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Slay the Spire: The Board Game

Created by Contention Games

Late Pledges end April 30th end of day pacific time! Slay the Spire: The Board Game is a cooperative deckbuilding adventure. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and finally become strong enough to Slay the Spire!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

The Downall Expansion is Now Live on Kickstarter!
10 days ago – Tue, Mar 24, 2026 at 10:01:56 AM

Greetings Slayers,

Slay the Spire: The Board Game - Downfall is now live on Kickstarter. Head over to our Kickstarter page to back the campaign, discover daily reveals, and be part of the launch!

Sleeves

All games from this Kickstarter will come with new and improved Art Sleeves, which have the art fused to the sleeve so it is not possible for them to peel. If you're having issues with the older sleeves, please email [email protected] with a photo and they can get you replacements.

Conventions

We are going to be demoing Downfall at Pax East this weekend! If you are attending, stop by our booth and demo a copy of Downfall.

Other conventions we will be attending this year:

  • Gen Con July 30 - August 2 in Indianapolis, IN
  • Pax West Sept 4-7 in Seattle, WA
  • Essen Spiel Oct 22-25 in Essen, Germany
  • PAX Unplugged Dec 4-6 in Philadelphia, PA

To keep tabs on all the exciting news, you can follow Contention Games on social media, and sign up for our newsletter here: https://contentiongames.com/newsletter/

Until next time...

See you in the Spire, 

Downfall March 24th, Slay the Spire 2 Available Now!
28 days ago – Fri, Mar 06, 2026 at 10:24:07 AM

Greetings Slayers,

It's Spire month - with launches for both the board game AND the video game!

Slay the Spire: The Board Game - Downfall will launch on March 24th. Follow the campaign so you won't miss it!

Slay the Spire 2 is available now! Get it on Steam in early access.

Until next time...

See you in the Spire,

Downfall Expansion is Coming Soon to Kickstarter!
6 months ago – Tue, Sep 23, 2025 at 04:02:47 PM

Greetings Slayers,

We're excited to announce Downfall, an expansion for Slay the Spire: The Board Game, is coming soon to Kickstarter! Follow the campaign.

Arise, Servant

Once protectors, now you are the slayers! Take on the roles of Slime Boss, Guardian, Hexaghost, and Hermit, and join together to defeat Neow. But beware, for new bosses stand in your way…

So once again it’s time to build a unique deck, discover new relics of immense power, and finally become strong enough to slay the Spire!

Based on Downfall, A Slay the Spire Fan Expansion for the video game.

Convention Schedule

It's been great seeing so many of you at conventions! We'll be attending:

  • Essen Spiel October 23rd - 26th, 2025 in Essen, Germany
  • Pax Unplugged November 21st - 23rd, 2025 in Philadelphia, PA
  • UK Games Expo maybe, stay tuned...
  • Gen Con July 30th - August 2nd, 2026 in Indianapolis, IN
  • Pax West September 4th - 7th, 2026 in Seattle, WA

Slay the Spire is winning Awards! This year we've won...

Companion App Updates

Have you tried the companion app? We've been adding some cool new features! 

  • Save - Easily save multiple of your in-progress games, including the gold, health, decks, and items of each character.
  • Languages - The app now supports 8 different languages.
  • New Music Player - Now music is organized by Act, with appropriate tracks ready to loop as background music! 

Damaged, defective, or missing components (including sleeves)? Let us know at [email protected].

That's all for now! Until next time...

See you in the Spire,


 

Conventions, Pre-orders, Sleeves, & more!!
over 1 year ago – Wed, Sep 25, 2024 at 08:06:20 AM

Greetings Slayers,

We hope you all enjoyed a summer of Spire! With backer fulfillment completed, we have some updates for you. 

Pre-Orders

Our web store is taking pre-orders for a wave arriving in October - November, depending on your location. Add-ons like Sleeves for Everything Else are available: https://contentiongames.myshopify.com/

Conventions

Thank you to everyone who stopped by at Gen Con and PAX West! We'll be attending more cons in 2024:

  • BGG.Con November 13-17 in Dallas, Texas. 
  • PAX Unplugged December 6-8 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. You only have a few weeks left to secure shipping for your badge to PAX Unplugged, which you can do on their website here: https://unplugged.paxsite.com/

Sleeves

Some backers are reporting issues with their sleeves. If this includes you, please reach out to [email protected] with a picture and how many you think are affected. If you've already reached out to us, we just received new sleeves for replacements which should start shipping in about a week. 

