Megaman Board game blasts past kickstarter goal

Jasco Games set a goal on Kickstarter to raise $70,000 towards the creation of their Megaman Board game. After raising over double their goal in the first day they managed to raise over $415,000. With the funding going so well Jasco games managed to add new figures, cards, and dice to the game. A fitting way to thank those who have donated. The Megaman fans have spoken and with an unyielding support they want this game.

Jasco games had this to say on Kickstarter. “It has been an amazing 38 days for the Jasco Games team. We have received so much overwhelming support, so many thoughtful comments, and such excellent feedback from all of our fans. We’re so excited and can’t wait for all of you to get the board game in your hands. We’ll be making updates over the next few weeks and months as progress on the board game is made.”

After seeing a demonstration of the beta version of the game it is a fitting tribute to the long time fans of Megaman including things such as the ability to steal powers from the bosses, , cards based on weapons like the mega buster, and characters such as Roll, Fireman, Iceman, Protoman, and of course Megaman. As for game play it revolves around defeating enemies in a section before getting to a boss. When you defeat the boss you gain a power, but along the way your opponents can assume the role of Dr. Wily and hinder your battles, and even if you overcome them you still must out roll your target to win the battle. First one to gain enough powers to fight Dr. Wily and win, wins the game. Sounds simple, but it’s much easier said than done.

The Megaman board game is a 2-8 player game set to release in October of this year. The cost for the basic version is $70, but extra card packs will be available for purchase.

Jacob Carpenter is the writer for TSCN.TV and also a blogger under the name JSnakeC on IGN