Kickstarter has proven to be an excellent place for clever board game concepts to become a reality, and a newBorderlandsproject is no different. Designed by Monster Fight Club,Borderlandsfans ensured that the game’s goal of $80,000 was hit, with many stretch goals surpassed as well.
While aBunkers and Badassesboard gamehas already been made official, it seems likeMister Torgue’s Arena of Badasserywill be a fair bit different. An arena game for 1-4 players, it sees gamers working through combat scenarios alongside their friends. With the game having proper licensing, Monster Fight Club’s project can also make full use of the game’s beloved characters and enemies.
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The base game cost is $85 for those that pledge, with the final version likely to have a $125 MSRP price tag. It comes with 6 Vault Hunter and companion miniatures (Moze, Salvador, Amara, Mordecai, Bloodwing, and Iron Bear), 39 enemy figures that take the form of the series’ iconic psychos, and a 48-page rulebook. There are 80 arena hexes, 10 dice, several tokens,Vault Hunter skill treebreakdowns, and over 400 cards. The True Badass version provides an upgraded version of the game with the Skags at the Gate expansion and all the free stretch goals. It costs an extra $50, bringing the pledge to $135, with the MSRP being set at $180.
With over 4,500 backers, a vast majority of the stretch goals were hit. While players can purchase separate expansions like The Ravenous Wattle Gobbler and the Monster Fight Club packs, the stretch goals have added free content to the True Badass version of the game. This includes different figure poses, new bounty cards, and a vending machine objective. Krieg, Fragtrap, Maya, Lilith, andZer0have also been added as Vault Hunters. With the project at over $600,000 in funding, the only remaining goals are the Claptrap loot bag at $620,000 and two more Badass Marauders at $680,000.
The dice drive the game, with a black die used for creating obstacles and the purple die used as a randomizer that brings special rules. Some neat touches include wounds, with Vault Hunters able to be knocked out and forced to spend cash at the New-U Station. A spotlight card being pulled will see the unlucky Vault Hunter focused on by enemies, while Loot tokens serve as the game’s coolest feature. Players can pick up health, legendary weapons, and cash just like they do intheBorderlandsgames.
With 20 days to go, there is still time forBorderlandsfansto back the project and secure a version of the game. It seems like it has been crafted with plenty of care, and the massive amount of contentBorderlandsplayers have unlocked through Kickstarter goals means they will have tons to play once the game makes its debut.
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