Altered exceeds one million euros on Kickstarter, it’s done!
Yesterday I told you about the €500,000 mark reached in barely an hour, and today Altered crosses the symbolic milestone of one million euros, less than 24 hours after its launch. A great reward for the French studio Equinox, which has been developing this TCG for more than 3 years. After years of development, the success of Kickstarter favorably rewards the authors, artists, game designers and developers of a very ambitious game.
The divine pack available again
The studio has also listened to the fans and made available the ultimate pack, the Divine Pack. For the modest sum of €4,990 you can pledge the game and obtain the 6 starter decks, one per faction, as well as 42 DISPLAYS of 36 BOOSTERS to improve and build your decks. And as stretch goals are unlocked, the kickstarter boosters will be filled with unique craziness!
Equinox on the job
Taking on the world of TCG is not a decision that can be taken lightly: in a market with historical dinosaurs which are also formidable cash machines (Magic or Pokémon in the lead), positioning yourself as an outsider requires strong shoulders. Last year it was Lorcana which successfully established itself, relying on the timeless license of Disney and the know-how of Ravensburger.
For Equinox and its boss Régis Bonnessée, it was necessary to start from scratch, without license or any guarantee. And even if Régis Bonnessée is not exactly a three-day-old partridge, he who founded Libellud and therefore Dixit, one of the greatest successes ever in board games, launching into Altered was necessarily a big entrepreneurial and human gamble . The million reached on Kickstarter probably represents security for years, and sending a strong signal that the game has resonated with the TCG or gaming public in general.
Asmodée made no mistake in acquiring the global distribution rights for Altered, which seems set to play a role in the future of card games. With Magic/Hasbro in difficulty, with a Pokémon that only appeals to collectors, the market seems to be opening up, and Lorcana has been able to jump into it. Altered should follow, with a view to tcg being played and not just collected.
With its unique ecosystem and its modern ambitions, there are now quite a few reasons to believe in Altered. It remains to be seen how the game will be received by the public, even if the signs are not misleading: the Altered discord is bursting at the seams, and Equinox has been iterating its game for 3 years based on player feedback.
