{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-23T06:32:21.443Z","story":{"id":"r_14372f27b05b42e6ab6f01c0","slug":"slay-the-spire-board-game-expansion-downfall-japanese-crowdfunding-hits-goal-in","url":"https://yomimono.id/slay-the-spire-board-game-expansion-downfall-japanese-crowdfunding-hits-goal-in","headline":"Slay the Spire Board Game Expansion Downfall Hits Goal in 3 Minutes","summary":"Kenbill launched a CAMPFIRE campaign for the Japanese version of the Slay the Spire board game expansion Downfall on May 15. The crowdfunding reached its 5 million yen goal in 3 minutes, passed 10 million yen at 5 minutes, 20 million yen at 17 minutes, and collected over 44 million yen in about two hours. The expansion is based on the fan-made mod of the same name.","why_it_matters":"The Japanese crowdfunding for a board game expansion based on a fan mod replicated the explosive demand seen in the overseas Kickstarter campaign.","published_at":"2026-05-16T18:45:44.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["Denfaminicogamer"],"citations":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","title":"Board game expansion 'Downfall' for 'Slay the Spire' Japanese crowdfunding reaches goal of 5 million yen in '3 minutes'. Surpasses 10 million yen in 5 minutes, 20 million yen in 17 minutes, and exceeds 40 million yen in just about 2 hours","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2605153k"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false}}}