Elzra Corp of Toronto, Canada is releasing Catacombs & Castles, a stand-alone game compatible with its award-winning dexterity game Catacombs in Q4.

Based on Elzra’s own Dexterity Game System, the carrom-based Catacombs & Castles combines the action of dexterity games like Crokinole with dungeon crawl style board games.  Playable as a cooperative game or competitively between teams, Catacombs & Castles pits a team of fantasy-staple heroes against the evil denizens of a Catacomb Team or Castle Team.  The characters are represented by discs in the game, which are maneuvered by a flick of the finger to move or launch attacks, while avoiding obstacles on the game board.

Catacombs & Castles uses a streamlined, faster playing version of the rules in Catacombs, 3rd Edition, but it is fully compatible with the earlier game and can be used as an expansion.

The game will include 40 cards, 46 discs, and a game board.  Catacombs & Castles is intended for 2 to 6 players, ages 14 and up, and plays in half an hour.  MSRP is $59.99.

Elzra is funding the production through a Kickstarter campaign that reached its funding goals in the first three hours.  The campaign has broken $125,000 from over 1300 backers, with 17 days remaining.