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indrulin
10-24-2013, 11:01 AM
Miniature Board Game kickstarter based of the Chinese novel Journey to the West.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1588487845/journey-wrath-of-demons


http://youtu.be/nxkdt76XErU

In Journey: Wrath of Demons, four Pilgrims band together to search ancient China for the Sutras, sacred scriptures that will bring salvation to a world overrun with Demons. After fighting different Bull Demon minions, the climax of the game is the battle against the Bull Demon King. Game cards and custom dice combine for fast, tense action and critical choices enhance the Pilgrims’ skills during the game. All components have been crafted to the highest quality, bringing the beautiful game world to life. Resin versions of the miniatures will be of special interest to painters and collectors.

Journey is designed for 1 to 4 players, controlling the four Pilgrims, Tripitaka, Monkey, Monk Sha and Cho Hakkai. The game’s AI controls the Demons and other creatures. Diverse playing styles are possible, with a strong emphasis on cooperation because the players win or lose as a team. Each game will take 30 minutes to 2 hours, depending on the quest and the style you play.

The core game comes with ~10 quests, each with different goals and unique rules. Do you ruthlessly hack and slash, killing all Demons in the Pilgrims’ path? Or take a more virtuous path, cleansing the Demons’ souls, saving villagers and collecting good Karma. Your decisions affect the Pilgrims’ abilities, skills and equipment. Killing Demons may be quick but can you risk accumulating that Bad Karma? Side quests may enhance your Pilgrims’ skill and Karma, but with more Demons spawning, can you afford to spend that time?

Solo play is almost identical to multi-player games. Instead of multiple players controlling 1 or 2 pilgrims each, 1 player will control all four Pilgrims. There are no other changes to the game whatsoever!

Many games have science fiction or fantasy settings. But Chinese Mythology is a rich and beautiful environment that is under represented in games.

This setting gives Journey a large pool of art, architecture, mythology, and drama to draw upon. The striking map tiles, tokens, cards and highly detailed miniatures capture the Pilgrims and their world perfectly. But the themes run much deeper - skills, weapons, harmful conditions, custom dice and the Karma game mechanic stay true to the environment, fully immersing the players in the game world.

This is only the start of the Pilgrims’ journey. We plan expansions for this boxed game, perhaps here in this Kickstarter, and later, full expansion games.

Expansions for this campaign include new Map Tiles, Quests, Demons and even friends to help the Pilgrims on their way, if we can unlock stretch goals with your help! Some bonuses will be Kickstarter exclusives, as a special reward for backers that help make Journey happen.

Defeating the Bull Demon King is just one step in the journey for our brave Pilgrim band. We hope to release future games, telling more stories of the Monkey King, as the band travels to other Demon’s domains and even Heaven itself, to save the world.

GrauGeist
10-28-2013, 12:20 AM
This is awesome, and I'm excited for it, a Chinese Zombicide, if you will!

GrauGeist
11-01-2013, 10:13 AM
It is completely stupid that the derivative Exotitans gets a front page, whereas this professional KS got nothing. WTF?

The artwork, sculpting, and campaign are fantastic. No clue why this isn't getting pimped more.

GravesDisease
11-01-2013, 10:48 AM
Woah, this looks incredible. Very high production value.
Has anyone heard of the company before though? I'm wondering if it might be any fun to actually play, which is a risk with some of these smaller games.

GrauGeist
11-01-2013, 02:29 PM
It's an opposed # d3 game, and everything looks very simple. Very clean. This is going to appeal to a lot of people.

GrauGeist
11-18-2013, 02:42 AM
There are about 12 more hours to back if you want a chance to get a bonus character:

5695


All backers that pledge before Monday 18, Nov 4:00pm EST and who are eligible for Collectors Upgrades at the end of the project will receive a free resin alternative Tripitaka miniature. We are adding her to the resin Add-On list now, for a $15 increase to your pledge.

We know it is a long way off, but if the pledge total reaches $300K, we will be able to produce this alternate sculpt in plastic. Any backers that met the pledge deadline above and are receiving Boxed Game Upgrade rewards at the end of the campaign will then receive a free plastic alternate Tripitaka.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1588487845/journey-wrath-of-demons/posts/662247

The campaign is at $285k with 5 days to go, having pulled over $19k yesterday. The campaign will almost certainly hit $300k and unlock the model in resin or plastic, depending on pledge type and amount.

GrauGeist
11-22-2013, 11:03 PM
Just under 12 hours to go, before close of campaign at 5 am Eastern / 8 am Pacific. Currently just under $400k.

Lots of cool stuff there.