It was no surprise to see that the just-launched Kickstarter campaign for Risk of Rain: The Board Game is already funded, with the admittedly modest target reached within hours of going live!
The campaign has already far surpassed its roughly £40k target, so now it’s a case of heading over and picking up the package you want.
There is a complete game on offer if that’s all you’re after. If you’re a collector, however, there are already pre-made expansions just waiting to go (Survivors of the Void and Seekers of the Storm), and a bunch of other in-game items to enhance your experience. It really just depends on your budget!
What is Risk of Rain: The Board Game?
Risk of Rain: The Board Game is, like its video game counterpart, a cooperative experience for up to four players. The game is designed around hour-long runs and character progression within that run, although the campaign literature makes sure to point out that this isn’t a legacy game – it’s more “like” than “lite” in this respect.
It’s only natural that in the tabletop game the action will slow down, and in a game that’s all about the action, that might be a problem. Yet developer Nerdvana Games is trying to retain the core spirit of RoR2 with lots of loot to combo, and even more enemies to kill.
And in mentioning the enemies, that leads me to my favourite part of this whole announcement, and the reason I’m almost tempted by this one: the miniatures.
As you can see in the attached promo image, there are loads in the box and across its various expansions, with 11 in-game survivors and plenty of familiar foes to face off against.
If, like me, you’re partial to some miniature painting, the potential to go all in on the project is there. In fact, I look forward to seeing some of the inevitable paint jobs that will populate my Reddit feed for months to come.
Risk of Rain: The Board Game on Kickstarter
All these cute little minis are only good as long as the game itself plays well, but that’s much harder to determine based on a rule book and a fancy trailer.
The best you can do at this stage is check out the “how to play” trailer below to see the good folks over at Nerdvana Games talking us through everything.
It’s a 15-minute demo that explains how to set up the three stages of the game, and there’s tons of info in there. There are also links to some YouTube folks playing the game, so there are more chances to see the game system in action if you want them.
If you want even more details, or if you’d like to pledge your allegiance to the project, head over to Kickstarter. You have until September 9th.
