So I've kicked into two new projects over at Kickstarter.com.
The first is the Planet Mercenary RPG, a role playing game set in the universe of Schlock Mercenary, something I was toying with doing myself using Savage Worlds and a home-brewed sourcebook. The art has been upgraded from the Schlock Mercenary webcomic standard, which I felt was unnecessary. One can hope that the webcomic sensibilities survive the translation process too.
The second game is The Fall of Magic which I was directed to by fellow gamer and author-in-training Dunx. The Fall of Magic is a board-come-rpg game in which the players move across a printed map (the gimmick is that the map is arranged as a scroll that is only unrolled as much as is needed at the time in play) and extemporize a narrative for their character as to what is happening and why. It looks to be similar in general terms to Fiasco1, and intrigued me enough to kick in at the Fall of Magic Kickstarter project.
I've also acquired two games through more traditional means.
Pandemic is a traditional board game in which players cooperate as medical teams to eradicate diseases as they bloom and spread across the world. The materials are well made and attractive to look at (very important in a board game) and the game play is straightforward. I've watched it played numerous times and everyone seems to have a blast. I'm looking forward to playing with people who haven't seen it before.
The second, Mars Attacks, is a dice and card game, superficially similar to Elder Sign in that dice are rolled and cards claimed by achieving dice scores "Yahtzee" style. The conceit here is that the players are Martians trying to collect buildings, artifacts and so forth by the sorts of shenanigans depicted in the movie. A simple game that looks like a lot of fun.
- Just about the most fun you can have with your clothes on↑
