Defense Grid: The Board Game

A project in Woodinville, WA by Anthony Hanses
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A Cooperative, Deck Building, Tower Defense board game, for 1 to 4 players. Campaign with 10 Missions and leveling characters.
Backers: 966
Average Pledge Per Backer: $86

Funded: $83,492 of $30,000
Dates: Jan 16th -> Feb 11th (26 days)
Project By: Anthony Hanses
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Latest News

5th Stretch Goal unlocked!

February 10th - via: kickstarter.com
We hit $80,000 and unlocked our 5th stretch goal! All 25 Tower and Alien reference cards will now be produced on chipboard instead!  They will also have the nice linen finish like the map tiles. In addition, we have added our 77th miniature to the... (Read More)

Stretch Goal #4 Unlocked!

February 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow, we racked up another $10,000 in just about 10 hours!  As a result, we unlocked our next major stretch goal. All Kickstarter Editions of Defense Grid: The Board Game will now include a foil inlaid box wrap. In addition, we added another... (Read More)

Raspberry, 48 hours, 3rd Stretch Goal, and Special Thanks!

February 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Lots to follow-up on in this update! Kickstarter Exclusive Raspberry So, the dirty little secret of making miniatures... You tend to want to sculpt all of them early to make sure they are done in time for when you Kickstarter ends. Yep, we have a... (Read More)

Reddit AMA on Thursday @ Noon EST

February 6th - via: kickstarter.com
We will be participating an in an official AMA on /r/boardgames on Thursday February 9th @ Noon EST (9am PST). Hope to see you there! https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/ Anthony Hanses & Rico Hall  (Read More)

Shipping Update & Final Backer Pledge Level

February 1st - via: kickstarter.com
To start, we just added our final back level. ALL IN! This level contains everything in the Kickstarter.  Included with this is all 70 of the miniatures currently in the game, all stretch goals, and everything else. Signed copy of Defense Grid: The... (Read More)

2nd Stretch Goal Unlocked & PAX South!

January 26th - via: kickstarter.com
2nd Stretch Goal Unlocked! Yea!  We unlocked our 2nd Stretch Goal!  All Kickstarter Versions of Defense Grid: The Board Game will now include an exclusive UV Treatment that will really make the lighting on the box shine. More Miniatures with... (Read More)

Live AMA with CEO Jeff Pobst of Hidden Path tonight!

January 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
We will be live streaming Defense Grid: The Board Game tonight at 7:30pm PST with Hidden Path CEO Jeff Pobst and CTO Michael Austing.  Two of the original creators of the Defense Grid video game series. For this stream, we will be trying out... (Read More)

New Add-On - All Metal Towers

January 21st - via: kickstarter.com
We are super excited to announce this new add-on that we have been working on for a while. $100 - All Metal Playable Towers Set - Shipping April 2017 This is a fully gameplay-capable set of all Metal Towers for Defense Grid: The Board Game that are... (Read More)

1st Stretch Goal Unlocked!

January 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Our first Stretch Goal has unlocked!  Thanks everyone! All copies of Defense Grid: The Board Game will now have foil cards for the 6 Main AI Cards.  In addition, we will be including 12 Card Sleeves with every copy of the game.  These Card Sleeves... (Read More)

New Stretch Goals and 500 Backers!

January 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow!  We hit 500 backers today!  Thanks so much for your support.  It means a lot to us!Today we had a great talk with Panda Manufacturing, who we are going to use to produce Defense Grid: The Board Game.  Things are going so well, that we... (Read More)

FUNDED! & Raspberry Mini

January 18th - via: kickstarter.com
WE ARE FUNDED!  Wow!!!  We serious cannot thank all of you enough.  This is a dream come true on so many levels. We have updated the Stretch Goals chart and revealed what we will add into every copy of the game if we are able to hit the $100,000... (Read More)

Add-on - Extra Miniatures for Display Only

January 17th - via: kickstarter.com
People seem to like minis, or so we hear.For those of you who would also like a set of the minis just to display, paint, or paint and display; these add-ons are for you.We plan to have these ship in a box with a clear front that will allow you to... (Read More)

First Add-Ons Available & EU Friendly

January 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow, just shy of 50% funded already!  Thanks to everyone! We have updated the campaign page to include 3 new Add-on options for backers and clarified that we are EU Friendly. Thanks, and be sure to let us know if you have any questions or great... (Read More)

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