Fruit Ninja triple board game debut comes to Kickstarter

October 19, 2017 - 6:39am
Fruit Ninja, the extremely popular dexterity-testing app from Halfbrick Studios is coming to the board gaming scene with a bang. The Fruit Ninja Tabletop Game Series by Lucky Duck Games is now on Kickstarter and as it's name suggests, there's not just one game based on the mobile phenomenon, but three! A deck building game, a dice game, and a party game, which emphasize the prominent features of Fruit Ninja - speed, skill, and strawberries. As described on the campaign page:

 "In order to build our dream game set, we contacted over 50 game designers from all over the world and opened our door to prototype submissions. We reviewed over 20 different prototypes and picked the 3 best games that were: Unique. Fast to Play. Fun and accessible."

I do have to commend Halfbrick for coming into the board gaming scene as strong as they are, with a level of seriousness and sincerity apparent in a formidable set of games that together appeal to broad audiences. Their design philosophy behind Fruit Ninja is clearly represented in the games they chose, which have incredibly easy rules, a sense of speed and tension, and a distillation of fun. What's even better is that these games can be backed individually or as a set, and impressively it appears that each one will still give you that authentic Fruit Ninja experience that fans enjoy while still being distinguishable from the other two. So whether you're interested in any or all of them be sure to check out the Kickstarter campaign page to learn more about The Fruit Ninja Tabletop Game Series.

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