If your group grew up on Dragon Ball Z, today is your last chance to back the co-op board game built around it. Dragon Ball Z: The Board Game Saga, from studio Lynnvander and publisher Pop Art Games, closes its Kickstarter today (7 July) having pulled in more than $160,000 from over 1,500 backers, nearly 18 times its modest $9,000 goal.
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Set up your group for freeIt is a cooperative campaign for one to four players, split across 12 story-driven episodes you can play as one-offs or string together into a full run through the series' great arcs. You take the likes of Goku, Vegeta, Gohan and Krillin, managing your Power Level to decide how much you can do each turn, throwing dice in combat, and spending hard-won gains to unlock new Forms and Techniques while keeping your Stress in check. The catch is that you all have to KO the villains before they gather the seven Dragon Balls or the clock runs out. The art leans on Akira Toriyama's original manga, which fans will clock instantly.
The game has been a long time coming. It was first slated for a 2020 release before disappearing into development limbo, so reaching backers at all is a small triumph. It funded in under 15 minutes when the campaign opened on 9 June, and pledges have climbed steadily since.
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Find events near youIf a licensed co-op campaign is the kind of thing your table rallies around, this one is built for exactly that. Core pledges start at around $95, and today is the last day to grab one. Fancy running a Dragon Ball Z campaign night when it lands? Round up your fighters and set up a game night so everyone is ready for episode one.
Sources: Kicktraq | Wargamer | Board Game Quest | GamingTrend
