Vikings 60mm Detailed Scale Models
over 9 years ago – Fri, Apr 14, 2017 at 12:57:14 AM

Several supporters have asked for more detailed pictures of the VERY limited edition 60mm Vikings Detailed Scale Models we are offering as an Add-On. This is a limited 400 set production run, with every set including numbered W.Britain authentication papers. Since 1893, W. Britain has been producing toy soldiers and military miniatures with attention to detail, quality and authenticity. Alan Ball sculpted these models, which come fully painted. The final English Housecarl will brandish an actual stainless sword blade, not the pictured pewter blade! (The diorama is not included! :) 

 I hope you enjoy these incredible Viking collector models. 

Uwe Eickert
Academy Games
419-307-6531

Vikings - Last stretch goal in sight!
over 9 years ago – Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 11:00:02 PM

We want to thank all of our supporters for their help in enabling us to publish 878 Vikings with all of the upgrades and expansions that we have worked so hard to develop during the past three years! We hope to unlock the final stretch goal $450k this weekend, which completes a total of 9 Game Expansions, 3 Game Scenarios, and many game upgrades, including 110 miniatures! 

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In addition, you will receive the 4 Piece Wooden Card Holder Set and other items that are not available through distribution!

So our entire team thanks you for making all of our hard work so worthwhile. Please tell your friends about '878 Vikings' and have a safe and happy spring weekend.   

Uwe Eickert
Academy Games  

Add Games to your pledge

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You can also add our other award winning games to your pledge. Just increase your pledge amount by $60 for each additional game.
Example: If you pledged for '$65 Freyja's Favor' and you want to add 'Freedom - The Underground Railroad', increase your pledge amount to $125. You do not have to change your pledge level, just increase the amount.

Next week, after the Kickstarter campaign ends, you will receive a Pledge Survey from BackerKit. On this survey, you will specify which game you added the money for. On the survey, you can even add additional items, if you wish. If you go over your pledge amount, no problem, you just need to pay the difference with Credit Card or Paypal.  

Games of the Year

We are very lucky to have won many Game of the Year awards. Our historical games are used in schools and universities throughout America, and are sold in historical museums and freedom centers.

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Freedom - The Underground Railroad   'Co-operative Game of the Year'

This is a challenging and emotional game for 1 to 4 players. Each player represents a different Abolitionist faction between 1800 and 1865. Together you need to enact laws, raise money, and help move slaves to freedom in Canada. All the while, Slave Catchers, prohibitive pro-slavery laws and organizations are trying to counter your best plans.
A Freedom - The Underground Railroad Teacher's Manual with a full week's class itinerary is available separately on our website and through Amazon.
Your copy includes the Abolitionist Expansion Card Deck and the Large Wooden Slave Catcher Pawns!

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1754 Conquest - The French and Indian War 

 
1754 completes the Birth of America Colonial Trilogy! It is part of the same series of games as '878 Vikings', with 5% rule variations that make the game feel 100% unique. You play on a team of either English or French as you vie for control of North America on the huge map that spans from the Ohio Valley to Prince Edward Island. All while trying to gain the support of the powerful Native American First Nations! 

Your copy includes the limited 'Native Alliance Expansion Card Deck' and the '1763 Treaty of Paris' expansion board. 

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1775 Rebellion - The American Revolution  'Historical and Wargame of the Year'

The year is 1775. The American colonies are outraged over new taxes imposed upon them by Great Britain. They begin to stockpile arms and organize militia. On April 19th, militia members ambush a column of 700 British Redcoats ordered to seize stockpiled arms. 273 British soldiers are killed or wounded before they reach safety in Boston.

The American Revolution has begun! Now you command the armies of the British Redcoats, English Loyalists, German Hessians, American Regulars, Patriots, French Regulars and/or Native Americans to decide the fate of the Americas. 1775 Rebellion is the second game in the Birth of American Colonial Trilogy. 

Your copy includes the '1783 Treaty of Paris' expansion board. A 1775 - The American Revolution Teacher's Manual with a full week's class itinerary is available on our website and through Amazon.

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1812 - The Invasion of Canada

1812 is part of the Birth of America Colonial Trilogy for 2-5 players. The year is 1812. Great Britain and her allies are battling Napoleon for control of Europe. In response to British seizure of American ships and goods, the young United States declares war on Britain and invades Canada. You and up to 4 other players take command of the armies of the British Redcoats, Canadian Militia, and Native Americans, or of the American Regulars and American Militia to decide the fate of the Americas. The action takes place on a huge historically accurate map that spans the United States and Canada from Detroit to Montreal. Players from each faction cooperate to gain control of key towns and forts. 

1812 features fast, intuitive and fun gameplay that involves teamwork and strategic planning in a historic and educational setting. This is THE GAME for people who want an enjoyable and manageable introduction to historic/conflict based games.

You copy includes the 'Treaty of Ghent' expansion board pictured above. 

Thank you for your support!

The Academy Games Team
2201 Commerce Drive
Fremont, Ohio 43420
419-307-6531

Runes and Prayer Expansion Unlocked + Cytosis KS Ending Soon!
over 9 years ago – Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 12:46:26 AM

Expansion 4: Runes and Prayer

Introduction 

The Pagan Vikings believed that fate was inevitable and that their seers could glimpse the future. The Christians, on the other hand, relied on their God to intervene on their behalf and bring them good fortune. With this expansion, the Viking and English players may choose to roll their rune bones or pray for Godly intervention. This can result in powerful opportunities and advantages. But with every attempt they also risk disaster! 

