writes:Spiel 2009
NG International presents Ad Astra and the upcoming new games War of the Ring - Collector's Edition and Battles of Napoleon: The Eagle and The Lion
The Italian games publisher also brings to the show the latest release in the Wings of War series, and playable previews of two games scheduled for 2010 - Dakota and Funny Little Games in Whitechapel
NG International attends Spiel 2009, from October 22 to 25, in Essen, Germany, bringing to the show the latest Nexus Games releases, Ad Astra and Wings of War Miniatures WWII Deluxe Set, as well as playable previews of two long-awaited games that will be released in the weeks just after the fair - War of the Rings - Collector's Edition and Battles of Napoleon: The Eagle and The Lion. The Italian games publisher will also present previews of two new games scheduled to be released in 2010. Funny Little Games in Whitechapel (tentative name) is a crime and investigation game. Dakota, inspired by the conquest of the West, is the first title to be published by NG International using the "Tenki Games" brand, recently acquired by the company.
The NG International's booth (Hall 12, booth 56) will also hold demonstrations of other games already available, as Age of Conan, Comuni, Wings of War WWI and WWII Miniatures Series.
NEW GAMES
Playable and available for sale
Ad Astra
Authors: Bruno Faidutti, Serge Laget
Playing Age: 12+
Number of players: 3-5
Playtime: 90 min.
Price: €49.90 EUR
In the far future, Homo Sapiens has slowly adapted to life outside our planet. The solar system has been colonized for centuries now, and over time humans have adapted and changed, effectively evolving into five different races, suited for life in different planetary environments. But unexpectedly our star, Sol, is dwindling in strength, and it's now time for humanity to make the final jump, to the stars beyond, for surviving. In Ad Astra ("To the Stars"), players are invited to guide one of the five factions of future humanity in its exploration of the galaxy - who will be able to create the greatest star-spanning civilization wins. With Ad Astra, NG International starts a new game series called "Nexus' Designer Series", which presents original games created by renowned game designers from all over the world, placing a spotlight on the authors themselves. Ad Astra is a game by Bruno Faidutti and Serge Laget, two game designers who have an important role in the French and international gaming scenes.
Wings of War Miniatures WWII - Deluxe Set
Authors: Andrea Angiolino, Pier Giorgio Paglia
Playing Age: 10+
Number of players: 2-6
Playtime: 20+ min.
Price: €45.00 EUR
A new starting point for Wings of War, the game that recreates aerial combat in the XX Century with easy, fast and fun rules. The WWII Deluxe Set includes everything that is needed to start playing with the new range of Wings of War WWII miniatures. The set includes four airplane miniatures (Spitfire, Bf.109e, F4 and Zero), with new painting schemes different from those used in the first series of WWII miniatures, together with their maneuver and fire cards, counters, rules and rulebook. The new Deluxe Set is totally compatible with the other Wings of War WWII sets previously released - Wings of War WWII - The Dawn of World War II and Fire from the Sky - as well as with all others WWII Airplane Packs and Squadron Packs that feature additional miniatures and cards.
PREVIEW PRESENTATION (GAMES TO BE RELEASED JUST AFTER SPIEL 09)
Playable but not available for sale
War of the Ring Collector's Edition
Authors: Roberto Di Meglio,
Francesco Nepitello,
Marco Maggi
Playing Age: 12+
Number of Players: 2-4
Playtime: 180 min+
Price: €299.90 EUR
Limited and special edition of War of the Ring, the award-winning strategy boardgame based upon the Lord of the Rings trilogy. The Collector's Edition of this great game features a gaming board with increased gaming space (88 x 128 cm) and exclusive Elvish lettering by the calligrapher Daniel Reeve, and 246 painted miniatures with all essential figures from the War of the Ring boardgame and from the Battles of the Third Age expansion. A beautiful wooden box with Elvish writings, designed by master artisans in Florence, also includes high quality cards with special events and characters, special dice and revised hardcover rulebook. Limited to 2,000 copies worldwide, War of the Ring - Collector's Edition is a wonderful item for any true Lord of the Rings fan.
Battles of Napoleon: The Eagle and The Lion
Authors: Ugo Di Meglio, Sergio Guerri
Playing Age: 12+
Number of players: 2+
Playtime: 90 min+
Price: €99.90 EUR
After a long wait, Battles of Napoleon - The Eagle and The Lion is about to be released! Battles of Napoleon is not just one game, but rather a gaming system that enables you to recreate many important historical battles of this period. The Battles of Napoleon system is easy to learn and play. However, it is a system based on serious historical research. This is not only a game that is challenging and quick playing, it is also a game whose players face the same tactical problems that commanders of the Napoleonic era had to face. Well-coordinated use of infantry, cavalry, and artillery, plus skillful maneuvering of your units, and understanding your troops strengths and weaknesses, are essential in leading your army to victory. The Eagle and the Lion, the first game in the Battles of Napoleon series, provides everything you need to recreate many of the major clashes between the French and English armies - traditional enemies - on the battlefields of Belgium, Spain and Italy. Ten separate battles are featured, each of them based on a major historical campaign. The Eagle and The Lion includes hundreds of miniatures in 1/172 scale, modular playing boards, cards.
PREVIEW PRESENTATION (GAMES TO BE RELEASED IN 2010)
Dakota
Author: Piero Cioni
Playing Age: 10+
Number of Players: 3-5
Playtime: 60-90 minutes
Euro Price: TBD
Inspired by the conquest of the West, Dakota is a game with linear mechanics but with a great attention to the thematic element. Players will take the control of a group of settlers or a tribe of natives. Each player will cooperate and compete with all other players to increase the status of his own faction, competing for natural resources which will have different values for settlers and natives. The settlers will try to exploit the territory in order to make it productive for industry and agriculture while the natives must make all efforts to keep the territory virgin as long as possible, while at the same time using its resources for the sustenance and prosperity of their own tribe. An intelligent mechanic allows to play in a balanced way even with a different number of settlers and native players - not always allies and enemies are that ones that someone could imagine. Dakota will be the first game published by NG International using the "Tenki Games" brand, recently acquired by the company.
Funny Little Games in Whitechapel (tentative name)
Authors: Gianluca Santo Pietro,
Gabriele Mari
Playing age: 14+
Number of players: 2-6
Playtime: 90-150
Price: TBD
Funny Little Games in Whitechapel is a crime and investigation game, created by the same game designers of Garibaldi and Mister X - Flight Through Europe. It replicates the Jack The Ripper's murders and the desperate attempts by Scotland Yard to stop his bloody killings. Night after night, the player who controls Jack commits a new murder and try to reach his hideout, while the other players, in the role of detectives, try to track him down, collecting clues that can lead to his capture. Funny Little Games in Whitechapel is a tense game with an accurate historical setting and very intense artwork and graphics.