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Tango0130 Jun 2015 3:39 p.m. PST

"Osprey Publishing are just about to launch their very first boardgame. It's called ‘The King is Dead'. It is set in Dark Age Britain after the death of King Arthur.

I have received a review copy of the game – I only managed to open it to have a quick look inside the other night. Hoping to get to play it in the next couple of weeks. However, the artwork and box contents look really good, and with only 4 pages of rules, the gameplay looks easy to pick up…"
Full review here
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jowady30 Jun 2015 5:26 p.m. PST

Thanks, sigh, I guess I'm the last person one Earth who wants Arthurian stuff like Once and Future King instead of all this sub Roman stuff.

Twilight Samurai30 Jun 2015 7:47 p.m. PST

That looks like it could be very useful for DBA miniature campaigns.

Personal logo 20thmaine Supporting Member of TMP01 Jul 2015 5:18 a.m. PST

Looks interesting – but I'll wait for some reviews to appear.

Tango0101 Jul 2015 11:06 a.m. PST

Glad you like the news boys!. (smile)

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Ancestral Hamster01 Jul 2015 12:42 p.m. PST

Boardgame Geek Entry
link

There's not a lot of info about it, but the designer does mention some differences between it and "The King of Siam" which this game re-implements.

Thread link: link

Personal logo 20thmaine Supporting Member of TMP02 Jul 2015 5:41 a.m. PST

Ah ?

I'm a bit less interested now – thanks for the link though!

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