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RuneScape Kingdoms Pledge Levels & Prices Revealed

Wednesday 18th May 13:00 UTC / 14:00 BST - Manchester, UK - Steamforged Games can today reveal the pledge levels for its upcoming board game, RuneScape Kingdoms: Shadow of Elvarg, coming to Kickstarter on May 31st this year.

Created in partnership with Jagex, home of RuneScape, RuneScape Kingdoms: Shadow of Elvarg is a cooperative campaign board game inspired by the record-breaking video game universe with over 280 million registered users worldwide.

Players will explore the kingdoms of Asgarnia and Misthalin as an open world over multiple sessions, embarking on quests and side quests, levelling up skills, and encountering iconic bosses like TzTok-Jad and Elvarg. More kingdoms and quests will be added by four expansions, each one themed around a different boss and including iconic video game NPC’s, such as the infamous Wise Old Man. Expansions will also introduce new game mechanics in the form of new skills.

Steamforged can also reveal the Kickstarter campaign itself will be gamified, with backers unlocking new cards by exploring Gielinor using a voting system. The cards unlocked during the campaign will be Kickstarter exclusives.

During the campaign, Kickstarter backers will have three pledge levels to choose from:

Core Pledge

For backers who only want the main board game, the Core Pledge offers a replayable 12-hour campaign in the form of the RuneScape Kingdoms: Shadow of Elvarg core box, plus a Kickstarter exclusive gameplay expansion and all unlocked cards from the Kickstarter. Priced at £65 / $80, it includes:

● RuneScape Kingdoms: Shadow of Elvarg core box ○ 14 high-quality miniatures (player avatars & bosses) ○ 300+ cards ○ Tokens, dice, game board & boss boards

● Culinaromancer Expansion (Kickstarter exclusive) ○ 2 high-quality miniatures (one NPC, one boss) ○ 100+ cards ○ Tokens, dice, boss board

● All unlocked Kickstarter exclusive cards

Gameplay All-in Pledge

For backers who want all the gameplay content from the Kickstarter, the Gameplay All-in Pledge offers a replayable 24-hour campaign in the form of the core box and all four gameplay expansions. Priced at £122 / $150, this pledge level includes:

● RuneScape Kingdoms: Shadow of Elvarg core box

● All unlocked Kickstarter exclusive cards

● TzKal-Zuk Expansion

● King Black Dragon Expansion

● Kalphite Queen Expansion

● Culinaromancer Expansion (Kickstarter exclusive)

Deluxe All-in Pledge

Finally, for backers who want everything from the Kickstarter campaign — including all Kickstarter exclusive deluxe upgrades — there’s the Deluxe All-in Pledge. Priced at £159 / $195, the Deluxe All-in includes:

● RuneScape Kingdoms: Shadow of Elvarg core box

● All four expansions

● All unlocked Kickstarter exclusive cards

● Neoprene game mat

● 4 double-sided neoprene boss mats

● Special edition dice

● Wooden tokens

● Metal coins

The Kickstarter campaign will run for just 10 days. To be notified when it goes live, follow the campaign here.

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About Jagex: A leader in creating deep and engaging live games on PC and mobile, Jagex’s flagship MMORPG, RuneScape, has welcomed almost 300million player accounts to its world and is a $1billion lifetime revenue franchise. Today the RuneScape franchise exists beyond running games in live operations; our titles are living games that connect and inspire millions of players, with content and experiences both inside and outside of inexhaustible game worlds. Both RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, on PC and mobile, offer ever-evolving, highly active worlds and our community-focused development ethos empowers players to have a real say in how each game is shaped. Now we’re expanding and extending our portfolio via Jagex Partners with fresh franchise titles and new IP to bring life to the living games of the future. Jagex employs more than 450 people at its Cambridge headquarters. For more information about Jagex go to www.jagex.com/

About Steamforged Games: From small beginnings in the corner of a hobby gaming store in Stockport, Manchester, Steamforged Games has gone on to create tabletop adaptations of some of the biggest video games around. The company’s history of adaptations began with the wildly successful Dark Souls*™ Board Game. Steamforged took the game to Kickstarter back in 2016, where it raised £3.7million followed by significant success at retail and is still one of the best-selling board games out there, having sold over 500,000 units at retail to date. Since then, Steamforged’s catalogue has grown to include popular board game versions of triple-A video games such as *Monster Hunter: World, Resident Evil™ 1, 2, and 3, Horizon Zero Dawn™, and more, all well-received as authentic experiences true to the brand DNA. Now the UK’s leading developer and publisher of licensed tabletop games, Steamforged is led by a love of the craft, a collective pride in what they create, and a mission to deliver compelling tabletop experiences that capture the emotions and inspire the imaginations of players around the world.