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DC Deck-Building Game: Arkham Asylum

Created by Cryptozoic Entertainment

Unleash the asylum! Take on the roles of Arkham's mad inmates as you compete to take down Batman and his allies.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Gen Con Exclusives and DC Heroes Role-Playing Game Coming to Kickstarter!
5 days ago – Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 01:53:15 PM

DC DBG fans,

Over 60% of you have filled out your pledge manager surveys powered by BackerKit. Thank you! If you haven’t yet, you have until December 10! Check out last week’s update at this link for instructions and more information.

Gen Con 2024 Exclusives… Nov. 14

We offered the Convention Pack and Event Card from this year’s Gen Con on this Kickstarter. But if you don’t want to wait, we are offering them both on our website—along with an exclusive Justice League Dark Playmat. Starting November 14 at 10 am PT, we will have limited quantities of all the Gen Con exclusives (which includes some cool Epic Spell Wars and Adventure Time stuff). Read about it at the below link. 

https://bit.ly/GEN-EXTRAS

DC Heroes Role-Playing Game 40th Anniversary… Coming to Kickstarter Nov. 18

Be Part of the Legend! To celebrate the 40th anniversary of DC Heroes Role-Playing Game, we are bringing it to Kickstarter on November 18! Become Super Heroes like Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman and create new stories where YOU take on The Joker, Lex Luthor, Brainiac, and other Super-Villains who threaten the DC Universe.

The dozens of books will be available in definitive archival editions featuring contributions from some of DC’s finest writers and artists of the 1980s—Jack Kirby, Alan Moore, Denny O’Neil, George Perez, John Byrne, and many others. Sign up now to be notified when the Kickstarter launches!
 

https://bit.ly/DC-RPG

Thanks for backing,

The Cryptozoic Team


 

Pledge Manager Surveys Launch!
11 days ago – Wed, Nov 06, 2024 at 02:22:51 PM

DC DBG fans,

Great news! Pledge manager surveys powered by BackerKit are going out starting today to all backers. You should be receiving emails over the next few hours from us with a special link to your BackerKit survey. You’ll be able to finalize your pledge by choosing add-ons, upgrading your pledge level, choosing multiple tiers, paying for shipping, filling out your shipping address, and more. Please note: we cannot ship your items without having your address and receiving payment for shipping. The deadline is December 10 at 10 am PT, at which point we will lock orders and charge cards. 

Important shipping notes:

  • If you ordered more than 75 lbs of items (more than 3 Enigma Tiers or multiple Retailer Tiers if you’re a retailer), your shipping will show $1000. This won’t be the actual amount you pay! For backers who order more than 75 lbs, we provide custom shipping quotes, so please reach out to us via a private message on Kickstarter.
  • If your shipping cost is very different from our estimated shipping or jumps in a way that makes little sense after you add different items, please reach out to us directly via Kickstarter private messages. If you haven't filled out your shipping country, BackerKit may initially show ROW (rest of world) shipping rates; fill in your address to see your accurate shipping cost. 

Instructions Directly from BackerKit

You don’t need to create a BackerKit account to fill out your survey. When you receive the email with the survey, click the survey link to respond. Answer the questions about your reward preferences, provide shipping information, and purchase add-on items if you like. 

After you respond to your survey, you can go back later and change your responses at any time before we close the surveys and get our final counts.

If you need to review your information or pledge status, you can return to your survey by clicking the link in your survey email or requesting your survey link under "Lost your survey?" on our BackerKit project page: https://dcdbg-arkham.backerkit.com

If you used your Facebook credentials to log in to your Kickstarter account, the BackerKit survey is sent to the email address you use for your Facebook account. If you have another email address that you prefer to use, please contact support at: 

https://dcdbg-arkham.backerkit.com/faq#contact-us
 

Late Pledges

If you missed the campaign and the Late Pledges on Kickstarter, you have one last chance! We are accepting late pledges (with all corresponding stretch goals) until December 10. Click the “Late Pledges” button on the homepage or go to the following link: 

https://dcdbg-arkham.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders

Thanks for your support,

The Cryptozoic Team


 

THANK YOU! Late Pledges Available Now
about 1 month ago – Thu, Oct 10, 2024 at 01:31:11 PM

DC DBG fans,

You did it! Over the past 30 days, you unlocked 67 stretch goals and raised over $815k. That’s incredible. THANK YOU from the bottom of our DC-loving hearts. Our whole team appreciates everyone coming out to support DC Deck-Building Game and spending so much of your time offering feedback and ideas for this campaign and the future of the series. 

