The crowdfunding of the board game The Witcher: Old World, by Conclave Editora, has become the largest crowdfunding of board games in Latin America. With more than R$1.6 million raised in Catarse, the game surpassed the Mexican Dodos Riding Dinos, held on Kickstarter and which, in the exchange conversion, had raised around R$1.2 million. The Witcher: Old World had already broken Brazil's revenue record, which belonged to the game Kemet: Blood and Sand, also from Conclave, and now it becomes the biggest Latin American!
The project was a success from the start, reaching its initial goal of R$100k in less than 20 minutes. The game also had its international crowdfunding on the American platform Kickstarter, raising a tremendous amount of more than US$ 8 million, with the support of 45 thousand supporters. With this record collection, all participants of both projects (Brazilian and international) of The Witcher: Old World will receive dozens of extra rewards and, in addition to the game itself, several expansions and additional materials, which give the product a huge range of possibilities!
The Witcher: Old World is an adventure board game for 1-5 players that takes them into a story set long before the times of Geralt of Rivia, when they take on the role of professional monster hunters. Having recently completed their brutal training at their wizarding school, players must embark on a journey across the continent. Along the way, they'll face tough choices, accept contracts, face monsters - and maybe find themselves fighting another wizard to defend their school's honor! depicting the world of The Witcher in the past, the Old World will allow players to live out their own epic story, in which they will encounter wizards from five different schools and discover mysteries and hitherto unexplored locations. The game was created by Łukasz Woźniak, co-founder of GO ON BOARD and author of several other games, including the world-renowned Valhalla and Titans.
“Our goal with old world is to provide a deeply immersive experience that evokes the same emotions and atmosphere found in books and video games. The Witcher – but in a board game format. We've been testing the game with fans of The Witcher universe as well as board game experts for some time now, and we're very happy with what we've been able to accomplish so far. CD PROJEKT RED's contribution to the story and understanding of the mechanical aspects of the project were invaluable. It's been a great experience to be able to work so closely with the studio and I can't wait for players to see The Witcher: Old World for themselves," says Łukasz Woźniak, co-founder of GO ON BOARD and creator of the game.
The Witcher: Old World is being created in collaboration with CD PROJEKT RED, creators of the video game series The Witcher, award-winning and critically acclaimed – which follows the adventures of professional monster slayer Geralt of Rivia.
“Our studio is full of board game enthusiasts and creating a model tailored to the universe of The Witcher it's something we've been passionate about for some time now,” says Rafał Jaki, Director of Business Development at CD PROJEKT RED. “We wanted the game to be easy to learn, difficult to master, and offer high replay value. As far as the story goes, we thought it would be interesting to focus on the moments when wizards were seen most often across the world. We also wanted to show how the different schools of wizards faced unique monsters that inhabited the continent in abundance. I look forward to seeing how players go to the Old World when it launches!”
The crowdfunding campaign for the game in Catarse (www.catarse.me/thewitcher) runs until 23:59 on 20.6, and includes the basic and deluxe versions of the game, as well as many extra components to unlock. This campaign, along with the international Kickstarter campaign, will also give the community the chance to have a significant impact on all content in the game, as well as the story it presents.
About Conclave Publishing
Founded in 2003, Conclave is today one of the leading companies in the board games market in Brazil, working in partnership with several international companies and with award-winning titles worldwide and also in Brazil, with an extensive list of games for all types. of players. Conclave has already promoted 5 crowdfunding campaigns, all of them successful.
About GO ON BOARD
Founded in 2015, Go on Board creates and publishes board games for a modern audience. His work includes titles such as Valhalla and Titans. They are currently working on their next game, The Witcher: Old World. Go on Board, together with the zagramw.to platform, is part of Games Lab LLC.
