Cole Wehrle

ActivityProjectsRevenuePledgesAvg. PledgeLinks
2018 - 2026 5 $3,393,433 USD 37,052 $92 USD
Cole Wehrle is a published writer and game designer who currently serves as a staff designer at Leder Games in Saint Paul. Before working in the board game industry, Cole earned his PhD at the University of Texas. His research concerned the ways that the British Empire influenced narrative structure in the nineteenth century novel. He has presented at conferences all over the world and taught classes on a wide range of subjects, from Rhetoric to American Postmodernism. He is perhaps best known for his historical board games (An Infamous Traffic and John Company) and for his recent design, Root.

Projects

KickstarterKicktraqBoardgameGeek Arcs: Beyond the Reach
3122%
Arcs: Beyond the Reach
A project in St. Paul, MN by Cole Wehrle 5 created

Return to the world of Arcs with a set of expansions brimming with new strategic options and devious characters.

Campaign: 2026/03/29 - 2026/04/28
Duration: 29 days
Ending:
11 days
Today's Backers:
+82
Today's Pledges:
+11,177
Last Updated: 10 min
1,561,371 USDof 50,000 USD Goal
12,170Backers
128 USDAvg.Pledge
KickstarterKicktraq John Company & Molly House Reprint
3904%
John Company & Molly House Reprint
A project in St. Paul, MN by Cole Wehrle 5 created
Tabletop Strategy

Two of the most evocative historical board games are back for a new print run.

Campaign: 2025/10/19 - 2025/11/14
Duration: 25 days
390,432 USDof 10,000 USD Goal
5,420Backers
72 USDAvg.Pledge
KickstarterKicktraqBoardgameGeek John Company: Second Edition
1574%
John Company: Second Edition
A project in St. Paul, MN by Cole Wehrle 5 created

Guide your family to fame and fortune as you negotiate over the fate of the insidious British East India Company.

Campaign: 2021/03/29 - 2021/04/20
Duration: 21 days
787,216 USDof 50,000 USD Goal
9,150Backers
86 USDAvg.Pledge
KickstarterKicktraqBoardgameGeek Pax Pamir Reprint
4098%
Pax Pamir Reprint
A project in St. Paul, MN by Cole Wehrle 5 created

A second printing of the critically acclaimed game about power and politics in nineteenth century Afghanistan.

Campaign: 2020/03/09 - 2020/03/27
Duration: 17 days
409,807 USDof 10,000 USD Goal
7,173Backers
57 USDAvg.Pledge
KickstarterKicktraqBoardgameGeek Pax Pamir: Second Edition
2446%
Pax Pamir: Second Edition
A project in St. Paul, MN by Cole Wehrle 5 created

Navigate the path to power in this interactive strategy game about Afghanistan in the nineteenth century.

Campaign: 2018/08/27 - 2018/09/21
Duration: 24 days
244,607 USDof 10,000 USD Goal
3,139Backers
78 USDAvg.Pledge