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Started by CountDeMoney, April 21, 2011, 09:14:01 PM

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Habbaku

#3645
January 14, 2020, 03:09:19 PM
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2074786394/oath-chronicles-of-empire-and-exile/description

Cole Wehrle's (Root, Pax Pamir, John Company, An Infamous Traffic designer) next game. Looks grand and delightful--I'm in.
The medievals were only too right in taking nolo episcopari as the best reason a man could give to others for making him a bishop. Give me a king whose chief interest in life is stamps, railways, or race-horses; and who has the power to sack his Vizier (or whatever you care to call him) if he does not like the cut of his trousers.

Government is an abstract noun meaning the art and process of governing and it should be an offence to write it with a capital G or so as to refer to people.
-J. R. R. Tolkien

Oexmelin

#3646
January 15, 2020, 02:49:36 PM
More than half a million dollar pledged and almost three weeks to go still...
Que le grand cric me croque !

Habbaku

#3647
January 15, 2020, 03:21:47 PM
On the backs of John Company, Pax Pamir 2nd ed., and (more heavily) Root, it's no surprise. Cole is a hot name these days, and on my must-buy list. I don't think he's turned in a real dud yet, though I didn't really care for An Infamous Traffic.
The medievals were only too right in taking nolo episcopari as the best reason a man could give to others for making him a bishop. Give me a king whose chief interest in life is stamps, railways, or race-horses; and who has the power to sack his Vizier (or whatever you care to call him) if he does not like the cut of his trousers.

Government is an abstract noun meaning the art and process of governing and it should be an offence to write it with a capital G or so as to refer to people.
-J. R. R. Tolkien

Berkut

#3648
January 15, 2020, 03:52:58 PM
I pledged, just on the basis of John Company and Root. He is a designer who "gets" one core idea that many do not - that the key to a really great game is forcing the player to make hard decisions.
"If you think this has a happy ending, then you haven't been paying attention."

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Oexmelin

#3649
January 15, 2020, 03:57:01 PM
I know. I appreciate his efforts at creating something new - and that leads me to forgive some of the weaker points of the games he designs (usually centered around victory points/conditions - which Oath seems to aim at transforming).

My only contact with Pax Pamir are the games you guys have been playing. The second edition looked gorgeous.

Still waiting for John Company 2nd ed...
Que le grand cric me croque !

Habbaku

#3650
January 15, 2020, 04:25:19 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on January 15, 2020, 03:57:01 PM
Still waiting for John Company 2nd ed...

Apparently in the works for a possible 2021 release, so you won't be waiting terribly long. Judging from Cole's comments on podcasts and the like, he's not going to be doing a huge overhaul like with Pax Pamir, but he's definitely going to be making changes. I suspect he's not content with the end-game, so here's hoping.
The medievals were only too right in taking nolo episcopari as the best reason a man could give to others for making him a bishop. Give me a king whose chief interest in life is stamps, railways, or race-horses; and who has the power to sack his Vizier (or whatever you care to call him) if he does not like the cut of his trousers.

Government is an abstract noun meaning the art and process of governing and it should be an offence to write it with a capital G or so as to refer to people.
-J. R. R. Tolkien

Berkut

#3651
January 15, 2020, 04:28:24 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 15, 2020, 04:25:19 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on January 15, 2020, 03:57:01 PM
Still waiting for John Company 2nd ed...

Apparently in the works for a possible 2021 release, so you won't be waiting terribly long. Judging from Cole's comments on podcasts and the like, he's not going to be doing a huge overhaul like with Pax Pamir, but he's definitely going to be making changes. I suspect he's not content with the end-game, so here's hoping.

THat would be outstanding. Such a really great game.
"If you think this has a happy ending, then you haven't been paying attention."

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Habbaku

#3652
January 15, 2020, 04:31:40 PM
I'm going to have to sell my copy this year if he gives a more definitive timeline.  :D
The medievals were only too right in taking nolo episcopari as the best reason a man could give to others for making him a bishop. Give me a king whose chief interest in life is stamps, railways, or race-horses; and who has the power to sack his Vizier (or whatever you care to call him) if he does not like the cut of his trousers.

Government is an abstract noun meaning the art and process of governing and it should be an offence to write it with a capital G or so as to refer to people.
-J. R. R. Tolkien

Oexmelin

#3653
January 22, 2020, 08:20:30 PM
The John Company, Wherlegig edition May be as soon as March, according to rumors.
Que le grand cric me croque !

Habbaku

#3654
January 29, 2020, 11:12:21 AM
Quote from: Oexmelin on January 22, 2020, 08:20:30 PM
The John Company, Wherlegig edition May be as soon as March, according to rumors.

That seems pretty unlikely by my reckoning. Cole is normally much more communicative about the production pipeline than that.  :hmm:
The medievals were only too right in taking nolo episcopari as the best reason a man could give to others for making him a bishop. Give me a king whose chief interest in life is stamps, railways, or race-horses; and who has the power to sack his Vizier (or whatever you care to call him) if he does not like the cut of his trousers.

Government is an abstract noun meaning the art and process of governing and it should be an offence to write it with a capital G or so as to refer to people.
-J. R. R. Tolkien

Solmyr

#3655
January 29, 2020, 02:58:23 PM
Signed up for Imperial Struggle. Looked interesting. :)

Habbaku

#3656
January 29, 2020, 03:18:23 PM
I signed up for the playtest of that a while back, but they updated the rules seemingly every day and lost me. Still, I preordered--hoping it's a hit.
The medievals were only too right in taking nolo episcopari as the best reason a man could give to others for making him a bishop. Give me a king whose chief interest in life is stamps, railways, or race-horses; and who has the power to sack his Vizier (or whatever you care to call him) if he does not like the cut of his trousers.

Government is an abstract noun meaning the art and process of governing and it should be an offence to write it with a capital G or so as to refer to people.
-J. R. R. Tolkien

Oexmelin

#3657
January 29, 2020, 03:58:40 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 29, 2020, 11:12:21 AM

That seems pretty unlikely by my reckoning. Cole is normally much more communicative about the production pipeline than that.  :hmm:

Yes, my bad. Pre-orders opening probably in March.
Que le grand cric me croque !

Habbaku

#3658
January 29, 2020, 04:37:03 PM
I hope you're right there, and I hope it coincides with his explaining what, if anything, will be changed. I might not sell my first edition if he has either an update kit or just revises the rulebook and uses existing pieces.

I'm still holding out hope for a "Bank of England" expansion, though, which he teased once upon a time.
The medievals were only too right in taking nolo episcopari as the best reason a man could give to others for making him a bishop. Give me a king whose chief interest in life is stamps, railways, or race-horses; and who has the power to sack his Vizier (or whatever you care to call him) if he does not like the cut of his trousers.

Government is an abstract noun meaning the art and process of governing and it should be an offence to write it with a capital G or so as to refer to people.
-J. R. R. Tolkien

Oexmelin

#3659
January 29, 2020, 05:46:04 PM
He initially suggested that very few things would be changed - but the later communications I have heard (along with the above rumor) is that the success and critical reception of Pax Pamir 2nd ed. has led him to reconsider. Whether or not that reconsideration will result in more extensive change remains to be seen.
Que le grand cric me croque !
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