Galakta – Spiel’17 Preview
This War of Mine: The Board Game, Masters of Disguise expansion for Age of Thieves, Wanted: Rich or Dead and more!
“This year at Spiel, Essen will be very intensive! A lot of fantastic games are being published and showcased, and among them a few that was awaited for such a long time! This year Galakta will be presenting three big premieres. Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll find at Galakta’s booth B-130, hall 2.
This War of Mine: The Board Game
The game that need no commentary – the most immersive experience of the year (a decade?) is right here. This War of Mine: The Board Game is one of the games that stand right between board games and a deeper, more personal experience.
In the game your group will be playing as civilians trapped in a besieged city. The war seems to never end and it’s hard conditions are your new reality. The game is based on though moral choices rather than mechanical optimization. Your characters will be often in difficult circumstances, when you will have to choose between “what is right” and what is needed. It’s a hard game of survival, but also very well-thought board game by the recognizable designers Michał Oracz and Jakub Wiśniewski.
Price for Spiel’17: €60
Retail price: €65
Wanted: Rich or Dead
Wanted: Rich or Dead is a new and fresh title that will be presented and sold at Spiel’17 for the first time. It’s a simple (in terms of rules) game packed with tons and tons of interaction and fun. Rob the bank, shoot your friends, try your luck at the casino and just have fun as an Old West gunslinger!
Wanted: Rich or Dead is a quick card game for 2-5 players who become fugitive gunslingers. Each of them is bent on getting as much cash as possible before local lawmen manage to stop them. They rob different buildings around town, fighting for every dollar with their six-shooters until one proves to be the best and leaves Dodge Town with saddle bags full of riches.
Price for Spiel’17: €25
Retail price: €30
Age of Thieves: Masters of Disguise
Age of Thieves: Masters of Disguise is the first expansion for the unique game Age of Thieves, in which players impersonate the masters of shadows and try to steal the precious Emperors Jewel. The expansion introduces two new characters along with miniatures, special abilities and character sheets, entirely new mechanics (burglary and sewer cards) and a unique scenario.
The expansion will be available at Spiel’17 alongside the core game of Age of Thieves. With the Masters of Disguise players can play as Julien, the mask-changing actor, and Deliliah, the ragged scavenger of clockwork junk. The new characters come with the unique figures, character sheets and all action cards needed to put them into play. Beside new characters the expansion introduces a few major changes to the game: sewers cards that change how the players move around the board underground, burglary mechanic adding a grain of uncertainty to every break in and a scenario, which changes the victory conditions, breathing new possibilities into the core game.
Price for Spiel’17: €20
Retail price: €25
Other games and pre-orders
That’s not all – at Galakta’s booth you still can buy some of the publishers best games, including:
• Age of Thieves
• Andromeda
• King and Assassins
• Ragers: Champions of the Arena
• Zombie Terror
You can visit their booth at Spiel’17 and try the games yourself, or pre-order a game at http://bit.ly/Galakta_preorder and just pick it up at Spiel’17 (hall 2, booth B-130).”
