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ONUS! Rome Vs Carthage
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I would like to introduce you a new game where I have worked mainly in solitaire rules: ONUS: Rome Vs Carthage.
ONUS is a wargame that uses cards instead of counters based on ancient battles the Roman Empire and the Carthaginian ones. It is a betseller in Spain where 1st edition has sold out. Now, the publisher Draco Idea inform us about the release of the ONUS 2ND edition, that shall be for first time published in English language. In a few weeks we are going to start a Kickstarter campaign in order to release it.
The game has a strategic component, because it allows us to extend formations, change them (wall of shields, phalanx, arrow, square formation), or flank enemies using a special counter. In addition we have to decide how to play the order/event cards. They will allow us to give orders to our army and to change the combats and shootings with special features such as ambush, lancers against mounted units, wounding the officials or the general, reinforcing a unit, making a unit veteran, etc. So "orders" allow us to activate units in order to be able to charge, move, heal, change formations, shoot, etc... and on the other side, events allow us to change a combat adding bonuses or penalties to the dice rolls. For example we can play the event "Wind changes” when the enemy shoots us and she will have some penalties. Or if we charge against a most powerful unit than ours we could use the event "Harangue" that means that our official cheers up our soldiers
giving us some attack bonuses.
I'll keep you informed about news about the game, and about Kickstarter campaign that starts on October, the 14Th.
I hope you like it.
Thank you!!
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Have you even visited this site before?
The game sold out in Spain? Then why do you need to kickstart it? Shouldn't you be able to use the money generated by your first print run to capitalize the second? Unless the game sucks of course like most kick starter dross. In which case you're just looking for suckers.
Lastly, I hope the English rules are more correct than your post. Hire someone to translate Spanish to English. Maybe you could make that a stretch goal. Kickstart the game at the plutonium level and get the privilege of doing the translation.
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Regarding the "advertise here" link we already submitted an ad a few days ago. Thanks anyway.
We thought that, as in any other forum, apart from the banner it would be nice for everyone to have a topic related to the game in which people could ask whatever queries they may have or write about it in any way they find interesting. If this is not the usual way of writing in Fortressat please accept our apologies.
Regarding Repoman's questions we invite you to take a look at our work should you be interested in this kind of game. But we know that not everyone is going to be. If this is your case we wish you all the best and hope that in the future we will discuss about any game that fancies us both.
However, I would like to answer his questions in order to clarify these subjects:
Draco Ideas is a small and young publisher with only 2 years of life. In that time we have released 2 games: ONUS and 2GM Tactics. ONUS was released in 2014 and the first edition has sold out. I think companies don't give details about their accounts and we aren't different. For your info, we used the money to release our second game: 2GM Tactics.
On the other hand, don’t worry about rules and cards translations. We have partners in the USA and UK and they are going to help us revising the English translations. This isn’t a problem for us.
Kind regards.
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Are you ready for ONUS?
ONUS! Rome Vs Carthage Kickstarter campaign has just started! You can see all the details about it here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dracoideas/786963334?token=ab0cd58c
There are some pledge levels, and stretch goals waiting for you. 2 new expansion packs are available: ONUS! Scenery & Fortresses and ONUS! Greeks & Persians.
We hope you find everything interesting!
Best regards,
Jose Manuel
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Many thanks to all the backers! Onus! and its two expansions will be edited thanks to your support.
We inform you of a new Stretch Goal that will be unlocked if we get 300 retweets of this tweet
https://twitter.com/OnusEnglish/status/656429745819787264
It is a new unit, the Gladiators, mercenaries used mainly by the Romans. These soldiers were former prisoners, slaves or criminals that were recruited when there was an urgency. They can also be played in battles against Rome. They are a fast unit, carrying light armor, professionals and with an extra skill. Backers will receive 3 cards of this unit.
And we've just unlocked the first stretch goal at 21.000 USD!
At KS project we have uploaded some pics of units belonging to the base game and the cards showing different bonuses and penalties that apply when rolling dice at combats.
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We are pleased to announce that another Stretch Goal has been unlocked, so now the expansion Scenery & Fortresses will have 2 additional new bridges.
Also, there will be new dice for the base game and ONLY FOR BACKERS,
customized cloth bags with imprinted Rome and Carthage logos. But that´s not all... we have also a new King: Philip II (father of Alexander the Great).
He belongs to a later era and is the first one of a new army, the warlike Macedonians.
We are working on the illustrations of the Greeks & Persians expansion, both represented in the box cover and also in some of the units, once the playtesting process has finished. As an example, here you can see the Spartan Hoplites and the status of the sketch drawing of the box cover at present.
Coming soon we will have a new addon, available to all backers. A 75x75 cm(29.5x29.5 inches) playmat at a very low price. Built with waterproof material, it doesn´t wrinkle, regardless how many times and for how long you fold it. Easy to store as there is no need to roll it up and handy to carry.
A great addon nobody should miss!
