Ninja Division: Warforged KS is Live
A new sci-fi battle game with an impressive pedigree is coming to Ninja Division via Kickstarter…
Warforged First Contact is a game dreamed up by a couple of guys who have, “made more games than you’ve had hot dinners.” Andy Chambers and Tuomas Pirinen are a couple of legends who have some rather striking credentials between them, including Mordheim, Battlefleet Gothic, and Dropfleet Commander. They’re partnering with Ninja Division to bring you Warforged First Contact–a hybrid board/skirmish game (I guess a tactical board game you’d call it) that centers around three factions all fighting their way through first contact.
Reading through the three factions, there are some familiarities–you have a highly authoritarian faction (the Authority) who protect their swath of the galaxy with their Iron Legion, then you have the plucky rebels of the Uprising, and the third faction in the mix, the Mantra–aliens who are invading. Nothing world-shattering there, but what looks really interesting is the part tactics, part exploration/dungeon crawl setup that they’re going for.
And this looks like only the beginning–so head on over to their Kickstarter and check it out…
via Ninja Devision/Reforged Studios
Reforged Studios launches Warforged: First Contact Kickstarter, TODAY! This dream-team designed tactical miniatures board game comes from industry legends. Design veterans Andy Chambers, Tuomas Pirinen, and Ryan Miller have created a phenomenal game of strategy and depth, all brought to life by the art of Neil Robertson, and hero concepts by Paolo Parente, Des Hanley, and John Wigley. The breathtaking miniatures are designed by Ninja Division Publishing’s renowned team of sculptors.
To become a part of this awesome game, click here!“It is very rare for all the stars to align this way and have such a stellar team on all areas of the project,” said Tuomas Pirinen, CCO of Reforged Studios.
Warforged: First Contact™ and its Kickstarter campaign, is designed to appeal to both miniature collectors and tactical board game players worldwide. The stretch goals and special offers featured in the Kickstarter campaign will introduce a multitude of supplementary game content, including a third faction of human rebels, called The Uprising.
Kara is commander of the Iron Legion forces, one of the Authority’s Awoken whose connection to the Brand is so strong it has unlocked truly superhuman abilities. Kara is a virtually unstoppable force in close combat, and her very presence can inspire her Legionaries to fight to the death and beyond.
The Mantra forces vary greatly; Chorals are quick but fragile hand-to-hand fighters that become deadly when massed, hulking Descants have the ability to pound Legionaries both up close and from a distance, while the Deva are winged terrors quite capable of ripping through an entire Legionary squad.
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Sci-fi dungeon crawler/tactical skirmish games typically have linear corridors, square rooms and 90 degree corners. We wanted a more eclectic environment for the interior of the Mantra shrine-portal and the flexibility of the mighty hexagon for our map movement and ranges. Warforged: First Contact features a number of unique multi-hex tiles designed to be modular in nature to allow a wide variety of maps and re-playability.
Each tile is named and has its own Discovery card detailing typical Mantra force, reinforcements and whether any traps and/or special conditions (like low gravity or blinding light) may be placed on them.
Check out the Warforged: First Contact Kickstarter
