The Terminator Getting a Board Game Adaptation
Kieran Fisher
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Horror fans have been excited for the upcoming Evil Dead 2: The Official Board Game from Space Goat Productions – which absolutely crushed its Kickstarter campaign earlier this year – but now the developers already have their next project in the works.
Brace yourselves because the machines are about to rise…
The Terminator: The Official Board Game will see the story return to its roots in 1984, and one of the screenwriters from the original film, William Wisher, will serve as a story consultant.
The game’s Kickstarter campaign will be launching in February, but in the meantime they’ve released a teaser trailer to whet our appetites. Rest assured, though; as soon as there is more information, I’LL BE BACK.
From the Press Release:
Space Goat Productions will be partnering with Studiocanal, Oak Productions, and Creative Licensing to make The Terminator: The Official Board Game, which will be launching on Kickstarter in February of 2017.
William Wisher, one of the screenwriters of the original 1984 film, has been brought on as a story consultant. “I’m very excited to be consulting with the creative team at Space Goat to bring The Terminator board game to life!” said William Wisher. “I’ve missed my old friends Sarah Connor, Kyle Reese, and the T-800. It will be fun to spend time with them again!”
“We’re bringing 1984 back. The only movie we care about is the original. We love retro. We want to explore the beginning,” Space Goat President Shon Bury said, “Wwich is why for this game we’re focusing on what hardcore Terminator fans love about the original movie.”
The board game is currently under production. The Terminator: The Official Board Game is an asymmetrical strategy game played across two boards – one in 1984 and one in 2029. One player takes control of all the forces of the machines: Hunter Killer flying machines, Terminator endoskeletons, and new robots based on the classic 80s aesthetic. The rest of the players take the role of the human resistance, struggling against the impossible odds of the machine uprising.
“At its robotic heart, The Terminator is a raw and intense chase scene,” Evil Dead 2 board game designer Taylor Smith said. “Combine that with a reactive time travel mechanic, and you get a super fun mash-up of action and strategy.”
For more information on the campaign and to sign up for email updates, visit terminatorboardgame.com and Space Goat Productions on Facebook.
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