Isaac Asimov's Foundation, the saga of a galaxy-spanning empire crumbling into a dark age, is becoming a board game. The little-known Italian studio CREARDO is adapting it as a competitive strategy game for up to five players, and it is gearing up to crowdfund on Gamefound.
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See how it worksThe setup follows Asimov closely. The Empire is in decline and civilisation is on the brink of chaos, and you play a strategic leader trying to preserve knowledge and build a new order from the wreckage. CREARDO calls it a game of resource management, influence and deck-building, with each faction working from its own asymmetric deck. Long-term planning and adaptability are the whole point, because you are bracing against unpredictable events and threats from within and without, exactly the slow-burn power struggle the books are built on.
That patience-rewarding design is a clever fit for source material that famously plays out across centuries. Asimov's trilogy is one of science fiction's cornerstone works, so there is a ready-made audience of readers curious to see psychohistory turned into real decisions on a table.
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Start organising for freeOne thing to keep in mind: this is still a Gamefound pre-launch page, so there is no live pledge or final price yet. Following it now is how you catch the launch and any early-bird pricing.
A heavy sci-fi strategy game lives or dies on the group around the table. If Foundation is on your radar, round up some players near you so you are ready when it lands.
Sources: Gamefound | Tabletop Sentinel
