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Ophidian 2360: People's Champion

Created by Hack and Slash Games

Mini-expansion for the successful Ophidian 2360 Futuristic Gladiator Combat Game! Original mechanics, great art, nods to 2016 election

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Ophidian Arena Kickstarter is only 1 week in!
over 4 years ago – Tue, Sep 24, 2019 at 04:28:23 PM

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Evolution - Moving Forward to Galactic Warriors
over 5 years ago – Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 11:32:40 AM

It's time!

Time heals all wounds.  Time flies.  Time is money.  Better late than never. Time spent doing something you love is never time wasted.

While there are many aphorisms about time... one thing is always true:  The march of time is relentless and unforgiving.

When it comes to Ophidian 2360: People's Champion, that is definitely true.

in late 2016, we thought that a set of cards that visually referenced some of what was going on in US politics could be a fun way to bring attention to the game and the Ophidian universe.  It did generate some buzz, but time hasn't been kind to this subset of cards.

As we gear up for the release of Galactic Warriors, we don't want to lose what they add to the game mechanically.  In most cases we are going to maintain the function of the cards, and provide a facelift to the images to make them fit into the universe more cleanly.   

Here is an example of what's going to be changed:

The Revolution - current and future
The Revolution - current and future

A few cards, however, are changing more significantly.  This may be due to the original art being reassigned for another purpose, or because we wanted to achieve something different, mechanically.  Here's an example:

Dracyyr - before and after
Dracyyr - before and after

As always, we're excited to take the next step with you, and we look forward to bringing you an amazing game that offers unique mechanics, great repeat play, and more!

Galactic Warriors will provide all of the gameplay that you've come to expect from us along with many new and exciting ways to play, all packaged in a great new format.

Much more information to come!

My best,
Jason Robinette
Vice President of Marketing and Design
Hack and Slash Games
[email protected]
www.hackandslashgames.com

Things to come: the future of Ophidian
almost 7 years ago – Sat, May 27, 2017 at 10:24:51 PM

You can't get away that easily...

So, what's going on?

First off, I want to apologize for being so quiet lately.  We've had a lot going on behind the scenes, and we were ramping up for a Kickstarter for our next set, Hostile Takeover.  After planning it out a bit, we realized that there were things we wanted to include that would take a bit more time to plan out.  This means that the next Kickstarter we run for Ophidian won't be quite what we had been talking about... but something far greater.

Wait... what?

Yeah, I'm not a big fan of "vaguebooking" but it's still too early to get into detail, so I'll tell you this:  The next Kickstarter will be about more than just extra cards for your Ophidian decks.  We're working on adding new ways to play the game as well!   This means that you'll have additional ways to use the cards you already have, as everything will be 100% compatible.

Ophidian 2360 was marketed and sold as a 2-4 player game.  That hasn't changed. We still encourage you to play with 3-4 players, it's a lot of fun that way, too... but sometimes it's hard to make schedules work, right?

The plan is for our next Kickstarter to include the ability to play Ophidian 2360 cooperatively with other players... or solitaire!

More cards.
More options.
More carnage!

Stay tuned in the coming months as we gear up for what should be an even bigger year for Ophidian!

For those that missed our original Kickstarter(s), we're running a special this Memorial Day weekend:  Challenge Sets are only $12.99 on our site and on Amazon.com (for those who can benefit from Prime shipping!) and on our site, playmats are only $9.99.  We have a bunch of new designs available, but quantities ARE limited.

Grab some for your friends, and pass the word!
(apologies for the double post if you backed both of our Ophidian Kickstarters!)

Jason Robinette
Vice President of Marketing and Game Design
Hack and Slash Games
[email protected]
www.hackandslashgames.com

2017 - More on the way!
about 7 years ago – Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 09:35:14 PM

Hello backers!

It's been a while since we posted an update.  So, here it is!   (apologies if you're getting this twice...)

Our Next Release

We have a new release on the way... Hostile Takeover!  Look for our next Kickstarter to begin in March.  More news as it develops... but this will be an expansion with something for everyone!

President's Day? - 2017

Well, yesterday was President's Day here in the US... and with so much President-related news going out these days, we decided to have a special!  Order $10 worth of stuff and we'll throw in a free Ophidian 2350 booster box into your order!  That's 30-packs of great stuff!  Just use the code "ophidianforpresident2017"  This code will be good through the end of February 2017.

Visit our store to see what we've got to offer!
http://hackandslashgames.com/shop/

South by Southwest (SXSW) 2017

We're going to be at South by Southwest this year... with a big booth!  Stop by and see us, tell your friends!  Lots of specials, demos, and more!

More news as it comes... thanks for your support!

All the best,

Jason Robinette
Vice President of Marketing and Design
Hack and Slash Games
www.hackandslashgames.com
[email protected]

Printing Update!
over 7 years ago – Sat, Nov 19, 2016 at 10:19:10 PM

First round

We received the printed cards, and while they look good, they're not perfect.  The text is not quite as crisp as we'd like it to be... our fans deserve the very best!   We are having the entire run re-printed, and should have it in-hand soon.

What does this mean for you?
It means that we're still on schedule for shipping in a few weeks, and you'll reap the benefits of this as we'll be throwing a few random cards from this less-than-perfect print run into each of your orders!  The cards are completely legible and playable, so they can be used to help fill out extra decks, etc.

Organized Play

As we gear up to start our Organized Play in the coming weeks, we need a few things from you!  We want to hear from you if you have a store or area that is interested in running tournaments, leagues, or more.

We've created a special promo card for the first series of events, check it out!

Illus. - Amber Harris
Illus. - Amber Harris

Our BackerKit store is now open!  Please share the link with friends, they can pick up the game at a discount and everyone needs more victims... I mean, opponents, right? :)

https://ophidian-2360-peoples-champion.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders

Best,
Jason Robinette
Vice President of Marketing and Design
Hack and Slash Games
www.hackandslashgames.com
[email protected]