Kobolds & Cobblestones: Fantasy Gang Rumbles by Robert Burman

[mellis1644]

Anyone got any info on this Osprey release in Jan 2018?

From the blurb it looks vaguely interesting...

[FionaWhite]

Best I managed to find:

Ordinsport was a backwater on the vast Ordin River before the Council of Wizards chose it as the site of their grand experiment. After a near-catastrophic war that saw orcs, elves, dwarves, and many other traditional enemies fighting alongside each other as uneasy allies, the Council intended Ordinsport to symbolize the new peace as a shining example of old enemies living and thriving together in a new era of hope and prosperity.

While the treaty has held, Odinsport itself has fallen some way short of these lofty aims. With so many races living side-by-side, and the potential for smuggling presented by the great river itself, Ordinsport has become home to an immense black market, with an underworld dominated by a vast array of criminal syndicates, all vying for territory and influence. Crime bosses have their pick of mercenaries, and hire ruthless gangs of goblin grunts, human thugs, dwarf barbarians, and lumbering trolls. Orcs and dwarves still may not get along, but it's amazing what a cunning crime boss can achieve by greasing a few palms with a few gold coins.

Kobolds & Cobblestones is a skirmish wargame for rumbles between gangs in Ordinsport's seedy underbelly. Players hire gangs of criminals, thugs, and enforcers from a number of classic Fantasy races, and attempt to take control of the underworld and establish themselves as the city's kingpins. Playing card-based mechanics and a cunning bribery element keep players on their toes, as a one-sided battle can turn around in a flash.

There's a little talk here:
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=102594.0

[The Red Graf]

Sounds interesting.

[Dr Mathias]

My initial impression is that it sounds like the old Wormy comic Loved the look and feel of that strip

[JohnDSD2]

Anyone know if this is getting support from NorthStar?

A bit in 2 minds myself, got plenty of figures I can use but do I need another Fantasy Skirmish Game?
On the other hand its Osprey so its £12, so cheap enough to pick up just out of interest, its a dilemma.

[Parkaboy]

It came out this week. I like it.