Game Specifications
Hike It! is a heavily themed, mid-weight, strategy-based tabletop board game that offers solo, competitive, and team options. Every game is unique because YOU determine your route, you pack your own gear, and you decide how much you want to push your luck to brave the elements and mother nature.
Welcome to the Great Smoky Mountains!
You are about to embark on an epic backpacking trip in the beautiful Appalachian Mountain range. During your trek you will be visiting iconic scenic spots, managing your gear and water supply, and developing critical skills sets.. While in the backwoods, you will face challenges – such as injury, exhaustion, wildlife, and weather – that you will need to overcome to maintain your health. Some days will be easier than others; it all depends on how well you plan, how easily you can adapt, and how much you want to push your luck.
Strategy & Gameplay
With multiple paths to victory, there are a lot of choices that need to be made during your backwoods trek.
Plan your route to not only complete your hike but to also collect additional experiences & skills along the way – but be prepared to adapt & reroute whenever problems arise.
Be prepared to overcome challenges like injuries, dehydration, exhaustion, malfunctioning gear, bad weather & wildlife encounters. These are the true tests of an experienced backpacker.
You decide what gear and how much of it to pack for your trip – as well as when to resupply at camps and water sources. Gear can be heavy, so you must balance pack weight with speed & distance.
Gain individual skills by overcoming challenges. Building up enough skills will allow you to acquire skill sets that will supplement gear deficiencies and increase experiences. Then there are skill masteries!
Completing your hike too fast or too slow could prove to be a mistake. Go too fast and you miss out on experiences & skills, but lollygagging may put you face-to-face with bears.
The most important thing during a hike is health and energy. Lose these and your chances for not only completing your hike – but just simply surviving – will be extremely difficult.
GEN CON 2022
Launching this fall on Kickstarter
Hike It! will not be published straight to retail for purchase, but will rather be crowdfunded. Crowdfunding is basically a way for a customer to “preorder” a product before it is made to help fund the expense of manufacturing upfront. And since Kickstarter is the world’s largest and most trusted crowdfunding platform – we have chosen them for our launch vehicle.
Summer 2022 is when the Kickstarter campaign will launch and you will have about a 21-day window to preorder your copy. The game is expected to be completed and delivered around spring of 2023.
| Convention | 2022 Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lexicon (Lexington, KY) | Apr 1-2 | Visitor |
| Buckeye Game Fest (Columbus, OH) | Apr 7-10 | Visitor |
| Geekway to the West (St Louis, MO) | May 12-15 | Visitor |
| Origins (Columbus, OH) | June 8-12 | Vendor |
| Gen Con (Indianapolis, IN) | Aug 4-7 | Vendor |
Are you ready to play?
Be sure to visit Kickstarter and check the box to get notified when the game launches.
The Kickstarter campaign will last about 21 days, so be sure to get notified on day 1. The Kickstarter version will be significantly better than any potential retail version, so don’t miss out.
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