Hi all!
Many of you saw (and discussed) our launch of our miniatures range for our 'Armoured Syndicate' universe back in June which just about made funding on Kickstarter but which we decided to refund in full in order to fix some problems with the campaign and reach a point hwere we had a fully developed game to launch too.
After a few months of solid work we have now got there and are launching the NEW and SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED Armoured Syndicate on Kickstarer in about 2 weeks from now!
The project is now launching as a self-contained complete miniatures based board game as we felt that was more suited to the character and story-driven theme of the game and the universe we wanted to create. Mark Latham has been working tirelessly with us to develop an awesome and unique rule-set that is fast-paced, exciting and original and which keeps the very cool 'corporate greed' theme of the skirmish rules we had started work on for the last campaign. We are keeping the cash-flow led tactics and have now created some stunning themed game-boards and a raft of new character cards, asset cards, tokens and a shed-load of other bits that will go with this cool new game.
We have taken on board ideas and criticism from our customers and from industry experts alike and have introduced the scope for a full third-faction expansion in the stretch-goals and have had six brand new models sculpted to include in the boxed game and as stretch-goals too.
We are now mid-way through a 3 week tour of UK gaming venues demoing and play-testing the game and will have some game-play videos up by next week.
We will also be revealing images of the new models as we approach the Kickstarter too.
For now.... here's some more info on the project:
Armoured Syndicate is a miniatures based board-game created by Ben Jarvis of Black Phoenix Games (former creator of 'Mechabrick' and the 'Etch-Master' range) and written by Mark Latham (writer/contributor on: KoW 2nd ed, Sedition Wars, Marvel Universe miniatures game, The Walking Dead: All Out War, Legends of the old west, Batman Miniatures Game etc etc).
The game features high-quality double-sided printed game boards that can be assembled in multiple configurations to create varied scenarios.
The game uses high-quality UK manufactured resin miniatures.
The game is set in the ruins of Las Vegas in the near future (early 22nd century) when the western US has become largely uninhabitable due to the effects of global warming and massive corporations have bought up most of the land, including the abandoned cities, for salvage and prospecting rights. The boxed game features two factions; the corporate landlords (Dromeda Corporation) who use high-tech drones and robotic enforcers to protect their property against the likes of the 'Dead Crows', a Mexican mercenary gang, with underworld funding, sent into the ruins of Las Vegas to retrieve certain items of interest. The core game comes with 10 miniatures with a further twelve available in stretch-goals as free bonuses at different pledge levels and as add-ons with a full third faction: 'The Vegas Freaks' that come with new scenarios and extra themed game-boards, available if we hit the upper goals.
The game features a unique cash-flow system that means players must decide between banking their money and activating their characters each turn with massive bonuses awarded for achieving objectives and penalties for loosing characters along the way. The winner is always the player with the most money banked at the end of the game and careful choices between the characters you include in your squad, and the special abilities they possess, can make all the difference between success and failure.
We will have an exclusive miniature that will be unveiled shortly which is ONLY available to those who sign up to our mailing list and then back the campaign.... to sign up simply e-mail us with the subject 'SYNDICATE' to: kickstarter@armouredsyndicate.com to be added and you will be the first to know when the campaign goes live the week after next.
To wet your appetite... here's some images of some of the models and game elements....
Ben
17 January 2012, 07:20:32 AM
