Shut the front door, Slay the Spire is being turned into a board game.
It’s being made by a company called Contention Games, which has a similar-ish-looking game called Imperium: The Contention. Similar in that it’s a deck-building and customising game, which, of course, Slay the Spire is.
Exactly how Slay the Spire will translate is unclear, but the brief description on Contention Games’ website says the board game will be co-operative, and for one-to-four players. The Slay the Spire computer game co-operative, however, so I’m intrigued to see how a one-player game will become, potentially, for four.
Otherwise, Slay the Spire should translate fairly simply, though keeping track of all the upgraded cards and relics and in-play abilities could be a faff. Nevertheless, if there are lovely little pieces in the box, and lovely maps, I’ll probably find it hard to say no.
The Slay the Spire board game will be Kickstarted this coming spring. All will be laid bare then.
If you haven’t played the Slay the Spire computer game, you absolutely should. We consider it one of the games of the generation. And by we, I don’t just mean us on Eurogamer, but critics for other publications and game makers as well. Here’s Gunpoint and Heat Signature developer Tom Fancis putting it better than I ever could: