Here's another wonderful installment for our Hordesmen cards from the Invader deck. I love his palette and use of light. I find myself immersed in the world created by his deceptively simple lines and brush strokes. Yet another really great piece of art!
Check out the basic building Blacksmith! I love everything about this piece! The fire, the snow. The drab flag flying proud on puny wooden battlements! The straw roof! It's the perfect beginning to start a thriving and wealthy fiefdom!
Here's the Ledgerman from the Refugee Deck. I really love the ambiance of this one, and all the candles! Plus, check out his awesome outfit!
The Craftsman from the Refugee Deck looks like a true medieval artisan! I'm not sure what he's making, but you know it'll be of the highest quality!
Here is the Sculptor's Hut from the Building Deck. I really love the little dog. If you look really close, you can tell he's actually sculpting the statue shown on the Idol card, which is eventually placed in the plaza shown on the Foreman card.
His imagination is captivating as he shows us a post-siege scene with smoldering siege towers and battered city walls. The loyal peasants are out burying the dead, collecting weapons, and setting about repairing the damaged city walls.
Sept. 10, 2016, from 3p - 10p at Guardian Games!
Here's the info from the facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/320741604925734/
You're invited to join us for UNPUB Mini Portland on Sept. 10, 2016, from 3p - 10p at Guardian Games (345 SE Taylor Street, Portland, OR 97214). Come playtest original, unpublished games by over 10 local tabletop game designers, and support their development by providing your invaluable feedback. Below is a list of featured titles and designers:
After the Empire by Evan Halbert & Ryan Mauk - Worker placement / Resource management / Ameritrash / Combat // 1 - 4 players // 1282, European lords fight for territory to improve their cities, lands, and defenses in preparation for an invasion from an invading army.
http://portlandgamecraft.com/after-the-empire/
Citizen Heroes by Jason Harris - Asymmetrical set collection / card game // 3 - 5 players // Players take on the role of ordinary citizens who join forces in order to remove the threats posed to Metroville by a devious villain, played by 1 other player.
The Planetary Phase by Joseph Sturgis - Semi-Cooperative / Euro-style // 3 - 5 players // Set in a not-to-distant future, players compete to have the highest reputation as Coordinators for the Earth Alleviation Service Exchange (EASE) by using resources to devise, launch and coordinate global service projects.
Ninja Squares by Bryan Koch - Card placement / Strategy // // Collect the five weapons of the ninja by manipulating your opponents' cards while navigating mysteries and traps in order to take possession of your own cards.
http://kochgames.com/NinjaSquares
Potent Potions by Sam williams - Euro-style / Resource Management / Deduction / Pick-up & Deliver // 3 - 5 players // Set in a fantastically illustrated world, players take control of a Druid of Fenwood Forest racing to discover the Elixir of Immortality.
Emprise by Dickie Adams - Dungeon Crawl / Fast - paced / Real - time / card game // 2 - 4 players // Work with your allies as you race through a dungeon in search of treasure and glory, but beware, only one adventurer can be the greatest .
Bummer Summer by Lee Benson - Turn-based / Card game // 2 - 4 players // Stuck at a dull summer camp, you and your fellow campers set out to lie, cheat and steal in order to avoid doing chores and earn special camp goodies.
Jane Austen's Dreams by Teresa Jackson - Strategy // 3 - 5 players // Take on the role of one of Jane Austen's classic heroines as they guide a 12 yr old Austen's growth as a writer by navigating scenes from her life and stories, in her dreams.
Game-On by Damien Lopez - Party game / Real - time / Abstract / Card game // 2 - 6 players // In this highly interactive party game, players use mini Player Cards to control larger Game Cards by matching colored shapes in order to earn points and win the game.
https://gameongame.co/
Oracle by Bryan Corbett - Turn based / Casual game / Card game // 2 - 6 players (7 - 12 players with 2x copies of the game) // With the universe imploding around you, play as one of several races traveling from planet to planet in search of items that will help your people control the Oracle and survive.
http://www.interstellaroracle.com/
This is a public, all ages event. If you have any questions, visit our Facebook Event page or feel free to contact Damien Lopez: damienlopezgames@gmail.com
We're finally home back in Portland and exhausted, but it was an incredible weekend filled with so many wonderful folks who took the time to sit down with us and play After the Empire at our first major event! We even had someone try to buy our current prototype set as is! No need to wait for final edits, art, or a box with a logo...just sell it to me already! It was pretty humbling how overwhelmingly positive all the feed back was, but we also learned a lot! Thanks so much to everyone at PAX west!
We've got a new version of our game board, player boards, player aid cards, lots of game cards printed with the new art, plus 4 sets of matching 3D printed city walls and turrets for both stone and wood walls all finished and ready to take with us up to Seattle tonight! If you're going to make it to Pax, come by board game playtesting table H and sign up to play a game Saturday or Sunday from 10am-8pm (break from 2-4pm), or Monday 10am-2pm, or just come to check it out and say hi! There will be tons of other great game, too!
Check out her amazing work for the Surgeon from the Refugee deck! We asked for a scarred up soldier with a mortal wound, and she delivered! Check out how his helm and armor are beat up! I love this one!
See her rendition of the Bureaucrat from the Invader deck. Look how annoyed he is that you just interrupted his important business! You may be his liege lord, but give him some peace and let him work!
Here's his first card from the Building deck, the Thieves' Guild! I love all the shady characters and intriguing dealings! Here's a preview of the card's flavor text Star Wars shout out: "A hideout for scum and villainy. Even the worst characters can bring about good if you know how to properly motivate them."
To prove our game doesn't take itself TOO seriously, we have a couple things here and there that are a little more whimsical. The Quarry Dude from the Refugee Deck is one such. While the word "Quarryman" or "Stone Cutter" would've been perhaps a better choice, we just couldn't let our "Quarry Dude" go. So, we came up with this interpretation, based on the old usage of dude as a synonym of dandy. We hope you like it!
Did you know medieval sieging armies used to fling rotting animal carcasses over the walls to demoralize and spread disease among the defenders. Here's a look at his Fetid Meat from the Siege Deck!
Here's the Brawler's Cage from the Building Deck!
Here's another one from coolboys entertainment from the Buildings Deck!
Here he shows General Starke with her personal retinue from the Refugee Deck.
Check out the next in the Hordesmen line for our Invader Deck!
Check out the Ladders card from the Siege Deck! I love seeing the smashed up towers!
Here's his great rendition of the Idol from the Building Deck!
