Gold Coast production company Sparke Films and partner Let It Be Entertainment have opened pre-launch registrations for Dinosaurs of the Wild West: The Roleplaying Game. Set to launch on Kickstarter in early 2027, the project turns filmmaker Luke Sparke‘s upcoming live-action series into a full tabletop line of books and collectable miniatures.
The announcement follows the original Dinosaurs of the Wild West screen campaign, which raised more than AU$500,000 from over 2,000 backers earlier this year. Luke Sparke, whose film credits include Primitive War and Occupation, is writing the tabletop release alongside artwork from Shaun Keenan, the original artist whose illustrated world inspired the franchise.
Set in an alternate 1879 where dinosaurs and humans have shared history, the setting mixes American frontier tropes with dinosaur ranching, freight routes, outlaw country, and the fallout from a Dinosaur Civil War. Giant Brontosaurs haul entire settlements across the plains, while riders take Velociraptors into combat and Pterosaurs patrol the skies.
Rather than releasing a single rulebook, the studio is planning a three-book core collection:
- Core Rulebook: Covers character creation and the rules for exploring the frontier and bonding with working or predatory dinosaurs.
- Field Guide: An illustrated compendium detailing the world’s creatures and ecology.
- Chain & Bond: A dedicated campaign book, with additional territory sourcebooks and a larger campaign expansion slated as crowdfunding unlocks.
The tabletop release is officially canon to the television series, though major plot reveals and character mysteries are being held back for the screen. Alongside the hardcovers and maps, the campaign will introduce a range of dinosaur and rider miniatures. Luke told Geek Native;
The tabletop line lets us open the doors to the world much wider than the series can immediately go. You can ride into towns and territories that may not appear on screen for some time, learn how people live with dinosaurs, understand the history and explore the frontier for yourself… without giving away where the series story is going.”
Sparke Films is targeting 5,000 VIP supporters ahead of the early-2027 launch. Fans can register for free updates or pay a US$1 reservation fee to unlock pre-launch rewards and early previews.
Important details for tabletop players are yet to drop. Neither Luke Sparke nor Let It Be Entertainment has named a tabletop game designer, confirmed which rules engine or dice mechanics the Core Rulebook uses, or detailed virtual tabletop support and international shipping rates from Australia.
