Tabletop studio and publisher, CoolMiniOrNot has launched its 26 reward-based crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. The company, which has created various popular board games such as Zombicide, Blood Rage, The Others, and Arcadia, sought to raise $300,000 for its new game Rising Sun and quickly secures more than $2 million from over 20,000 backers.
Rising Sun is described as a 3 to 5 player board game that is set in feudal Japan. Its story reads:
“As the Kami descend from the heavens to reshape the land in their image, it is up to each player to lead their clan to victory. Use politics to further your cause, negotiate to seek the most profitable alliances, worship the Kami to gain their favor, recruit monsters out of legend to bolster your forces, and use your resources wisely to be victorious in battle.Each of the five clans in Rising Sun brings not only their own individual set of ten beautifully detailed miniatures for their Daimyo, Shinto and Bushi units, but also a unique ability that sets them apart from the others and affects all players’ strategies.”
CoolMiniOrNot noted that each of the five clans brings their own individual unique abilities:
- Koi (Flow, Like Water): Able to use hired Ronin as coins and vice versa, which gives them flexibility and unpredictable.
- Dragonfly (Wings, Wind, and Spirit): Able to move anywhere on the map without restrictions and unpredictable.
- Bonsai (Humility, Earth, and Root): Doesn’t need to spend coins when buying resources and upgrades come naturally.
- Lotus (Patience is key): Dictates politics by turning the political mandates they play into anything they want.
- Turtle (Hard as the mind; delicate as steel): Builds their strongholds on top of the shells of turtles, which can move around the map and join in fights for the provinces.
Working alongside CoolMiniOrNot for the project is designer Eric M. Lang, who worked with the board game studio on Blood Rage. The game will consist of the following:
- 58 Miniatures, including 10 warriors for each clan and 8 huge monsters.
- 40 Counter Bases
- 137 Tokens
- 5 Clan Screens
- 5 Political Sheets
- 53 Cards
- 6-fold Gameboard
- 1 Rulebook
Those who back the project can receive the game with a $100 pledge. Rising Sun is set to be delivered to backers in April 2018. The campaign is set to close on April 4th.
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