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The Batman: The Dark Knight Returns… to Kickstarter

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Cryptozoic Entertainment and DC Comics have launched the Kickstarter campaign for Batman: The Dark Knight Returns – The Game.

Crafted by acclaimed game designers Morgan Dontanville and Daryl Andrews to be accessible to hardcore and casual gamers alike, your skills will be tested across four missions, each featuring their own unique rules, allies, abilities, and epic boss battles. With variable set-up and endless combinations of Fight and Detective cards, each playthrough will throw unique resources and challenges at you.

The Dark Knight Returns is likely the most beloved Batman story ever told. Writer/artist Frank Miller’s four-issue series from 1986 was a watershed moment in comics, as it brought a dark and cinematic feel to the medium. Every Batman story since then owes something to it. 

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns – The Game is for ages 14 and up and will be offered in Base Game and Deluxe Edition formats, with the Deluxe Edition featuring 17+ miniature figures and coming in a slick Kickstarter-exclusive slipcase that will look incredible on your bookshelf next to your premium board games and special edition books!

The base game costs $60 while the deluxe edition is $99. The campaign runs until March 19 at 5pm ET.

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Cryptozoic’s Batman: The Dark Knight Returns— The Game a Prelaunch Page

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Cryptozoic has revealed the Prelaunch page for Batman: The Dark Knight Returns— The Game. The game is coming soon to Kickstarter! Sign-up to get notified when the project launches.

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns— The Game is a solo board game experience in which a player dons the cowl and journeys through one of the most popular Batman stories ever told. Instead of traditional leveling up, this is a game of attrition. Batman comes out of retirement and tries to survive one final gauntlet, facing old and new villains…and even his most powerful ally, Superman! Playable as standalone missions or one epic playthrough where results of each mission carry over to the next.

Plus, sure to satisfy gamers and collectors alike, the deluxe version of the game will include 16+ minis designed in the distinct Frank Miller art style of the comic!

The Dark Knight Returns is Coming to the Tabletop

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Cryptozoic has announced that their Dark Knight Returns Board Game is coming to Kickstarter in early 2021!

The game is designed by award-winning designer, Daryl Andrews (Sagrada) and Morgan Dontanville (Asgard’s Chosen), from the ground up as a solo board game experience in which a player dons the cowl and journeys through one of the most popular Batman stories ever told!

Instead of traditional leveling up, this is a game of attrition. An old Batman tries to survive one final gauntlet, facing old and new villains… and even his most powerful ally. The Dark Knight Returns Board Game is playable as standalone “missions” or one epic playthrough where results of each mission carry over to the next.

We’ll have more news as it becomes available.

Dark Knight Returns Board Game