Companion App

We have some recent updates to the companion app!

  • Japanese (can change language from Settings). More languages are coming soon!
  • Compatibility with tablets and some phone sizes. 
  • Music player now works when device is locked. 
  • Music player indicates which Act the music is from.

If you still haven't gotten your game, or if you have a missing/damaged component, please reach out to [email protected] and we'll get you sorted! 

As we move into 2025 and beyond, we have more fun projects coming up! The best way to keep in touch is to follow Contention Games on social media, and sign up for our newsletter here: https://contentiongames.com/newsletter/

That's all for now! Until next time...

See you in the Spire,

Fulfillment is complete!! Gen Con, web store, and more...
almost 2 years ago – Mon, Jul 01, 2024 at 10:02:29 AM

Greetings Slayers,

Fulfillment is complete worldwide! If you haven't received a tracking number, please contact [email protected]. Over 30,000 of you now have Slay the Spire: The Board Game. The first prototype of the board game was made 4 years ago. We took a big risk by spending so long making the game. We weren't sure the campaign would do well or if people would appreciate our efforts. To see so many of you finally enjoying the game in real life is both surreal and incredibly fulfilling. Thank you all again for believing in us and backing the game! 

We'll be at Gen Con! We're sharing booth 2211 with our friends at Kolossal Games. Come say hi! More convention announcements are coming.

Damaged, defective, or missing components? Let us know at [email protected].

Our Shopify store is up for US, UK, and AU/NZ! Anything you order here will ship starting July 25th. Shipping to EU and Canada isn't up yet, but those regions should be ready by July 25th.

Boardgamegeek is a great resource for rules questions, downloading the rulebook, and more! Check us out on BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/338960/slay-the-spire-the-board-game

The Companion App has gone through several updates, with compatibility and music player improvements being the main focus. You can download it here! We're now working on getting more languages ready. 

Reviews for Slay the Spire: TBG have been beyond what we were expecting. We're super excited to receive the Dice Tower's Seal of Excellence! You can check out their review here


Fulfillment Status

Fulfillment is complete worldwide! If you don't have a tracking number, please contact [email protected]. A few shipments may have delays, which you can resolve with the fulfillment center for your region or local carriers. 

US (Bridge Fulfillment) - Fulfillment is complete, including Late Pledges! Replacement parts are starting this week. We were waiting on a shipment of parts from our manufacturer and they just arrived. 

Canada (Lion Rampant) - Fulfillment is complete, including Late Pledges! Replacement parts are starting soon. Late Pledges were shipped from our new fulfillment partner Lion Rampant Imports

UK (Spiral Galaxy) - Fulfillment is complete, including Late Pledges! Replacement parts have also shipped, unless they were reported recently. 

EU - Europe is split between Surfin Meeple and Happyshops. 

  • Surfin Meeple Countries - France, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Denmark, Italy, Austria, Ireland, Hungary, Portugal, Lithuania, Slovenia, Estonia, Slovakia, Luxembourg, Turkey, Jersey, Latvia 
  • Surfin Meeple Update - Fulfillment is complete, including Late Pledges! Replacement parts have also shipped, unless they were reported recently. For shipping issues, please contact support at https://matagot-friends.com/france/en/content/57-contact. If you're missing your pledge, please contact [email protected]
  • Happyshops Countries - Germany, Sweden, Poland, Czechia, Finland, Norway, Greece, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Rest of World
  • Happyshops Update - Fulfillment is complete, including Late Pledges! Replacement parts are shipping soon. For shipping issues, please contact [email protected]. If you're missing your pledge, please contact [email protected]
  • VAT for Norway, Iceland, Switzerland - We refunded VAT for Iceland and Switzerland. For Norway, we're still verifying with fulfillment partners whether we're responsible for VAT or should refund the tax we collected. 

Rest of World (Happyshops) - These regions ship from Happyshops, including Mexico and South America (see update above). 

Asia (VFI) - Fulfillment is complete, including Late Pledges! For shipping issues, please contact [email protected]. If you're missing your pledge, please contact VFI first, then [email protected] if they can't resolve it. 

Australia/NZ (Aetherworks) - Fulfillment is complete, including Late Pledges! Replacement parts have also shipped, unless they were reported recently. 

Japan - Fulfillment is complete, including Late Pledges! There are a few damaged/missing parts we're getting to. 

That's all for now! Until next time...

See you in the Spire,