War for Roshar Kickstarter: Brandon Sanderson’s board game raises $1 million on day one

The campaign raised more than $1 million on its first day and still had 23 days left at the time of publication.

The featured Fifth Ideal pledge is priced at $295; the base version costs $90, and estimated delivery is set for November 2027.

What happened

Brandon Sanderson and Brotherwise Games have kicked off a Kickstarter campaign for War for Roshar, a new board game set in the world of the Stormlight Archive. The campaign presents the project as part of a growing line of Cosmere board games that Brotherwise is releasing with Sanderson. The source also refers to the project as War of Roshar, so the final official title is still not fully consistent based on the available information.

The launch was strong: according to the campaign information, more than $1 million had already been pledged on day one. When the article was published, the campaign still had 23 days to go. The page also mentions art from more than 30 different artists, suggesting a broad visual scope for the project. The campaign page further ties the board game to the wider Cosmere line, where Brotherwise Games has already released or announced other projects with Sanderson.

The standout pledge is Fifth Ideal, priced at $295. That bundle includes the base game, the Champions Expansion, 3D components, custom card sleeves, and wooden tokens. It also includes miniatures for the Cosmere RPG, including Mistborn miniatures from Era 1 and Era 2 tied to an upcoming expansion. That means the top tier is not only focused on the board game itself, but also on additional content within Sanderson’s broader game universe.

Alongside that bundle is a base pledge at $90, described as the retail version of the game when it releases. The estimated delivery date is currently November 2027. That is the timeline listed on the campaign page, though it can still change while the Kickstarter is live and production is ongoing.

Background

War for Roshar ties into Brandon Sanderson’s broader Cosmere line, where Brotherwise Games has already released or announced board games before. The campaign explicitly places the project within the Stormlight Archive, one of Sanderson’s best-known series in that fictional universe. The combination of a well-known fantasy setting, a famous author, and a publisher that has already worked with the same license helps explain why the campaign drew attention so quickly.

The available information also shows that the campaign is more than just a standard base version of a board game. The Fifth Ideal tier bundles the base game with the Champions Expansion, 3D components, custom card sleeves, and wooden tokens, while also adding extra miniatures for the Cosmere RPG. The mention of Mistborn miniatures from Era 1 and Era 2 suggests that Brotherwise and Sanderson are trying to connect different parts of the Cosmere license across multiple products.

The campaign page also cites more than 30 artists, which suggests a large amount of illustration and visual variety. The estimated November 2027 delivery date indicates a long development and production timeline. Because the campaign was still live at publication, both funding and scheduling could still change later. The title also appears in the source as both War for Roshar and War of Roshar, so the official name is not yet fully settled based on this information alone.

Sources

• IGN: Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight War for Roshar board game Kickstarter campaign is live