Stormlight: War for Roshar: board game based on Brandon Sanderson’s saga raises over $3 million

Fans of Brandon Sanderson’s fantasy series The Stormlight Archive are getting a big strategy game: Stormlight: War for Roshar from Brotherwise Games and Sanderson’s publisher Dragonsteel. The Kickstarter campaign has been running since 13 October and ends on Friday, 6 November, at 5:59 am CET.

The game

It is designed by John D. Clair. The Coalition of Honor fights the forces of Odium. It plays one versus one, three versus one or two versus two. A game lasts eight rounds, each ending with a Highstorm or Everstorm. The publisher does not give a play time.

The campaign

According to Kicktraq, the campaign stood at over $3.14 million from around 12,900 backers on 4 November, against a $100,000 goal. Delivery is planned for 2027, and according to Brotherwise the game will reach retail around the 2027 holiday season.

More running campaigns are in our overview of board game crowdfunding this autumn.

Update 5 November 2026: correction to the end date

We originally gave 5 November as the end date. In Central European Time, however, the campaign only ends on Friday, 6 November, at 5:59 am. On the evening of 5 November it stood at over $3.38 million from around 13,900 backers, according to Tabletop Analytics.

Update 6 November 2026: final total

The campaign ended on 6 November at 5:59 am CET. According to Kicktraq, it raised $3,598,781 from 14,907 backers against a $100,000 goal.