Rolling Rune and Prayer Dice

The Vikings have 1 Viking Rune Card and 4 Rune Dice, and the English have 1 English Prayer Card and 4 Prayer Dice at the beginning of each new Battle.

During a battle round, Viking players may each roll a Rune Die and English players may each roll a Prayer Die. Players do not have to roll a die, it is their choice. A player cannot roll a Rune or Prayer Die, if they have no units in the battle.

Once rolled, Rune and Prayer dice results are placed on their respective Viking Runes Card or English Prayer Card.

If the Vikings or English wish to roll a die at the beginning of a new Battle Round, but have already placed all 4 of their dice on Viking Rune or English Prayer cards in previous battle rounds, they may re-roll one of these dice of their choice. The re-rolled die is again placed on a card.

Rune and Prayer Cards

The effects of Rune and Prayer dice results are listed on the Rune or Prayer cards.

When players roll Rune or Prayer dice, they are all placed on either the Rune or Prayer cards. Depending on what combination of die faces are on each card, the dice can either automatically force an effect to occur or the players may choose to have an effect occur. Dice are immediately removed from the card, once an effect occurs. These dice may then be rolled again if another battle round takes place.

Allies must agree on which effects to activate. If the attackers cannot agree, the active player chooses. If the defenders cannot agree, their opponents choose!

Viking Rune Effects

Rune Dice have 4 Rune and 2 Conversion faces on each die.

Omens of Victory (requires 1 Rune die) Choose to re-roll any number of either the Norsemen or Berserker battle dice. Battle Dice may be re-rolled each time a die is removed. 
Ex: The Norsemen and the Berserkers both re-roll, removing 2 Rune dice.
Ex: The Norsemen re-rolls twice in a row, removing 2 Rune dice.

Battle Rage (requires 2 Rune Dice) Choose to exchange one black Norsemen unit with a red Berserker unit, if one is available in your reserve pile.

Ragnarök (requires 3 Rune Dice) For the rest of this battle, Viking units chosen by the Viking players to be Hit, will Flee instead of Die.

English Prayer Effects

Prayer Dice have 1 Martyrdom, 2 Conversion, and 3 Faith faces on each die.

Martyrdom (requires 1 Martyrdom die) Automatically, English units may NOT take Command actions for this Battle roll. The die is removed from the card.

Faith in Victory (requires 1 Faith die) Choose to ignore one Fyrd Flee result. Ex: The English decide to have 2 Fryd units not flee by removing 2 Faith dice.

Defend the Faith (requires 3 Faith dice) Choose to draw a Fyrd Card and add the listed number of yellow Fyrd units to the battle.

Convert (requires 2 English and/or Viking Conversion dice) Automatically exchange a black Norsemen unit with a green Thegn unit, before battle dice results are executed. This can happen on either the Viking OR English battle dice roll, since both of their Conversion dice are placed on the English Prayer card! If there are no Norsemen units in the battle, this effect is ignored.

God’s Peace (requires 3 English and/or Viking Conversion dice) Automatically, all Viking units in this battle, including any Leaders, must immediately move to an adjacent empty or friendly Shire.

End of Battle

At the end of a Battle, ALL Rune and Prayer dice are removed from both cards. Each new Battle begins with NO Rune or Prayer dice on either card.

We hope that you enjoyed reading these Rune and Prayer Dice expansion rules. They add tense decision making and nice variation 878 Vikings!

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Cytosis KS incredibly successful & ending tomorrow!  

Our good friends at Genius Games will be publishing one of the most unique games I have seen in a while. Not only is it a worker placement game, but it all takes place in a human cell! Please consider supporting this wonderful and educational game. 

 

We wish everyone a wonderful week. Be safe and enjoy the beginning of spring! 
Uwe Eickert
Academy Games

Vikings Wooden Card Holders unlocked
over 9 years ago – Sat, Apr 08, 2017 at 12:50:48 AM

One of the unlocked stretch goals is the beautiful 4 piece Wooden Card Holders set.  

Each card holder is 215 x 40 mm and 3 mm thick. They are precision laser cut and look very Viking! :)

Each pledge supporter receives their set of Card Holders as part of the Kickstarter Free Pack!  

We wish everyone a wonderful weekend. 

Academy Games Team
Fremont, Ohio USA
419-307-6531

878 Vikings now available in Italian language
over 9 years ago – Thu, Apr 06, 2017 at 11:49:09 PM

WYRD edizioni to publish 878 Vikings in Italian

WYRD edizioni has joined our Kickstarter campaign team to publish 878 Vikings for Italian language pledgers! We are very excited to be working with this professional publishing company. 

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Everything in the Italian '878 Vikings' edition will be in Italian, including the rules, cards, summary sheet, box, and .... well everything!

Pledge for 878 Vikings and at the end of the campaign you will be sent a survey. On this survey, you will choose which language you would like to receive: English, French, German, Italian or Spanish! Your pledge will then be shipped to you by the publisher of your language. See 'Risks and Challenges' at the bottom of the Campaign page for further details!

Please support Wyrd in their efforts to publish games in Italian, by pledging for an Italian language '878 Vichinghi' game!

Note: All additional games, such as 1754, 1775, and 1812 are available in English only. If you support a pledge level that includes any of these games, 878 Vikings will be sent in the language of your choice and the remainder of the games will be sent in English.

1754 Rules will be translated into German and will be downloadable free of charge. 

878 Vikings Rules are already available in Russian for download HERE.  

We will post more links as the rules are translated into different languages. Many languages are translated by fans. So if you would like to translate the Viking rules into another language, please let us know. We can send you the high rez files and will list your name in the rule book! 

Thanks so much,
Academy Games Team