For many miniature gamers, Mage Knight was the product that got them into wargaming. Not only was it WizKids’ first product, it was the most ambitious launch in the history of the hobby. After a seven-year absence, we’re bringing it back!

The initial launch features at least three of the fan favorite factions from the original Mage Knight in a digital game. Simultaneously, as a Kickstarter exclusive, we’re releasing several of the characters from each faction as physical figures with stats playable using both original Mage Knight and modern HeroClix rules.

As a bonus, WizKids Games has agreed to bring back the original Mage Knight physical game based on response to this Kickstarter.

So read the details below, pick your favorite reward tier, and stay tuned for updates. It’s going to be an exciting launch!

Mage Knight Revenge is a tactical battles game where you’ll maneuver forces of diverse fantastic soldiers against opposing squads of mystical foes—that’s right, we’re bringing your favorite tabletop game to the online world!

Using WizKids’ Clix bases, each character on the field changes in stats and powers as it takes damage, giving you lots of new options as each battle progresses. Each battle is tied together by a strategic world map where you maneuver your forces to take and hold territory, and to accomplish story objectives. As you win battles, your figures will gain experience, level up to better dials, and eventually have options to upgrade into new career paths.

The initial game launch will be for Web and mobile, with support for additional platforms potentially added based on stretch goals in this Kickstarter.
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Nearly four centuries ago, Grand-Magus Tezla was the first to learn the magics of both life and death—elementalism and necromancy—a feat once thought impossible. He went on to other great feats: inventing technomancy, making cities fly, and unifying the diverse and fractious lands under the Empire of Atlantis.

But such powerful unifying figures tend to cause even greater strife when they die. Despite extending his life for nearly 300 years with his magic, Tezla eventually fell to old age. The components of his empire immediately began to tear themselves back into factions, several claiming to have the sole mandate of the fallen lord, which war to this day.

We’re MFV: the developers who brought you HeroClix Online and introduced the upcoming HeroClix TabApp game for iPad... and we’re ready to bring Mage Knight to the digital realm!

As the sister company to WizKids, we’re responsible for all of their digital initiatives. But we’ve also produced diverse titles like The Borgias Social Game, and Thunderstone for Facebook, Dexter: the Game for iOS and PC, and the MMO Fallen Earth. In short, we’re a small game company with robust experience in online and iOS games, with a specific focus on transliterating miniatures and other collectable games to a video game format.

In addition to MFV’s large creative and technical staff with years of experience with WizKids’ Clix-based properties, we also have the full backing of WizKids itself. This means deep access to the accumulated lore and production background for Mage Knight, and exclusive physical product support. It also means we’re involving as many of the original creative minds behind Mage Knight as possible to present an authentic return to the setting and game.

Launching a highly polished video game and a miniatures line is a huge commitment, and Kickstarter allows us to accurately gauge your interest. More importantly, it provides us a forum to communicate directly with you, the fans, from the very beginning. We’re very excited to have you as part of this process early on, and you should expect questions and polls during the Kickstarter about things like favorite factions, key game rules, and other features.

In short, Kickstarter is about giving us the tools to produce exactly the game that you want.

In addition to the self-explanatory rewards you see over on the right, we’d like to talk a little more about some of the coolest things we’re offering.

First up, just for the Kickstarter, WizKids is producing a limited run of Mage Knight figures. These will be produced from the digital sculpts made for the game and they'll have swappable dials so you can play them according to HeroClix modern or Classic Mage knight rules. The starter set features six figures (two factions of three each) that can form the core of a force. The ten figures in the boosters will round out the factions for higher value or more varied games, and even introduce a few surprises. Even if you see these sculpts again later, each of the figures from the Kickstarter is a limited edition with unique stats. This Kickstarter is the only guaranteed place to get them.

At the highest tiers, we’re offering you the ability to customize characters in the game. All of these tiers allow you to name a character: give it your own name or choose the name of one of your personal characters that you want to become ensconced in the Mage Knight setting. You can even get a 3D-printed, hand-painted figure of your character to show off (and if it’s not one we use in the physical set, you may have the only physical copy of it in the world!). Go even higher, and we’ll have our art department base the character’s appearance on you and let you collaborate with the design team on the character’s in-game stats. You pick the very highest tier and you’ll even get to do that face to face with the dev team as you visit our studios!

We’re excited to bring Mage Knight to the digital realm and with your support, we can make this happen! Keep an eye out for updates from the team and be sure to drop us a line in the comments section and tell us what you think!

Thank you for your support and rock on!

we’re bringing your favorite tabletop game to the online world!

scipio.au wrote:Isn't WizKids part of Wizards of the Coast which is owned by Hasbro?

AlexHolker wrote:

scipio.au wrote:Isn't WizKids part of Wizards of the Coast which is owned by Hasbro?

I think you're getting them mixed up with those collectable Dungeons and Dragons miniatures.

WizKids, Inc. is an American New Jersey-based company that first made its mark in the game industry producing collectible miniatures wargames. WizKids was purchased by and is a subsidiary of National Entertainment Collectibles Association. The company was founded in 2000 by Jordan Weisman, a veteran of the game company FASA.[1] It was purchased by sports-card manufacturer Topps, Inc. in 2003.[2] (Topps was, in turn, acquired by Michael Eisner's Tornante Company and Madison Dearborn Partners in 2007.)
Topps shut down Wizkids operation in November 2008 giving the economic downturn as the reason for the closure.[3] The company was then purchased in September 2009 by NECA.[4]

scipio.au wrote:Isn't WizKids part of Wizards of the Coast which is owned by Hasbro? Or do I have my game company genealogy mixed up?

And yes, Hasbro have as much right to run a Kickstarter as a small operation like McVey or Mantic or SJG. They just won't be getting my money.

Robert Facepalmer wrote:The way they have the Kickstarter set up is insane. Every level from $150 up is limited. The $170 goal that is the first one to include figures is thirty away from selling out and their current total is a bit over $6800. The total of all limited pledges is only $652,500. Unless they plan on adding levels or stretch goals, I can't see that many people being PSYCHED for posters and forum avatars.

Dammit, now I really want to see a Necromunda Online.

Mad4Minis wrote:Ugh, not another video game trying to grab up mini gamers. If I wanted to play video games, I would be playing video games. The idea that a game is just like a minis game, but its a video game, pisses me off. No its not. Go away, I dont play video games because I dont like video games.

Mage Knight Revenge has cancelled their Kickstarter campaign. However, their final update has an interesting tidbit in it, mentioning that WizKids is looking to relaunch their original flagship game.

With that said, we’re excited to announce that our sister company, WizKids Games, will be reintroducing the physical Mage Knight tabletop game. Please be sure to follow WizKids on Twitter and Facebook or online at www.wizkidsgames.com for status updates on the relaunch.