Kryptothera - The Cryptid Pursuit
Hunt Cryptids in a Stunning Art Deco World Kryptothera is an immersive board game where cryptids are no longer myths - they’re real! In this dark and mysterious world, you are a hunter chasing fame, fortune, and control. Will you outsmart your rivals? Will you hunt what others fear?
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🔮 Kryptothera – Introduction
💬 What people say about Kryptothera
✨ What makes Kryptothera brilliant
🎲 What's included – Base Game
🧩 What's included – Expansions
💎 Pledge tiers
🛍️ Retailers
📝 The reviews
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📖 How to play
Rulebook
🏁 Stretch goals
Unlocked: The stories that time forgot
With this stretch goal, every player board will reveal a richly woven origin story on the reverse, transforming each of our 7 hunters into a living legend and adding a new layer of discovery to your Kryptothera adventure.
Unlocked: The hidden truths of Kryptothera
This stretch goal unveils the game’s secret lore, beautifully laid out on the reverse of the board, transforming it into a gateway to the world’s forgotten past and untold mysteries.
Unlocked: The hunters' true potential
This stretch goal unlocks unique abilities for each character, tailored to their background, temperament, and hidden talents. Each skill adds a new layer of strategy and asymmetry to your crew. Play your game, your way.
Unlocked: The cryptic path
This stretch goal adds a secret storyline hidden within the game. Clues scattered across cards, artwork, and flavour text reveal fragments of a mysterious society known as the Legendary Order. Will you decode the puzzle?
Unlocked: The mini-legacy campaign arc
This campaign unfolds across multiple sessions, no stickers, no destruction. Your games become chapters in an evolving narrative. Each time you play, you check for progression triggers, and when the time is right, parts of the expansions seamlessly enter the story. The deeper you go, the more the world reveals itself.
Unlocked: The ultimate endgame story
Etched inside the game box lies a hidden puzzle. If discovered, it unlocks The Legendary Order Plan: a secret betrayal path that allows one player to abandon the race for points and steal victory through alternative means.
Unlocked: The shimmer of prestige
With this stretch goal, every copy of Kryptothera will feature stunning gold foil detailing, capturing the glint of forgotten treasures and transforming your game into a true collector’s artefact from the exclusive first print run.
📦 Shipping information
🧑🚀 Meet the team
🤝 Our partners
Tier 1 - Novice Hunter - Late Pledge
Includes:
- Kryptothera – The Cryptid Pursuit (Base Game)
- All Unlocked Stretch Goals
Your journey begins.
As a newly recruited cryptid hunter, you’ll receive the full base game. Everything you need to explore treacherous lands, capture elusive creatures, and outwit rival hunters in a race for glory.
Perfect for first-time players or those ready to step into the misty world of Kryptothera.
Estimated Delivery: 26/05/26
Tier 2 - The Seeker's Vault - Late Pledge
Includes:
- Kryptothera – The Cryptid Pursuit (Base Game),
- Frontiers Awaken Expansion,
- A Cryptid in Every City Expansion,
- Kickstarter-Exclusive Monstrous Holidays Mini Expansion
- All Unlocked Stretch Goals
For those who don’t just hunt cryptids; they chase the deeper truths behind them. This tier unlocks the experience: the full game, two powerful expansions, and a Kickstarter Exclusive Holiday Themed Mini Expansion only within The Seeker’s Vault and above tiers. This exclusive Holiday Mood expansion will not be available as an add-on, in retail or future campaigns.
Step beyond the trodden path. Break open the Vault. And let the secrets reveal themselves.
Estimated Delivery: 26/05/26
Tier 3 - The Obsidian Pact - Late Pledge
Only the most daring hunters undertake the Obsidian Pact.
Includes:
- Everything in Tier 2 - The Seekers Vault, plus,
- Solo Mode,
- Co-op Mode,
- Something Lurks in the Shadows Expansion,
- The Threat Was Never Higher Expansion,
- From the Mountains to the Sea Expansion,
- Kickstarter Exclusive Custom Bigfoot Die,
- Exclusive Custom Printed HDF Inlay accommodating all expansion
- All Unlocked Expansions
This is the complete gameplay experience. Richer challenges, and new ways to play. From solo strategists to co-op alliances, every corner of the world and every mode of the hunt is unlocked.
The obsidian die marks your resolve. The fate of the world lies in your hands.
Estimated Delivery: 26/05/26
Tier 4 - The Eternal Mark - Late Pledge
Some hunt for glory; others become legends! With The Eternal Mark, you don’t just play Kryptothera, you become a part of its lore!
Included:
- Everything from Tier 3 - The Obsidian Hunt, plus
- Adopt-a-Cryptid: Your name inscribed on a cryptid card (first 50 backers only). Special Mention in the Rulebook. All unlocked stretch goals.
- All backers of this tier, whether among the first 50 or not, will be honoured in a special section of the rulebook as supporters who helped forge this world. Legends fade in stories. Yours will live on in every deck.
Estimated Delivery: 26/05/26
Retailer Bundle - 6x Core Game
Retailer Bundle – 6x Core Games (£270)
This is a wholesale pledge for verified retailers only.
✅ This bundle includes:
6 copies of the core game (MSRP £90 each)
Eligibility to purchase additional copies of the base game or expansions as retailer add-ons
Standard wholesale pricing (typically 50% off MSRP) applied across all eligible items
Estimated Delivery: 26/05/26
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