If youâre still missing the Avatar franchise (no, not that oneâthe other one) and canât get your fix through the comics, fear not: a Legend of Korra deck-building board game is on the horizon. According to Gizmodo, IDW Games and Nickelodeon are forming a partnership that will produce a series of board games, all rooted in the Last Airbender and Korra worlds. The Legend of Korra: Pro-Bending Arena is the first.
Pro-bending was a highlight of Legend of Korraâs first season; it united Korra with Mako and Bolin, and while later seasons lacked the high-quality animation of the first, pro-bending always looked about as awesome as youâd expect from Nickelodeon. The game capitalizes on the fast pace and fierce competition of pro-bending through a unique one-on-one format that pits the Future Industries Fire Ferrets (Korraâs team) and the rival White Falls Wolf Bats. Players will use a combination of deck building and token deployment to make their way across the board. As in Korra, victory is yours when youâve pushed the other teamâs members off the board completely.
Legend of Korra was never quite as much of a kidsâ series as The Last Airbender could be (which is not to say Avatar: The Last Airbender didnât get dark; âAppaâs Lost Daysâ is still one of the most traumatizing things Iâve ever seen). So it checks out that the game is for ages 14 and up, though some younger tabletop gamers should still be up to the task of taking down the Wolf Bats.
No dates have been disclosed, but the gameâs tentative in-store release will happen this fall. In the meantime, IDW and Nickelodeon will be launching a Kickstarter as a promotional (and, obviously, money-making) tool. The final product is set to retail for $50.
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Images: Nickelodeon