Crossbows and Catapults reboot coming from HeroQuest board game designer Jul 7, 2021, 4:09pm EDT
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Downforce,
Return to Dark Tower), which specializes in revitalizing older tabletop franchises, announced Wednesday that it has secured the license. Best of all, legendary designer Steve Baker the man behind
BattleMasters is signed on as the designer.
Crossbows and Catapults was first released in 1983. It featured a selection of rubber band-powered plastic siege engines that players used to fling projectiles as fortifications. The raucous gameplay was a hit with kids, even when they were just flinging plastic bits at their siblings.