It only took eighteen minutes for Hellboy: The Board Game to reach its campaign goal at Kickstarter, and 24 hours to brake the $1 million! Inspired by the legendary tales of horror, myth and folklore by Mike Mignola, Hellboy: The Board Game is a fully cooperative experience for 1 to 4 players.
In the game you become a member of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defence (BPRD), ready to investigate occult threats that threaten our very existence. You will explore gothic locations, hunt down clues, discover artefacts, fight horrific creatures and face off against terrifying bosses.
The Game
Designed by James M. Hewitt – the brains behind the likes of Blood Bowl 2016, Necromunda: Underhive, and Warhammer Quest: Silver Tower – Hellboy: The Board Game features incredibly detailed, pre-assembled PVC plastic miniatures that capture the unique look and feel of Mike Mignola’s visionary work.
Hellboy: The Board Game gives you the chance to take control of an iconic member of the BPRD. Choose from Hellboy, Abe Sapien, Liz Sherman and Johann Kraus before equipping your agent with additional items that will help in the mission ahead. Each trinket, charm or weapon costs money though, so you’ll need to spend wisely.
Each of the missions in the core game begins by reading a BPRD Case File. This will set the scene for the investigation ahead and give hints about what threats you may encounter. The contents of each Case File are top secret, so the first time you play you’ll have no idea what you’re about to face!
During play, agents must carefully balance the Information Gathered track against the ominous Impending Doom track. Information Gathered represents the clues you uncover about the monster you’re hunting, while the Impending Doom track marks how close humanity is to the brink of destruction.
No matter what your decisions are during the course of the mission, each play through will always end in an epic final confrontation with one of Hellboy’s most notorious adversaries. The board itself changes to reveal the boss’ lair and then all gloves are off for a desperate struggle against the forces of evil.
The Box
The game is still under development, but the following elements are planned:
- 10 double sided room tiles (a mix of 2×2 and 1×2 with a linen finish)
- 4 Agent Cards
- 50+ cardboard tokens (damage counters, HQ board markers, target priority counters, furniture, doors, etc., with a linen finish)
- 13 custom dice
- Six narrative Case File scenarios (each scenario includes between 6-8 cards)
- Card HQ Board (linen finish)
- 74 Mini Cards (Encounter Cards, Back-Up Agent details, Equipment and Starting Items)
- 48 Standard Cards (Deck of Doom Cards and Enemy Cards)
- 18 plastic cubes (Agent action tokens and generic black tokens)
- Coloured bases to fit on Agents
- Rulebook
It’s definitely an amazing board game, A MUST HAVE! And be prepared for expansions as they are scheduled to hit in the future.
You still have 20 days to back Hellboy, so go HERE and be a backer.