In case you missed in, we snuck in two “Thank You” stretch goals: 2 Art cards featuring the original artwork Matteo Scalera and Philip Tan did for DC Deck-Building Game: Arkham Asylum. On the back of each 3” x 4” card is a message thanking the backers (that’s YOU!) for being a part of the campaign.

The pledge manager will launch in a few weeks (in about three weeks at the very earliest). If any of your friends missed out, Late Pledges are available now on Kickstarter!

Thank you again for all your support,

The Cryptozoic Team


 

Final Stretch Goals! Less Than 2 Hours to Go!
about 1 month ago – Thu, Oct 10, 2024 at 10:15:02 AM

DC DBG fans,

The clock is ticking down as we approach the end of the Kickstarter and you’ve unlocked EVERYTHING! Let’s run down the list!

At $730k, your Crisis Expansion Pack 5 — Death Metal boxwent really metal… the cover is now foil!

When we reached $740k, you got the Tweed Brothers! This card lets you play an even cost card from the Line-Up. Perfect for a fan of crazy hats or pairs.

The last of the Arkham Asylum playable Super-Villains has been highly anticipated. The Mad Hatter can slim his deck by playing cards he doesn't own. You got Jervis Tetch (Mad Hatter) with his unique Starter Mind Control Hat at $750k.

The backers have summoned this extra Crisis 5 Super Hero to fight the Dark Multiverse: Doctor Fate lets you double up on the Villain Rewards. You unlocked him at $760k.

The final Crisis 5 Super Hero emerged at $770k. Superboy Prime can punch his way through reality and put cards directly into his hand. Great for immediately Contributing to a Crisis or giving you that last boost to defeat a Nemesis.

We haven't forgotten about Multiverse mode! This Event will infuse a little Arkham Asylum mayhem into your Multiverse games. You got Crime Wave at $780k.

The final Nemesis for Arkham Asylum arrived at $790k! He represents a time when Clayface reformed and fought alongside Batman. 

The LAST stretch goal at $800k is Batman’s alter ego. What better Hostage to take than the richest man in Gotham City? We couldn't finish the campaign without giving the players the chance to take Bruce Wayne hostage!

See you on the other side!

The Cryptozoic Team


 

Final Hours! Batman Who Laughs Coin and Social Media Stretch Goal Revealed!
about 1 month ago – Wed, Oct 09, 2024 at 03:24:41 PM

DC DBG fans,

We are in the final hours… can you believe it? The campaign will be over on Thursday at noon PT.

One quick note before we get started: We added more of the Standard and Oversized Divider Packs to the Kickstarter (the initial allotment sold out).

Now, some big reveals as we approach the end of the the stretch goals. Let's start with the big one: 

At $720k, you unlocked the Metal The Batman Who Laughs Coin for Crisis 5! We moved this one up in the rotation because we realized some backers may want extras (we are adding it as a add-on too). This coin is 0.75” in size (the Two-Face coin is 1.5”). It can be used to track your progress on the Storyline card, which adds additional challenges for the players as they defeat Nemesis cards (as a reminder, we’re including an image of the Storyline card). Please note: This is a render and the final version will likely have more distressing and look slightly different.

Lots More Stretch Goals!

You hadn’t quite hit the required number of likes on Social Media Stretch Goal #2, but you all had gone way over on the number of shares, so let’s unlock it! The mysterious Hostage card you unlocked is a billionaire by day and a masked vigilante who loves green by night… Oliver Queen!

At $670k, you unlocked Batman (Jean-Paul Valley), an exclusive Nemesis card for Arkham Asylum. Our team has a soft for AzBats, so this was a fun one to include.

Plant a seed in your opponents' decks that will grow to stall their future turns… you unlocked Sow Discord for Arkham Asylum when we hit $680k.

The Characters of Crisis 5 now have a look to match how metal they are! At $690k, you got foil added to the oversized Character cards.

When we hit $700k, you got the Signal oversized Character and Stealth Mode standard card for the Shadows expansion.

Burn away your opponents' VP tokens with this villainous attack. At $710k, you got Doctor Phosphorus for Arkham Asylum.

We will see you for the big finish tomorrow!

Thanks for backing,

The Cryptozoic Team