{"rewrite":{"id":"r_f78545431df0004aae82a33e","clusterId":"c_41bce99f0aca36750792fd3a","slug":"baba-is-you-board-game-announced-kickstarter-set-for-september-15","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Baba Is You Board Game Announced, Kickstarter Set for September 15","summary":"Bitewing Games announced a board game adaptation of the puzzle game Baba Is You. Crowdfunding begins September 15 on Kickstarter, with a pre-launch page now live. The board game reworks the word-arranging mechanic into a two-player competitive format where players control Baba and Keke. Game design is by original creator Arvi Teikari and Peter C. Hayward.","whyItMatters":"The board game turns the single-player word-rule puzzle into a two-player competitive match, with the original creator co-designing and a Kickstarter launch scheduled for September 15.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eBitewing Games has revealed a board game version of the puzzle game Baba Is You, with crowdfunding scheduled to begin September 15 on Kickstarter. A pre-launch page is already public. The adaptation reconfigures the original\u0026#39;s word-arranging mechanic into a two-player competitive game where players control Baba and Keke.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGame design is handled by original creator Arvi Teikari and Peter C. Hayward, who previously worked on the time-traveling two-player competitive puzzle That Time You Killed Me. The package includes 7 worlds, each with 5 stages, for 35 stages total. In a match, two or more stages combine into a scenario board, and the first player to win 3 scenarios takes the match. The loser of a scenario selects one stage from that board, adds a new stage, and builds the next scenario, so terrain and rules shift as the match progresses.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSupport plans, pricing, shipping timing, and whether shipping to Japan or a Japanese version will be offered have not been announced.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Baba Is You's board game shifts the solver from lone puzzle to two-player contest. Arvi Teikari's design now has to hold up when the opponent can break the rules too.","twitterPost":"Baba Is You's board game turns solo rule-breaking into a two-player contest. Arvi Teikari's design now faces a human opponent.","threadsPost":"Baba Is You's board game turns the single-player rule-breaking into a two-player contest. Arvi Teikari's co-design with Peter C. Hayward means the puzzle logic now has to survive an opponent who can rewrite the rules against you.","newsletterBlurb":"Bitewing Games announced a board game adaptation of Baba Is You, turning the word-rule puzzle into a two-player competitive game. Crowdfunding begins September 15 on Kickstarter, with design by original creator Arvi Teikari and Peter C. Hayward.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/029/G102974/20260801010/\",\"title\":\"Board game version of 'Baba Is You' announced overseas. Crowdfunding scheduled to start on Kickstarter from September 15. A two-player competitive game controlling 'Baba' and 'Keke'.\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4363,"outputTokens":629,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786031998,"createdAt":"2026-08-06T15:49:07.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-06T15:53:43.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-06T15:49:07.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_41bce99f0aca36750792fd3a","canonicalTitle":"ボドゲ版「Baba Is You」が海外で発表。クラファンはKickstarterで9月15日から実施予定。「Baba」と「Keke」を操作する2人対戦ゲームに","representativeArticleId":"a_8f5c5daa85708234b89ea19c","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Baba Is You: The Board Game\"],\"studios\":[\"Bitewing Games\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-01T06:03:20.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-01T06:03:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-06T15:53:43.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/029/G102974/20260801010/","title":"ボドゲ版「Baba Is You」が海外で発表。クラファンはKickstarterで9月15日から実施予定。「Baba」と「Keke」を操作する2人対戦ゲームに"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Baba Is You: The Board Game"],"studios":["Bitewing Games"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}