Hasbro and Hero Collector are joining forces to launch their first-ever Kickstarter campaign for an all-new Transformers Chess Set that is modeled after the classic 1980s Generation One (G1) Transformers animated cartoon.
The Kickstarter launches today, August 13, and has a planned delivery date of Q4 2022. There are a ton of different backer gifts to choose from if you wish to help support the project, including a Transformers pin badge, Transformers profile book, and more exclusive Gen-1 chess pieces.
This Transformers chess set features 32 unique game pieces - 16 for the heroic Autobots and 16 for the villainous Deceptions in robot form - and each model is digitally sculpted, casted in metallic resin, and then painted by hand.
Each model stands 4-6” tall on a base that is marked with their respective emblem, and the board itself is Cybertron-themed and features color-coded symbols in Autobot red or Decepticon purple.
Some of the iconic Transformers already revealed as chess pieces are as follows;
There will be much more information shared as the Kickstarter campaign progresses, including the full roster of chess pieces and details of potential stretch goals.
For more on Transformers, check out the new animated series that is headed to Nickelodeon, the new movie coming from Blue Beetle director Angel Manuel Soto, and the $700 Optimus Prime Robot from Hasbro.
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Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.
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The Kickstarter launches today, August 13, and has a planned delivery date of Q4 2022. There are a ton of different backer gifts to choose from if you wish to help support the project, including a Transformers pin badge, Transformers profile book, and more exclusive Gen-1 chess pieces.
This Transformers chess set features 32 unique game pieces - 16 for the heroic Autobots and 16 for the villainous Deceptions in robot form - and each model is digitally sculpted, casted in metallic resin, and then painted by hand.
Each model stands 4-6” tall on a base that is marked with their respective emblem, and the board itself is Cybertron-themed and features color-coded symbols in Autobot red or Decepticon purple.
Some of the iconic Transformers already revealed as chess pieces are as follows;
- Autobot King: Optimus Prime - The beloved commander of the Autobots, Optimus Prime championed freedom in countless clashes across Cybertron – and Earth, where he adopted his famous truck alternate mode.
- Autobot Knight: Hot Rod - A young and brash Autobot with a race car alt-mode, Hot Rod eventually grew to lead the Autobots – as Rodimus Prime!
- Autobot Pawn: Bumblebee - The heart of the Autobots, Bumblebee was quick to befriend their human allies in his iconic yellow beetle alt-mode.
- Autobot Pawn: Prowl - The surly strategist of the Autobots, Prowl’s police car alt-mode suited his no-nonsense personality.
- Decepticon King: Megatron - The feared leader and founder of the Decepticons, and the eternal nemesis of Optimus Prime, Megatron sought nothing less than complete iron-fisted domination of Cybertron!
- Decepticon Queen: Starscream - The scheming second-in-command of the Decepticons, Starscream constantly plotted to overthrow Megatron.
- Decepticon Knight: Soundwave - The loyal comms officer of the Decepticons, Soundwave gathered intelligence using his trio of cassette-minions.
- Decepticon Knight: Shockwave - The ops commander of the Decepticons, Shockwave’s cold logic and laser-turret mode made him a deadly threat.
There will be much more information shared as the Kickstarter campaign progresses, including the full roster of chess pieces and details of potential stretch goals.
For more on Transformers, check out the new animated series that is headed to Nickelodeon, the new movie coming from Blue Beetle director Angel Manuel Soto, and the $700 Optimus Prime Robot from Hasbro.
Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to [email protected].
Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.
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