Kingdom Death: Monster Now Available For Pre-Order
July 13, 2015 by brennon
So it begins. Kingdom Death: Monster is NOW finally available for pre-order over on their webstore. The game will be shipping out to backers soon but everyone can now get in on this huge boxed game packed with all manner of insane miniatures, cards, tokens and everything else in between. If you've heard of coffin-box games this sounds and looks like a full on crypt...
What's Inside?
The game has been a long time coming and the fans have been very paitient indeed. From what we're seeing right now this looks like it was all worth it however.
So what do you actually get inside this mammoth collection of sprues and cardboard?
- 1 x Rule Book - 11" x 8.5" 223 Pages.
- 1 x Showdown Board - 2' x 3' ( Heavy 3MM Game Board Matte )
- 1 x Hunt / Settlement Board ( Heavy Cardstock )
- 1 x Token Sheet - 111 Tokens
- 1 x Terrain Token Sheet - 31 Terrain Tiles
- 1 x Monster Controller Panel
- 4 x Gear Grids
- 1 x Character Record Sheet Pad ( 50 Sheets, 6"x6")
- 1 x Settlement Record Sheet Pad ( 50 Sheets, 8.5" x 11")
- 5 x 10 sided black Kingdom Death dice
- 1 x 10 sided white Kingdom Death dice
- 4 x 6 sided Hit location dice
Yep, that's quite a lot of the basic stuff. That's just the components too. The full list of actual miniatures is huge with a variety of different monsters, a whole bunch of options for building heroes and plenty more besides. Even the cards have their own HUGE list.
I even like the look of the dice with their nice original designs on them.
Miniatures
Talking of miniatures we should really take a closer look at some of the finished kits that come in the box. Each of these is an almost bespoke piece of engineering and I think I might find myself frightened of putting them together in fear of breaking them or ruining the overall look.
I think you'll agree that this is probably one of the most high quality products that has ever come out for the tabletop. More than anything this has effectively been a labour of love for the creators and you can tell that by all of the miniatures and the wonderful artwork that has gone into the other components.
The Game
So a little more about the game...
"Kingdom Death: Monster is a fully cooperative tabletop hobby game experience. Unite to survive by hunting monsters and collectively guiding the development of your settlement through a 25 year, self-running campaign.
Every choice - from each showdown space moved, each desperately crafted piece of gear, to what Principles your settlement upholds - can have lasting impact on this highly repayable and challenging game experience."
...so if that has caught your attention you can go and pre-order now with a discount until the 19th of July 2015. After that it will be a bit longer a wait before the game finally arrives in October.
Thanks to @doctorether for the heads up!
Are you going to be getting one?
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Been waiting forever to start playing this ^^
Wow, $400 at full RRP. It’s certainly value for money and it looks gorgeous, but even so, wow.
To think, I lived to see the day Kingdom Death was actually available to order…
OR IS IT?! The Illuminati is everywhere…
That’s just too expensive!
Kickstart game 2 years ago… follow updates avidly, get first look inside the box from beasts of war? :/ little odd but no worries… this thing looks OFF THE HOOOOOOKKK
Having just picked up my emails I see I have just been un-attentive…
so excited for this to be on its way soon, though dreading the import tax! Some of the nicest minis in my collection and some of the most gorgeous and deviant sculpts.
They have a German distributor so hopefully for us Europeans it will take the sting out of the import. My friend has all the expansions coming with it and I piggybacked to get the game and Dragon Lord expansion. So we will be doing unboxings for Darker Days Radio.
I’d missed the fact they’ve got a German distro, I was prepared for the horrendous customs bill but if this is the case then I’ll be a very happy chappy.
There’s no information about a European distributor on the website, are you sure about that? I think a big tax bill in the EU will be unavoidable with Kingdom Death unfortunately, the main reason I didn’t pick it up at Black Friday and will probably have to miss it again now… But if you’ve got info on a Europeab distributor PLEASE SHARE!!!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/poots/kingdom-death-monster/comments?cursor=10510523#comment-10510522
“17 lbs of Nightmare Horror Gaming” seems legit
Kingdom Death: Monster Contents – Miniatures – 4 x Starting Survivors – 1 x White Lion – 1 x Butcher – 1 x Screaming Antelope – 1 x Kings Man – 1 x The Hand – 1 x Phoenix – 1 x Watcher – 1 x Unarmored Armor Kit (Creates 4 Survivors.) – 1 x Rawhide Armor Kit (Creates 4 Survivors.) – 1 x Leather Armor Kit (Creates 4 Survivors.) – 1 x White Lion Armor Kit (Creates 4 Survivors.) – 1 x Screaming Fur Armor Kit (Creates 4 Survivors.) – 1 x Phoenix Armor Kit (Creates 4 Survivors.) –… Read more »
The value is not question, but the price really risks stunting sales. I hope the KS covered all the costs and anything at retail is gravy.
