The Rocketeer: Fate of the Future is a board game designed for two players

Funko Games has been in tears lately, chewing on pop culture licenses and spewing out great family board games at low cost and mid-range. Now he has teamed up with Disney to reinvigorate the 1991 film The Rocket. Announced Tuesday, The Rocketeer: the fate of the future is designed for two players only. It goes on sale September 16 for $ 24.99.

Released in 1991, The Rocket initially failed at the box office. Decades of VHS and DVD reprints later, it is now considered a cult classic. It’s even available to stream on Disney Plus. Which does The fate of the future just right for parents who are introducing the franchise to their children for the first time.

The goal is to keep the hero’s rocket-powered backpack blueprints away from the other player and collect victory points along the way. Once the included plastic Luxembourg Zeppelin has traveled by card to Los Angeles, it’s over.

Photo: Forest-Pruzon Creative / Funko Games

Photo: Forest-Pruzon Creative / Funko Games

Funko Games’ interpretation of the film uses six characters, all rendered as plastic miniatures, with three on either side of the table. There are worker placement elements in the game, which means that different actions will be available depending on where you place these characters. Players will also have access to multi-function cards, which can be used either to power generic actions such as moving and fighting (“fighting” in game terms) or for special abilities. This all adds up to what feels like a fast and furious little 45 minute game.

The Rocketeer: the fate of the future will go on sale at this year’s Gen Con Table Games Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. So far, many publishers have pulled out of the convention over concerns about the ongoing resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Others are having difficulty shipping inventory overseas due to an international shortage of shipping containers. This could leave Funko Games sitting on a pile of golden copies. The game will also be available in retail stores shortly after the convention.