{"rewrite":{"id":"r_14372f27b05b42e6ab6f01c0","clusterId":"c_c67457918e3b486991ee0621","slug":"slay-the-spire-board-game-expansion-downfall-japanese-crowdfunding-hits-goal-in","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","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.","whyItMatters":"The Japanese crowdfunding for a board game expansion based on a fan mod replicated the explosive demand seen in the overseas Kickstarter campaign.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Japanese version of the Slay the Spire board game expansion Downfall opened its crowdfunding campaign on CAMPFIRE at 20:00 on May 15. Kenbill, the company handling the Japanese release, reported that the campaign achieved its 5 million yen target within three minutes. Supporters pushed the total past 10 million yen at five minutes, 20 million yen at 17 minutes, and over 44 million yen roughly two hours after launch.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe expansion adapts the popular Downfall mod created by the fan community of the original deck-building roguelike video game. In the board game version, players control boss characters from the base game-Slime Boss, Guardian, Hexaghost, and Hermit-alongside the standard playable characters to defeat Neow. The overseas Kickstarter for the expansion raised about $2.3 million after hitting its $50,000 goal in 10 minutes, but did not offer a Japanese edition, prompting Kenbill to run a separate domestic campaign.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Japanese crowdfunding for the Slay the Spire board game expansion Downfall hit its 5 million yen goal in 3 minutes and passed 44 million yen in 2 hours. Based on the fan mod of the same name.","twitterPost":"The Japanese crowdfunding for the Slay the Spire board game expansion Downfall hit its 5 million yen goal in 3 minutes and passed 44 million yen in 2 hours. Based on the fan mod of the same name.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Kenbill launched the Japanese crowdfunding for the Slay the Spire board game expansion Downfall on CAMPFIRE. It reached its 5 million yen goal in three minutes and collected over 44 million yen in about two hours. The expansion adapts the fan-made Downfall mod, letting players control boss characters.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2605153k\",\"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\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4317,"outputTokens":680,"status":"published","repairAttempts":1,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779827378,"createdAt":"2026-05-16T18:17:28.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-16T18:45:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-16T18:45:44.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_c67457918e3b486991ee0621","canonicalTitle":"『スレスパ』のボドゲ拡張『Downfall』日本語版クラファンが“開始3分”で目標の500万円を達成。5分で1000万円、17分で2000万円を突破し、わずか約2時間ほどで4000万円超え","representativeArticleId":"a_6b2a7ae8367575e1c40b756b","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-15T13:53:21.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-15T13:53:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-18T15:53:00.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/546/G054695/20260515065/","title":"「Slay the Spire - Downfall ボードゲーム 日本語版」，クラファンをスタート。わずか2時間で支援額4000万円を突破"},{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2605153k","title":"『スレスパ』のボドゲ拡張『Downfall』日本語版クラファンが“開始3分”で目標の500万円を達成。5分で1000万円、17分で2000万円を突破し、わずか約2時間ほどで4000万円超え"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Kenbill launched the CAMPFIRE campaign for the Japanese version of the Slay the Spire board game expansion Downfall on May 15 at 20:00.","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 Downfall mod and lets players control boss characters Slime Boss, Guardian, Hexaghost, and Hermit alongside standard characters to defeat Neow.","The overseas Kickstarter for the expansion raised about $2.3 million after hitting its $50,000 goal in 10 minutes, but did not offer a Japanese edition."]}