from the last update to make it easy to digest. Plus the new video.

Leg kits

We just received some of the parts. I apologize for he delay. We paid to have these parts be air freighted a month ago, but a miscommunication happened from our supplier and they ended up getting slow boat shipped. It is a bit frustrating working in the manufacturing world with many moving parts and until you work in this side of the industry I'm sure it seems like it should be easier than it looks, but it is par for the course -these thing happen. 

The good news is... the parts we received look and perform better than expected. We have worked with this manufacture for 4 years and have had very good success. We have also been prototyping the new quick attach center support system in 5 conventions for over a year. It works great. Those that know me know I have a high standard. We did set up a Mycroft and show some quick pictures to give you an idea of how great this new solution works.

The Mycroft video below has 2 quick attach center supports. Because it is 48" wide it uses 2 legs for each support. It's a bit overkill and can just use 1 leg in the center, but it does add to some stability. The legs are significantly recessed so you do not hit your legs or chairs with them. In fact, you hardly see them when sitting or standing next to the table.

The thumbnail graphic above shows an upgrade path if you have a current leg kit but may want to upgrade to adjustable legs or the new quick attach center support system. If you are new, you can add the leg kit in the KS add on's or the pledge manager.

Of course, the Holmes and Watson only have 2 sections, so you only need 1 center support and 1 leg attached to the center of the steel plate.  We are very happy with the support the legs give. We also have an inside connecter splice that secures the aluminum rail to be very solid and attaches with 2 screws, so super easy to install and take apart in minutes. The video shows this.

Well, that's about it folks! I hope this help you finalize your pledges. If you are on the fence and need some help I'm always available, but if you want some unbiased info ask people in our Game Topper Nation Facebook group and they will happily share their experience with our company.  https://www.facebook.com/groups/165557547493422

There is also some amazing videos people have made showing off our tables.

You can reach me at [email protected]

Thanks so much!!!

Burky and team.

Happy 4th of July, NEW Stretch Goals and leg kit news 7-4 -25
about 1 year ago – Fri, Jul 04, 2025 at 09:37:07 AM

Greetings Game Topper Nation! 

Happy 4th of July if you celebrate here in the USA. 

I questioned whether I should send out an update today as a lot of folks are busy this summer holiday, but realized I won't get another update out till Monday and then it will only be 5 days left!!! I have a couple of bits of news!

• New Stretch Goals
• Leg Kit parts arrived
• Walnut Easels

It has gone very quickly. I have answered tons of questioning in the private messenger, comments section and by email and it has been an overwhelmingly positive experience. So many people just love our products!

I got an message from Amber who did a mostly non-compensated video for us with "a meeple family" at bottom of page, it's awesome. That being said, this dear lady saw her video and bought a oak table from us.

I can not tell you how tickled I got watching her video. She is in love! She was so well versed in our product and she made this video just because she wanted to show people just how good these tables really are. 

Susan is so delightful, I kept going over to my wife to show her the enthusiasm she displayed. Thank you Susan for doing this. I hope to meet you some day!

• If you are on the fence about getting a Game Topper check this out I think it will help.

New Stretch Goals - We have a bit of time left and quite a bit of marketing energy going out, but we need some help getting over the hump and gaining some momentum. This is not our first rodeo so to speak. Many of you know, the last few days tend to go big, similar to what we do on the first few days, so we are hopeful we can move the needle and get to $200,000. Please help share the word!

We are sweeting the pot!!! More value and savings!!!

Our game totes are awesome -but these game haul bags are a premium horizontal storage bag now at a crazy low price

Leg kits

We just received some of the parts. I apologize for he delay. We paid to have these parts be air freighted a month ago, but a miscommunication happened from our supplier and they ended up getting slow boat shipped. It is a bit frustrating working in the manufacturing world with many moving parts and until you work in this side of the industry I'm sure it seems like it should be easier than it looks, but it is par for the course -these thing happen. 

The good news is... the parts we received look and perform better than expected. We have worked with this manufacture for 4 years and have had very good success. We have also been prototyping the new quick attach center support system in 5 conventions for over a year. It works great. Those that know me know I have a high standard. Due to the holiday week end I was unable to get a video done, but we did set up a Mycroft and show some quick pictures to give you an idea of how great this new solution works.

The Mycroft pictures below has 2 quick attach center supports. Because it is 48" wide it uses 2 legs for each support. It's a bit overkill, but does add to some stability. The legs are significantly recessed so you do not hit your legs or chairs with them. In fact, you hardly see them when sitting or standing next to the table.

This is what it looks like from the underside. You simply attach the legs to the center support plate, go under the table and place between the section of the topper at an angle and level.

Of course, the Holmes and Watson only have 2 sections, so you only need 1 center support and 1 leg attached to the center of the steel plate.  We are very happy with the support the legs give. We also have an inside connecter splice that secures the aluminum rail to be very solid and attaches with 1 screw, so super easy to install and take apart in minutes. I'll do my best to make a video Monday.

• Walnut Easel

Lastly, We have had several request to make a walnut Easel for those of our backers that have Walnut inlay rails. (We currently do not offering)

Josh is working on sourcing some walnut so that we can do our best to closely finish match. This will be a higher price, but once we get the numbers back I will let you know if it is feasible an what we can offer them for. Normally low volume production is very difficult but Josh is a very good craftsman and can cut the parts at the same time and said he'd be willing to do it if we could source the lumber okay.

