The link between video games and
the tabletop variety has always been strong. Plenty of board games have made
the transition to digital, and lately we’ve seen video games make the leap to
the tabletop, but a board game based on a first-person shooter series? That one
is new to us.
Crysis Analogue Edition is just that: a strategy board game based on the
first-person shooter series for two to eight players, currently seeking funding on
Kickstarter. Familiar elements from the series, like Nanosuit modes, make an
appearance, and much of the gameplay is built around the strategic use of cover
and ambushes.
The
game is being developed by German studio Frame 6, a firm that has more of a
history with PC and mobile games than it does with tabletop
games, which in this case may make it the perfect fit for such a translation.
And not only is Crysis series developer Crytek okay with this project, they’re
even helping with it.
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Kickstarter
“Aside from granting us the Crysis
license for this game, the design team of the original Crysis series has
assisted us with original visual assets and was part of our QA team for this
game,” Frame 6 said on the Kickstarter campaign page. “This collaboration
should guarantee a true-to-the-original experience while providing original
content for a core board gamer audience.”
Super
Early Bird pricing for Crysis Analogue Edition is already gone, but there are still a
number of Early Bird slots left. Otherwise, the minimum pledge to receive a
copy of the game is €75, or roughly $85. Twice that will get you the game’s
Collector’s Edition.
The
campaign has already raised nearly a third of its $94,851 goal at the time of
this writing, and it still has until June 13 to reach its funding. If you’d
like to be on board, head over to the Kickstarter page to
back the campaign.
And if you’re interested but still
on the fence, take a look at the basic rules of the game
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