NAME OF GAME:
Hot War
AUTHOR:
Malcolm Craig
PUBLISHER:
Contested Ground Studios
ILLUSTRATORS:
Paul Bourne
PRICE:
$28/£15
PAGES:
204
SIZE:
Digest
DUE FOR RELEASE:
Pre-order from Indie Press Revolutionduring July 2008 (order the hardcopy and get the PDF free, pre-order period begins duringt he week of 7th July), see it at GenCon US (14-17 August 2008) on the Play Collective booth
DESCRIPTION:
A game of friends, enemies, secrets and consequences in the aftermath of a horrifying war.
Features stunning and terrifying artwork by Paul Bourne. Many elements of information in the game are shown through propaganda posters, protest sheets, memos, diaries and documents, giving a real feel for the world.
This alternative history/horror game for three or more participants has players dealing with life a year after the apocalypse. You'll confront hidden agendas, sinister factional machinations and see the changes in relations with friends and enemies.
Hot War allows both short term and campaign play, with a system that allows the group to work out exactly the kind of game they want to play amongst the wreckage of 1960s London.
Awesome! Can't wait to get a
Submitted by Andrew Kenrick on Fri, 04/07/2008 - 10:15.
Awesome! Can't wait to get a copy.
I love the cover especially
Submitted by Andrew Kenrick on Fri, 04/07/2008 - 11:39.
I love the cover especially - not just the front, but (maybe more so) the back. The barbed wire looks really good against the red.
Nice very very nice
Submitted by JoE PrincE on Fri, 04/07/2008 - 11:57.
Can't wait to see this bad boy in real life!
JoE
Prince of Darkness Games
Rock N' Role-Play....
Good Show!
Submitted by Gregor Hutton on Fri, 04/07/2008 - 13:02.
I think this is going to be a big hit at GenCon.
Oooh
Submitted by warren on Fri, 04/07/2008 - 13:09.
What's the best way of us Brits getting hold of this? It seems a bit silly to order it from IPR in the US when it's been created on this fair isle?
Ta!
Submitted by Malcolm Craig on Fri, 04/07/2008 - 13:28.
Thanks for the comments guys. I think Paul has done a particularly wonderful job on both the cover, internal art and overall graphic design of the game. It should really stand out amongst other products.
What's the best way of us Brits getting hold of this? It seems a bit silly to order it from IPR in the US when it's been created on this fair isle?
I'm afraid the pre-order is only available through IPR (as we aren't set up to handle PDF fulfillment). The shipping costs from IPR would be in the region of about $10 - 15 (although you do get $5 off shipping for each $50 you spend, so sometimes it's worth bundling a few items together), plus you get the PDF for free with the pre-order. However, if you don't mind waiting until the start of August, we would have hardcopies for sale from out own online shop (we have to wait for them to get shipped from the US).
Thanks for the interest!
Cheers
Malcolm
Contested Ground Studios
Quality!
Submitted by Neil Gow on Fri, 04/07/2008 - 14:27.
I mentioned this to Malcolm, but I was having a conversation with someone a few days ago and CGS was mentioned as being one of the next indie games producers who would 'do a Burning Empires' and produce a game which really bursts through that production value glass ceiling.
I rest my case
Neil
Take the King's shilling at http://www.omnihedron.co.uk/dutyandhonour/
I see you're competing...
Submitted by Tim Gray on Fri, 04/07/2008 - 20:01.
...with Solipsist in the colour department!
Looks really good. And I note that it's 1.5-2 times as big as Cold City (I admit to being hazy on what Digest is).
Tim Gray
Silver Branch Games
www.silverbranch.co.uk
Very nice! I think you have
Submitted by Evil Doctor on Mon, 07/07/2008 - 07:41.
Very nice! I think you have another winner there Malc!
Cheers,
Greg