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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - The Game

Created by Cryptozoic Entertainment

You are Batman coming out of retirement in the board game that brings Frank Miller's iconic comic series to life!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Are You Ready for the ULTIMATE Stretch Goal Mini?!?
about 3 years ago – Sat, Mar 13, 2021 at 11:55:29 AM

Now that we've reached another Stretch Goal with the exclusive cards at $302.5k, we're ready to reveal that at $320k we have the extra mini that has been the most requested one of them all!

It has:

Strength Enhancement

Electrified Gauntlets

Power Cable

Spiked Cleats!

......It's the Exoframe Batsuit (aka the Powered Batsuit)!!!


Let's gooooo!

- The Cryptozoic Team

Last day of the Gleam Giveaway!
about 3 years ago – Thu, Mar 11, 2021 at 03:15:35 AM

Just a friendly reminder that today is the last day for you enter for a chance to win a Deluxe Edition of the game, if you haven't already done so!

 https://gleam.io/OqXHd/batman-the-dark-knight-returns-deluxe-edition-pledge-giveaway 

Also, a few of you have asked about the scale and bases of the miniatures. Most will be 1:40 (around 40mm in height), which gives us a lot of surface area to bring out those little details that we know you'll all appreciate! As far as the bases, non-bosses like Batman, Robin, Commissioner Gordon & Green Arrow will actually have pie-shaped bases so they can fit into sections of the locations on the board better, while the bosses all will have round bases, so as to take up entire locations.

Hope you're all having a great week and are ready for the exciting stuff we have planned for the final week!

- The Cryptozoic Team

Commissioner Yindel Mini is unlocked, plus Easy & Hard Modes unveiled!
about 3 years ago – Mon, Mar 08, 2021 at 12:56:12 AM

Congrats everyone on unlocking your first exclusive mini: Commissioner Yindel! On our way there you also got some exclusive Fight Cards and Detective Cards for Books 1 & 2. And, with the newest reveals, now you can see that exclusive Fight Cards and Detective Cards for Books 3 & 4 are within range too, as well as something we're excited to unveil: A Variable Setup Book!

So what does that mean exactly? Well, when it comes to playing each of the four books as stand-alone missions, we really like the idea of easy and hard set-up modes for each of them. Based on feedback from the developers, we have learned that having an easy mode could solve an issue for some players who aren't necessarily looking to explore versatile set-ups before starting their first game. Plus having hard modes for those who crave that extra challenge would be really cool. The stretch goal at $310k is 4 pages of a variable setup book that will explain all of these helpful setups in full detail! It will be printed for Deluxe backers and available to all as PDF download.

Looking forward to a great week as we embark on the second half of the campaign!

- The Cryptozoic Team

Another Giveaway plus some bonus stretch goals!
about 3 years ago – Sun, Mar 07, 2021 at 11:33:01 PM

Hello Bat-fans! Here are today's tidbits:


  • You might have noticed we slid in a few more Stretch Goals at $285k and $290k before the Commissioner Yindel Mini hits at $295k. It's co-designer Daryl's birthday today so we thought we'd celebrate by spreading the love with some bonuses! The first one is a Promo Fight Card and Promo Detective Card for Book 1, and the second one is a Promo Fight Card and Promo Detective Card for Book 2 (all of which are Kickstarter Exclusives)! Most of what you've seen so far in the campaign is focused on Book 1, but we'll also be adding more fun stuff through Stretch Goals into the next books for you, as in Book 2 you'll be fighting the Mutant Leader as the big boss!

Have a great weekend, and see you again soon for some more exciting news!

- The Cryptozoic Team

Gleam Giveaway and Superman Dice Vote Results!
about 3 years ago – Sun, Mar 07, 2021 at 08:20:16 AM

Hey everyone -

We have a Gleam Giveaway going on, so head on over to this link to enter for a chance to win a Deluxe Edition of the game! If you've pledged already and win, we will refund your pledge through the Pledge Manager.

https://gleam.io/OqXHd/batman-the-dark-knight-returns-deluxe-edition-pledge-giveaway 


Also, we have a winner in the Superman boss dice color vote: the dark blue with red writing! Well done, folks - it looks very apt for Big Blue. We'll get that implemented.