We already talked about the Shinobi 7 created Sonic the Hedgehog: Battle Racers board game that hit Kickstarter in February, but it seems that same game now has competition with IDW Games’ Sonic the Hedgehog: Crash Course featuring classic Sonic characters which is up for pre-order on Game Nerdz. The game is part of the ‘IDW’ brand, so it seems we might get a classic Sonic the Hedgehog comic to tie-in? At the very least, there should be issue #1 of IDW Sonic included according to retail listings on other sites. Also to note, this board game only costs $18.97 to pre-order and has a MSRP of $29.99!
Hit the jump to see what the game contains, how to play it and product description:
Sonic, Tails, Knuckes, and Dr. Ivo “Eggman” Robotnik are on a crash course for the Chaos Emeralds! Speeding through the classic Green Hill Zone, players in Sonic the Hedgehog: Crash Course race to be the first player to collect the most Chaos Emeralds! If you want to take the victory, then you gotta go fast! Game design by Sean McDonald.
HOW TO PLAY
-RACE forward and leave your opponents in the dust
-COLLECT items then heal damage
-WIN if you’re the fastest to earn the most Chaos Emeralds!Contains:
- 60 Item Tokens
- 24 Chaos Emerald Tokens
- 12 Damage Tokens
- 4 Extra Life Tokens
- 10 Track Tiles
- 4 Character Tiles
- 1 Reference Tile
- 4 Pre-painted Miniatures
- 1 Rulebook
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Competition? There seems to be a pretty huge difference in quality between these two games.
You’ve only seen a box…
IDW has exceptionally more experience in the board game industry than Shinobo 5.