For stores we have added a new pack, containing 3 base game plus 2 expansions of each type.
And now, time to give some insights about the new SG. The target has been set at 30.000$ and it does offer:
· For the Greeks and Persians expansion, a new Athenian unit (4x
Peltasts). They were Tracian soldiers that fought as light infantry.
· For the Scenery & Fortresses expansion, a new Campaign Rulebook
and the Hispania Campaign, comprised by 8 scenarios (starting with The Siege of Saguntum)
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We have news from you. A new stretch goal has been unlocked: Persian War Chariots and General Regulus has arrived to ONUS!
Further to it we have added 2 playmats. You just need to add them as an add on on your pledges and enjoy ONUS! a bit more.
It is 75x75cm (29.5x29.5in). It doesn´t wrinkle, it is waterproof, it can be folded...
We hope to unlock soon the new SG: including in the Greeks & Persians expansion the general Mardonius and 3 cards of Cretan Archers within the mercenaries. Mardonius was a good commander in Darius I army. He fought close to Xerxes in the Persian Wars when invading Greece.
Thank you for your support!!
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As requested by several backers we are going to add a new add-on. 6 Armies Deck Boxes. The add-on price is 9$ for the set of 6 boxes. These deck boxes are 92x20x67mm (5.9x0.8x2.6"). They are big enough to contain our army units with or with no plastic cover. They will come in layers so they are not damaged during shipping. All you will have to do is fold them. If you remove the base game inlay that comes with the box you can have the 6 deck boxes inside and the rest of the components as well.
We have 1 new unit just designed: The Peripolos. They are mercenaries. A light infantry unit, skirmishers, and with javelins. Young soldiers, with high morale and life values that were seen quite often fighting along the Greeks as special forces or securing the borders.
We update you about the new 34000$ SG and the new social Stretch Goal to unlock Alexander the Great and 2x Macedonian Companions Cavalry!
This SG will be unlocked when we reach 300 likes in https://www.facebook.com/ONUS.World and this post is shared 200 times https://www.facebook.com/ONUS.World/posts/1071561096187606
THANKS for sharing it!!!
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This is the last KS week!!
We have finally unlocked the facebook SG and we will have Alexander the Great and 2x Macedonian Companions Cavalry
https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/004/863/191/e7ae325fa38328c9def63a6314fa0eb9_original.jpg?v=1446980706&w=680&fit=max&auto=format&q=92&s=ac3fa02aa6f299885ad87373fb49cac3
We have unlocked the 32000 SG as well: 2 watchtowers for the S&F expansion and just for backers Hamilcar the Carthaginian, father of Hannibal Barca, who fought against the Romans during the I Punic War. He took part in the Mercenaries War and conquered part of Iberia.
https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/004/857/732/3bcdcb602f2a4672b3a6c1ae8da6872e_original.jpg?v=1446884458&w=680&fit=max&auto=format&q=92&s=653c9c3f79d282dedf7531101d24f6b4
We need some more backers to help us unlocking the Twitter SG. We need 300 shares and there are 130 left. They are needed to unlock 3x Gladiators
https://twitter.com/OnusEnglish/status/656429745819787264
Thanks all once more!!
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We have unlocked a new SG: 2x Hippeis Cavalry for the G&P expansion, 4 lake tiles for the S&F one and 3 rulers for the new armies
The new unlockable SG has many tiles to be able to build our own stone fortress, the Spartan general Lysander and 2x Macedonian Hypaspists and we are so close to unlock it too!!
We have a sketch of the watchtower (that can be used to place a unit) and a tile of the stone fortress
And two new units ready to fight: Athenian Cavalry and Melophores Guard
Thanks for your support!!
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In last days ONUS is moving fast!! The 36k and 38k SG has been unlocked.
There are good news regarding to deck boxes. This addon will have 7 boxes instead of 6. We add the Macedonian one free. The final measurements of the deck boxes are 3.7x0.7x2.4" (95x18x61mm) and 300gr. In terms of unit cards. Within the boxes fit 45 cards with no sleeves (recommended) and 30-35 with sleeves.
Here you have 2 new SGs. Will they be unlocked?
42K SG: For the G&P expansion the general Epaminondas of Thebes. He defeated the Spartans several times; For the S&F expansion we have trenches, allowing us to have shelter against cavalry and that can´t be cross by siege machines.
We include the 'Athens vs Sparta campaign' with 6 scenarios of the main ground battles among them. And 3x Macedonians Prodromoi, light cavalry with lances, that were mainly explorers but could also charge.
44k SG: For the G&P expansion the Spartan king Agesilaus II, that fought against Epaminondas of Thebes several times; For the S&F expansion 'Rise of Macedonia' campaign with 5 scenarios ending with a battle in India. Battles of Philip II and Alexander. And mountains tokens. They can´t be climbed and we can't do ranged attacks through them. And the king Darius III that fought against Alexander.
And finally we show you the Athenian Hoplites, with the official asking for help to the Gods.
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