{"id":89833,"date":"2016-04-20T07:45:07","date_gmt":"2016-04-20T05:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=89833"},"modified":"2016-04-20T12:55:18","modified_gmt":"2016-04-20T10:55:18","slug":"dark-souls-board-game-raises-400000-in-24-hours-on-kickstarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/entertainment\/89833-dark-souls-board-game-raises-400000-in-24-hours-on-kickstarter","title":{"rendered":"Dark Souls board game raises \u00a3400,000 in 24 hours on Kickstarter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Dark Souls Board Game has smashed through its Kickstarter stretch goals, raising over \u00a3400,000 in one day.<\/p>\n<p>The board game only needed \u00a350,000 in order to become fully funded, which the project reached <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/steamforged\/dark-soulstm-the-board-game\/posts\/1552094\" target=\"_blank\">three minutes<\/a><\/strong> after the campaign began.<\/p>\n<p>The stretch goals for the board game have all been reached, with Steamforged Games promising tons of new content as the amount pledged continues to grow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The pledge amount sits at around \u00a3400,000 at the time of writing, which has been raised in less than a day.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Dark Souls board game seeks to emulate the tough, tactical gameplay of the Dark Souls video games with a focus on the latest installment of the franchise, Dark Souls 3.<\/p>\n<p>The board game features detailed miniatures and unique mechanics, promising action-packed, rewarding gameplay.<\/p>\n<p>Check out some pictures of the board game below, or head to the Dark Souls board game <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/steamforged\/dark-soulstm-the-board-game\" target=\"_blank\">Kickstarter page<\/a><\/strong> for more information.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Dark-Souls-board-game-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89837\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Dark-Souls-board-game-1.jpg\" alt=\"Dark Souls board game 1\" width=\"680\" height=\"1566\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Dark-souls-board-game-3-vig.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89849\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Dark-souls-board-game-3-vig.jpg\" alt=\"Dark souls board game 3 vig\" width=\"680\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Dark-Souls-Board-game-2-vig.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89847\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Dark-Souls-Board-game-2-vig.jpg\" alt=\"Dark Souls Board game 2 vig\" width=\"680\" height=\"375\" 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