It’s pretty nuts the amount of stuff, and to think my mate is getting his with double the amount. I can see myself buying bits off him if he lets me 😀
you’re not wrong on the a lot of stuff point!!! 😀
oh wow! O.O
thats amazing, and 275$ if you pre order till July 19th is not bad too! I even would consider to not pre order CB’s GenCon Bundle and put my money on this one but my payday is after the 19th and 400$ is a bit steep. -.-
Well christmas is coming at one point and I think I know what I put on my list for this year.
Really starting to get excited to get my Black Friday pledge (I had never done a KS before WWX and Rivet Wars, so totally missed this). The models look fantastic and its gonna have a great deal of customisation for the troops. Ne thing I would say though, doesnt that lions face look totally out of place? It just looks wrong on every level imho. It looks a bit like a gruffelos mounth, without the large pointed teeth. Component quality looks top notch too, gonna be intresting to see how this puppy plays! 🙂 I really wish I could have… Read more »
If you got the gold Black Friday gold pledge you get one of everything, that includes promos and expansions.
So far we had seen mostly models so it’s good to see something about game itself.
After waiting so long for this I have to confess I lost all interest for it.
Pretty disappointed there are absolutely no dicks in this game. Neither as some kind of hats, throwing weapons, armor pieces or stiff and upright standards.
dear onizuka avatar guy, you are wrong. there is a penis in the artwork for the madness table.
http://cl.ly/image/442A0u2b0s2h
Oh so glad you found one ! Guess my interest stars to rise and harden again.
…one could of course still run another “Cockstarter”.
But thanks for the heads up !
Send me your KDM game and I will personally draw all the dicks you want on them.
I’m actually really looking forward to this, it’s been a long wait, but I’m really excited!
I was backer number 519, and I pledged for just about everything except some of the resin pinups and the duplicates sprues. Not sure if that was a clever idea or not tho! either way I’m looking forward to finally being able to get my hands on this and get the items I took a chance on a long time ago!
Just hope Mr or Mrs Customs Officer doesn’t hold the container for too long!
Looking forward to this one, but I need to go back and figure out what where in my pledge – loads of stuff of cause but what did I let pass in the end ?..
I’m sure all this stuff represents value for money but it’s all just too overwhelming. It’s too big a risk to spend so much on a game I might not like. Had they split this into a reasonably priced starter and expansions, I’d have been very tempted to give it a go.
Yes, but that would not have been the Adam Potts way 😉
A man with a very clear vision of what the game should be not settling for little things like what the market may want – I love the single mindedness of it
Argh. I love KD minis….have about 18 or so of their resin sculpts. But 400 is a real shock to the system. Looking at the contents I can’t say you aren’t getting value or quality…but that’s as much as a PS4. And I know I would get milage out of a PS4. I can’t say the same with a board game…bought too many that my group only played once or twice before shelfing it for something new. If I could grab one at the discounted price I would but I don’t get paid ’till the 20th. And I’m saving up… Read more »
I do like the look of this game but can someone tell me how the mini’s work? Do you just build them one way or do you have multiple options that you need to swap over every time you upgrade?
$275pre order…same price as 20 stormcasters here so it’s a pretty darn good deal for that monster (hoho) of a box! not that the bank manager will allow purchase of course 😉
I so wish I knew this was coming, I have some white lions from them and they look really cool, very unique, can’t be used in other systems 🙁 but they look absolutely amazing I will get this eventually… hopefully… maybe :'(
Finally! This game has been waited for quite a while.
Does anyone have rules for it yet?
Only the beta resin backers will have had some access to the rules. Everything else is unreleased, but there is a video on youtube that gives an impression of the gameplay expected.
From the KS page,
“All Resin Beta – Black Friday Madness ( i can’t afford to put up any more of these, please don’t ask! ) – You’ll receive the Collectors Resin Edition, which includes the private beta rules, the Adam and Anna Explorers of Death in resin. Add +$100 to also receive the rewards from the Survivor pledge level.”
So the beta has been out for over a year, so I can imagine that between the beta backers, and the Mr Poots and his team, the rules have been extensively tested and played.
Okay, so as a Kickstarter backer, all I can say is, it’s VAT paying time…
Just kidding, im itching to get my hands on the game, just wanna play it.
Unreal, fantastic sculpts and i’ve been waiting on this for a long time. Now to hide it from her in doors ha ha
Good luck on that mate.
My wife would full-on kick me in the jewels if I ordered one of these.
And it wasn’t for her.
Was fortunate to get the Black Friday Gold pledge and this is my most anticipated game of the year!