Rare Blade Runner board game prototype is being auctioned for over $500 but there’s a far cheaper way to bring the neo-noir classic to your tabletop

Image of the Blade Runner board game box.

In 1982, the same year Harrison Ford made his first appearance as Rick Deckard, his image featured in lo-fi greyscale on a manual for a board game adaptation you’ve likely never played: Blade Runner.

There’s a very real reason why you won’t have seen this game anywhere near any best board games list. According to legend, only 100 prototype copies were made before the plug was pulled on the project due to licensing issues. As a result of this rarity and the film’s legacy, eBay listings for the Blade Runner board game consistently fetch hundreds of dollars. For example, an auction lot containing one of these unreleased copies and a poster for the film is currently sitting at a bid of $500.

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