Naruto Shippūden Battle Board Game Surpasses Crowdfunding Goal
This is a GAME and Don't Panic Games are running the Gamefound campaign through October 9.
Naruto Shippūden Battle launched on Gamefound on Wednesday and raised 146,287 euros by press time, exceeding its 35,000-euro goal. Every pledge includes a Naruto Sage Mode miniature.
Board game studio This is a GAME and publisher Don't Panic Games opened crowdfunding for Naruto Shippūden Battle on Gamefound on Wednesday. The officially licensed board game had already passed its funding target by press time.
The campaign runs through October 9, with a goal of 35,000 euros (about US$40,300). Its total stood at 146,287 euros (about US$168,000) at press time.
Designed for 2–4 players, the game has players build teams of three characters to secure objectives and earn victory points.
Every pledge includes a Naruto Sage Mode miniature. Higher pledge tiers offer additional rewards, including:
- Extra battlefields
- Miniatures
- Acrylic tokens
- Other extras
A separate trading card game based on the Naruto series, Naruto Card Game, is set for a worldwide launch in 2027.
Don't Panic Games previously published Cowboy Bebop, the Role-Playing Game, a tabletop role-playing game released in 2022.
Don't Panic Games founder Cedric Littardi is a former business partner of Anime News Network and a friend of ANN CEO Christopher Macdonald.
Sources: Naruto Shippūden Battle game's Gamefound page via ANN
