The previous article presented Black Rose Wars, introducing the setting and the gameplay. As explained then, the Mages have a Grimoire of Spell Cards from six Schools of Magic – Conspiracy, Destruction, Divination, Illusion, Necromancy, and Transmutation. Each School of Magic has a set of 36 Spell Cards, divided in 12 different Spells, and a Reference Card with information on the Elements of the Spells within …
The story behind the siege game Freedom!, by the game designer Vangelis Bagiartakis, arrives in its final part. The previous articles presented the conception of the game and its development – how the game would play. To conclude, he tells about the playtesting phase and how to get it published. Early Playtests The early playtests were very promising. The most important part was that the game …
Black Rose Wars is a tactical fighting game for two to four players set in the alternative Italian Renaissance world of Nova Aetas. Players take the role of mages seeking to become the New Grand Master. The game is designed by Marco Montanaro and developed by Ludus Magnus Studio, with its English edition published and distributed by Ares Games. It’s due to release in September 2020, …
Victoria Hero Pack expansion for S&S. Five reprints have just arrived in Ares’ warehouse in US and are now shipping to distributors: in the War of the Ring Line, the core game War of the Ring Second Edition and its first expansion Lords of Middle-earth; in the Sword & Sorcery Line, the Hero Packs Onamor, Victoria and Skeld. If you were waiting the return of these …
Expansions for two games recently release are going to hit the US stores starting from July 31st: the Solo Mode Expansion for Freedom! and the Deep and Avatar Expansions for the sci-fi survival horror dungeon crawler Alone. Freedom Solo Mode: play as the Empire, against the besieged played by A.I.. The Freedom Solo Mode expansion allows you to play as the Ottoman forces, while the Messolonghi …
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