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Become Heroes Of Normandie With Devil Pig Games
March 11, 2013 by brennon
Devil Pig Games have headed to Kickstarter with a fantastic looking new game that certainly draws on the Hollywood Hero feel you get in World War II movies. Check out Heroes of Normandie (yes they write it this way because their French!)
In this game you play in squad and platoon size games, taking command of infantry, heroes and big tanks looking to crush the opponent. Every scenario scales up the difficulty and you will learn new mechanics as things progress.
Above you can see some of the cards you will be using as units and terrain on the battlefield. The art style looks vibrant and engaging, which does draw you in and mirrors the more over the top tone of this game.
If you want to explore more of this Kickstarter you can head over to their pledge page and read through a few instructions on the mechanics.
Does this appeal to you?
I found this earlier and put it on my list of things to keep an eye on. I really like the style of the artwork and it looks like this may have some more in depth gameplay than Rivet Wars, which despite initially backing, I pulled out on as it just seemed too simple for my liking.
I found this today also, Have to agree, the artwork looks really colourful, neat and crisp.
I am just not sure I am convinced that a cardboard game is worth what they are asking. The design of the game screams quality and attention to detail, but perhaps component procurement was inversely proportional to this. A bit like the fastest runner in the world running in flip flops. Great to see, but a bit underwhelming in performance. hehe.
Hy everybody (yes, the two of you?…), i’m Clement, one of the two game designers of this project. I just wanted to be here to respond at your questions if you have some.
So i’ll start by the quality. It will be thick cardboard tokens and heavier terrain tiles. Nothing cheap here ! Play cards will be regular quality (but not the regular cheap one).
Video and pdf rules book are on theyr way so you could check by yourself how deeep is the gameplay.
Don’t hesitate to ask more questions, i’ll answer.
Clem
Hi. Thanks for taking your time to respond on here.
With regard to playing pieces. Have you seen the Micro Art Studio Infinity tokens? Would it be viable to do them like these? Reason that cardboard is a concern for me is that gaming = drinking beer = drunk = spilt pints on occasion = ruined game = angry me. 🙁
As I say I love the look of the game and I look forward to seeing how it does. Some of the stretch goals are more cardboard stuff. Maybe better tokens may be desirable?
Cheers again mate.
Mick
The main boards should be ok as long as they’re made from the “standard boardgame” kind of card but I can see where you’re coming from for the tokens and units. Again, if they’re a similar material to the boards, they should be ok. I’ll sleeve the deck of cards as standard practice.
Thanks for coming over and getting involved, I can’t wait for the rules and gameplay videos!
I understand your problem, Broadside, beer and cardboard never was good friends. I can’t count how many games i ruined this way… But, just after a quick glance at the infinity tokens i can say, they’re beautiful ! But i see two main issue. The first one is the cost. I’ll check to be sure, but i think it won’t be cheap. Especially for our vehicles tokens. They’re big (video will be shot tonight and posted the day after tomorow so you’ll see theyr size). The second issue is it’s made with plastic. Plastic on coated cardboard is slippery. Not… Read more »
At least when you pass out it will be a softer cushioning than my oak table, lol
Agreed with the plastic against the cardboard board.
What I have done with my Infinity tokens, is to place little felt circles on the backs so they don’t get their backing rubbed off. I have not seen anyone else do this though, but then again, I am always super protective of my game stuff. 🙂
I can see that 🙂
@SgtClem
Any update on replacement material aquisition?
Maybe apply it to a stretch goal as additional funds would need to be aquired to fund this?
Thanks for your constant replys to the Beasts of War forum. 😉
Mick