Thing Boardgame Returns on Gamefound Campaign
Pendragon Game Studio relaunches The Thing: The Boardgame on Gamefound and introduces The Thing: The Cardgame as a standalone spin-off.
Updated on Nov. 9, 2026 in Board Games
Pendragon Game Studio will relaunch The Thing: The Boardgame through a Gamefound campaign opening Tuesday, Nov. 10, with pledging beginning at 4 p.m. UK time. The campaign also introduces The Thing: The Cardgame, a standalone spin-off rather than an expansion.
Why it matters
The relaunch gives backers who missed the 2020 Kickstarter a chance to acquire the original design as a reprint. The spin-off adds a shorter, larger-player-count option for the same franchise.
The Thing: The Boardgame seats one to eight players, while The Thing: The Cardgame supports four to 10 players in sessions of 40 to 60 minutes. Pricing for both games has not yet been disclosed.
The players
Pendragon Game Studio
Pendragon Game Studio is the publisher behind The Thing board game line, which adapts the 1982 John Carpenter horror film concept into tabletop form.
The details
Pledging for the relaunch opens at 4 p.m. UK time on Nov. 10, and following the campaign page beforehand earns a complimentary Leader Chip. The Cardgame, designed by Andrea Crespi and Giuseppe Cicero, can be added without a pledge level.
Timeline
Sept. 22, 2020: Original Kickstarter campaign for The Thing: The Boardgame opened.
Oct. 14, 2020: Original Kickstarter closed with 5,199 supporters.
Nov. 10, 2026: Gamefound relaunch campaign opens with pledging at 4 p.m. UK time.
Season Trajectory
The relaunch follows the original 2020 Kickstarter, which cleared its target in 90 minutes and drew 5,199 supporters pledging €413,580. Pendragon is now reviving that success through Gamefound while expanding the line with a new standalone title.
Backers who follow the campaign page before launch receive a complimentary Leader Chip. Buyers can add The Thing: The Cardgame without a pledge level, though final prices remain unannounced.
The takeaway
Following a campaign page before launch can earn bonus components, so interested backers should watch for pricing announcements before pledging.
What happens next
The Gamefound campaign opens Nov. 10, and a crowdfunding campaign for Devastation in the Dread World is planned for early 2027.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Godisageek.
