There’s always been something juicy about Wolfenstein, whether it’s the sheer fun of fighting against Nazis, the intrigue of an alternate timeline, or even its longevity – considering it began life on an Apple II Computer. As a result, when Archon Studios, best known for their miniatures, took up the mantle of bringing Wolfenstein to the tabletop, an interested eyebrow was raised. When the boardgame blasted through its Kickstarter goal like bullets through zombie Nazis, a satisfied nod followed the raised eyebrow.
Wolfenstein, for the unfamiliar, is a classic first-person shooter video game set an alternate timeline in the 1960s where the Nazis won WWII. Across its various games since the original in 1981, the plot we see emulated is that of Wolfenstein 3D, where a now ageing Hitler is desperately seeking to extend his life, hiding in Castle Wolfenstein with an ‘eccentric’ team who are tasked with finding a way to grant him immortality.