The Witcher Adventure Game coming to a tabletop near you

The Witcher Adventure Game to be published by Fantasy Flight Games

CD Projekt RED, developer of the Witcher franchise of video games, has teamed with Fantasy Flight Games, a heavy-hitter in board game development and publishing, to create The Witcher Adventure Game.

The tabletop game is expected to launch in 2014, and no price point has been confirmed.

We could not get availability confirmation from Skycastle, SA distributor of Fantasy Flight products, by the time of publication. However, Digital Sushi, a retailer of Skycastle products said they fully expect the board game to be availabe in SA in due course.

Ignacy Trzewiczek’s The Witcher Adventure Game takes players on a journey across the world of The Witcher as they assume the roles of four beloved characters from the books and computer games: Geralt of Rivia, monster slayer; Dandelion, roguish bard; Triss Merigold, cunning sorceress; and Yarpen Zigrin, dwarven warrior. A variety of quests invite players to hunt monsters, earn gold on dangerous missions, and interact with the characters they meet in a web of alliances and treachery.

The Witcher Adventure Game board

“Fantasy Flight Games has an outstanding connection with board game fans worldwide and is well known for the highest quality of their titles. We’re really excited that we can join the party and expand The Witcher universe in such great company,” said Adam Badowski, Head of Studio, CD Projekt RED.

“We are very pleased to partner with CD Projekt RED on The Witcher Adventure Game. The story and the setting of The Witcher really lends itself to an adventure board game. We’re looking forward to players being able to craft their own narrative during the course of the game,” said Steve Horvath, Senior VP of Communication and Digital Business for Fantasy Flight Games.

Check out the teaser video below: