Starcraft: The Board Game
ByEdit 8/6: Saw this over at Kotaku.
According to Fantasy Flight reps, attendees of GenCon will have an opportunity to get their hands on a copy of the game a bit earlier than the rest of the gaming public. And, yes, a sequel is already planned to include units from StarCraft II.
Woot! I was really hoping it would be available for purchase, and not just for demo.
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I’ve been chomping at the bit to get to GenCon this year, and one of the reasons is to sit down in the Fantasy Flight games area and demo the new Starcraft board game. I really enjoy almost all of the games FF puts out, and I’m sure Starcraft will be no exception. They did an excellent job with the WoW board game, really capturing the essence and flavor of the mmo.
Our friends over at Joystiq were fortunate enough to be at BlizzCon and happened to take some shots of the board game in action. Interesting game board – check. Big, plastic, multi-colored pieces – check. Lots of cards, tokens and miscellaneous chips – check. It will be interesting to see how the interlocking board pieces work – if the game board is essentially different everytime, or if there is a pre-set order in which they are laid out. I was (am) a huge fan of the original Starcraft, and I’m sure this board game will keep me and my buddies busy for some time.
Here are some of the pics for your viewing pleasure. I hope to get a more in-depth look at the game in a couple of weeks and hopefully bring back some pics of my own.
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Woo Hoo! Gencon is right around the corner!
Maybe I will see you there?
I put some experiences up at my blog as well
http://wifeagro.blogspot.com/2007/08/wargaming-gencon-07-and-nerdiness-dead.html
Absolutely! I read your entry and it looks like you are a GenCon veteran. I’m still a noob – I went last year and am going this year. Me and about 8 buddies from TX and OK are going. Many of us are staying in the Hyatt, for the same reasons you talked about in your post. Can’t beat the skybridge and gaming tables!
I would love to meet up if we can. I’ve got all the Munchkin stuff, so I could give you the lowdown on that. And we share the same love of Fantasy Flight games. I’ll shoot you an email and let you know what we’ll be up to.
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