Thank you all again for your awesome support. If you have any questions over the weekend you can reach me at [email protected]. For any shipping questions please email us at [email protected]

NEW Mat update: 7-1-25
about 1 year ago – Tue, Jul 01, 2025 at 03:07:26 PM

Greetings Game Topper Nation,

As I write this we just broke through 500% funded! Thank you all very much for your support. Only 10 days left so tell your friends and families now is the best time to get that game table they have always dreamed of at some of the best prices we could muster and over 50% off Shipping. 

Happy 4th of July Weekend! My family loves MN summers. We get together at a lake near our home. Lots of grillin',swimmin' and game playing. 

We have a half Watson we call "The Hudson" in our camper. Just by adding the rail to half of the Watson or Holmes you can have a perfect mini topper for all kinds of applications. This fits perfect on the picnic table and we love playing on it outside too. It keeps all the cards and bits from falling off.

Amber Scharf who did our amazing Nature Mat has been working on the new underwater world mat. She just sent me an update of what she has in progress. 

So many Easter eggs and homage's to some amazing games that this will work so well with. Aqualin, Aquatica, Abyss, Underwater Cities, Reef/Oceans, Pacifica, Wreck Raiders. and Finspan to name a few. There is still quite a bit of detail that she will add, but I was so thrilled to see this, I just had to share with you.

For those of you that know the quality of our 3.6 mm, double stitched edge, high fidelity print mats, please share with everyone your experiences in the comments of the campaign page, and tell us what are your favorites. 

Remember we are giving away FREE just for backing this campaign a 12 x 18 limited edition print of some of the mats you all voted on to decorate your game room.

 These are truly beautiful mats and will make great prints. I will highlight a few of them here. To view see a complete lineup of our mats you can see them at  https://gametoppersllc.com/thematic-mats/ 

I will include a link embed in a few of the pictures with a mat collage video of games set up playing on these mats. You will notice on most of our mats the art is around the edges so it does not interfere with game play, but provide a rich environment atmosphere!

• Lost Worlds by Vincent Dutrait 

• Horror by John McCambridge

• Nature by Amber Scharf

• Our first Ryan Laukat

• Scythe Resource mat  by Yaroslav- Not an official Stonemaier Games Product but made with permission.

• Pirate mat by Yaroslav

• Fantasy by Yaroslav

• Viking by Yaroslav

Just for fun here are a few more (not in the limited edition prints) of out tope sellers.

• Adventure by Andreas Zifferatas

• Fantasy RPG by Brent and Kayla Woodside

• Cthulhu by Jeff Preston

• Roman by Yaroslav

• The Great Wall by Vincent Dutrait

• Space by Andreas Zifferates

• Ancient Egypt by Yaroslav

• Old West Age of Steam Train mat by Javier Inkgolem

• Desert Dunes by Jay Shelanskey

We'll, there a bunch more and a whole set of amazing terrain styles and simpler more neutral styles to choose from like our ever popular wood grain. It looks like real wood!!!

I could go on and on. I love them all just like my kids! 34 styles wow!!!!!

We painstakingly work on our art and make sure they are up to our standards to provide you with only the best experiences. ...And Now you can get them at extreme discounts, plus get two FREE premium game mat storage bags with clear window and hanging features. 

To order these you select the sovereign pledge level. You will pick your size in the pledge manger you will select the styles you like. Trust me, it is very easy to navigate.

Thank you again for you support and please help us share the word in your Facebook, Instagram, and social circles, it will really help us unlock some more stretch goals.

As always if you have any questions or concerns please let us know at [email protected] or [email protected]

Burky and team.

Player easel update: 6-26
about 1 year ago – Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 01:09:52 PM

Greetings Game Topper Nation!

• We had a very successful Origins Trade Show!! Thank you all for stopping by that where there.
• It is a major undertaking doing a trade show at our scale and running a Kickstarter campaign. I have been pushing pretty hard.
•  I am  going camping for a family planned trip this weekend, but have had many requests to get a functionality video for the easel, so I have spent the morning producing this to get to you before the weekend. It was a huge hit at Origins. We had several people join the Kickstarter right there just to get the Easel.  It's a home spun production, but I think you see how cool these 4 in 1 easel's are.

• This video shows the functionality of our 4 in 1 easel/tray. The versatility with magnetic tray and muti-positional easel is really useful, and the craftmanship is very nice with laser engraved artwork from Brent Woodside and Josh Shafron. Don't miss the announcement  for a special Stretch Goal in the video towards end.

Other news:

• It looks like the the production Leg Kit has just arrived at the port in the states and we should hopefully have in the next week sometime, so we can show you an quick assembly video soon. I'll keep you up to date.
• We will have an art update soon coming from Amber Scharf on the Underwater World Mat. I'm super excited to be showing this off. She really does amazing work.
• Our very own Raymond From Board Game Heaven who started backing Game Toppers over 6 years ago made an amazing video of several of the mats he owns. He put a lot of time into this and it really shows how versatile and how many wonderful options everyone has.

I'll be continuing to work on items for the campaign while I'm gone camping, but it might not answer every question immediately, thankfully we have Josiah and Raymond to help.

I am always available by Email to quickly take care of and questions or concerns. 

Thank you all again!!

Burky and team