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Doom - The Board Game Announced

Posted by simoniker on from the board-game-modding-ahoy dept.

Thanks to Gaming Report for its coverage of Fantasy Flight Games' announcement of Doom: The Board Game at the GAMA Trade Show. According to the info sheet reprinted in the story: "Doom: The Board Game will include scores of sculpted plastic miniatures, specialized oversized dice, board piece for players to make their own custom maps, and enough weapons to drive back the legions of Hell." Fantasy Flight are also responsible for the previously discussed Warcraft board game, and this new Doom board game, which "incorporates graphics and themes from the upcoming Doom 3", is apparently "scheduled for an October release and is to retail for $39.95." GamingReport also has a number of other stories on new products being launched at GAMA.

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  1. Can't see it working... by Singletoned · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I'd have thought that the people who like Doom, like it because it was, once upon a time, quite an exciting FPS. It's not as if it has a rich universe with plenty of backstory to make use of.

    1. Re:Can't see it working... by RealityMogul · · Score: 3, Interesting

      What does a storyline have to do with a board game? The rags to riches "storyline" of Monopoly didn't really make the game the hit that it is/was.

    2. Re:Can't see it working... by fredrikj · · Score: 2, Interesting

      I haven't read those novels myself, but from what I've heard, they're beyond bad.

    3. Re:Can't see it working... by ziggles · · Score: 2, Interesting

      They're not exactly great literature but they are a quick and enjoyable read. Apparently the 112 people who reviewed the book at amazon agree (4.5/5 rating average).

  2. Kill hellish creatures with guns and chainsaws? by Tofino · · Score: 2, Interesting
    Kill hellish creatures with guns and chainsaws? It's already been done in a great board game ("Zombies!!!"). This Doom board game is just going to try to ride the Doom name to a 30% premium over what it's likely worth. Fantasy Flight is really disappointing in the last while.

    The full list of new games is quite interesting. Twilight Creations is coming out with "All Wound Up", a board game featuring WIND UP TOYS. A new edition of Kobolds Ate My Baby! The fun never stops!

  3. Here's how it works by NickFusion · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Doom is a well established brand.

    What can one do with a well established brand? Use it to sell new products by expanding the product line.

    How does it usually go down?

    1) The Quick Buck. Slap the brand name on any old piece of dreck, and shove it out the door. Short term profit, but long term damage to the brand.

    2) The Smart Move. Create a new and interesting product that shares enough of the characteristics of the original product to legitimately claim the relationship, and leverage the power of the brand name to build a market for the new and interesting product. Short term profit, long term profit, and a boost to the brand image.

    Yeah, you get a lot of #1. But #2 is a much better strategy.

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  4. Re:Is this as laughable... by fredrikj · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Though a Doom movie hasn't reached production stages, the rumors aren't entirely groundless.

  5. Still waiting for the movie by Rysc · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I'd seriously like to see a Doom movie. It would feature:

    * No girl, no romance
    * lots of guns, lots of gore
    * only one human alive after the first 10 minutes

    The plot would be Doomish: Silent-type hero, in high-tech/secret/hidden facility (scientific? military? Maybe some of both!) when Something Goes Horribly Wrong. Men become zombies, forces of hell are unleashed. WHATEVER. Insert B-plot device here! Hero grabs some guns and ammo (and you KNOW they're just lying around... it's that sort of facility). He then proceeds to try and get out, mostly by shooting everything that moves. There would be lots of sweating, lots of dark rooms and flickery lights. There would also be no small amount of freaky monsters/mutations/etc.

    I can picture the setting, the direction... all of it. The only part I can't decide on is the plot, but that would not need to be much more than the actual Doom plot.

    With all of the games that are becoming films these days, it might even get backing. if it were taken seriously and done as a straight action flick, it might even be good.

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