Expect a Kickstarter campaign next month
Jordan Weisman has a pretty impressive résumé, not only for the quality of games he has been behind, but for the fact that they have been in both the board game and videogame arenas. With titles such asShadowrun,HeroClix, andCrimson Skiesunder his belt, he has some solid experience making games.
Now thatShadowrun Returnshas almost released, his development studio has set its sights on its next project, a board game calledGolem Arcanathat integrates mobile or tablet technology to augment the tabletop gameplay. By tapping the board or figures with a special code-reading stylus, information about the chosen element is shown on the screen.
To be completely honest, while the technology looks great and I could imagine it being used well in other board games, what little we have been shown on howGolem Arcanaactually plays is less impressive. If it ends up being more than just fantasy combat on a square grid, I may be interested. Until we learn more, it is giving me a distinctEye of Judgmentvibe, which didn’t really resonate with me personally.
We can expect an official Kickstarter campaign forGolem Arcanaearly next month.
