Rayman The Board Game is set for launch at the end of this year after smashing its Kickstarter target. The project has currently reached more than five times its minimum target with another 10 days still to go.
It’s more than 10 years since Rayman Legends, the most recent full title in the Rayman series, launched on PC and consoles. While there is no sign of a new video game release, fans of the series, of which there are still many, will be able to get their fill of the platformer later this year, albeit in analog form.
Ubisoft has teamed up with Flyos Games to launch the Rayman The Board Game Kickstarter project. Despite only launching on September 17, the crowdfunded project has amassed more than $200,000 in pledges, smashing its initial target of $37,117. The project is set to run until October 8 so is likely to pick up a lot more backers in the meantime.
The designers describe the game as a race that pits one to four players as they attempt to evade dangers and rescue Teensies throughout the Glade of Dreams. The standard game includes four-player mats, a deck of 54 action cards, and four stunning vinyl player figures as well as a host of tokens and counters.
There is an expansion and several addons, that aren’t sold separately, which take the player count up to six people and include upgraded wooden tokens as well as improved skins for those who like to plus up their board games (who doesn’t?).
The original Rayman series of games were hugely popular platformers and even led to the launch of spin-off titles featuring the game’s antagonists, the Rabbids. And while Ubisoft has continued to develop Rabbids games, at least for Switch owners in China, there has been no sign that the developers are planning any new titles in the main series.
Published: Sep 26, 2024 09:09 am