Swords & Sails is an epic game of strategy, conquest, diplomacy and intrigue about leading your armies and fleets through medieval Europe in 1000 AD. Take on the role of one of the major political factions; the Byzantine Empire, the Holy Roman Empire, the Fatimid Caliphate, the Kievan Rus' Empire, the North Sea Empire, the Kingdom of France, or the Anglo Saxon Kingdom of England. Make alliances and win as a team or win individually Using military might, political intrigue, and diplomatic savvy.
Hi everyone, if we can get the funding to 28,000, I will unlock the next stretch goal which is suppose to be at $29,000. We have 18 minutes. Go.
With 16 hours left in the campaign, we have unlocked another stretch goal. The wooden City Tokens will be in all versions of the game. Let's continue onto a strong finish and unlock the Kingdom of Hungary and then the Caliphate of Qurtuba right after that.
And we have Unlocked The Kingdom of Poland. This means that Knight, Duke, and King Levels will get The Kingdom of Poland as part of their reward. You can still add on an additional Minor Players beyond Poland. The Emperor's Reward will include 4 Minor Players as the Kingdom of Leon content will be included for the Emperor Level (Poland, Hungary, Qurtuba, and Leon). If we Unlock the Kingdom of Hungary minor player, Knight and Duke level will be able to pick between Poland or Hungary for their included Minor Player and the King level will include both. When Hungary gets unlocked, the Emperor Level will get 5 Minor Player factions (Poland, Hungary, Qurtuba, Leon, and 1st Bulgarian Empire).
Hi everyone, with less than 48 hours to go, I wanted to let everyone know that we have unlocked the Intrigue Cards Stretch Goal, Lets run to the finish line, let all your friends and family know about Swords & Sails, share with everyone, and lets get more stretch goals unlocked.
And thanks everyone for your support. We are going to make one hell of a game.
We have less than 3 days till campaign end and all the attention is on the Minor Players add ons and we have had a few people ask how they fit in to the game.
Minor Players are full player factions but start a bit smaller than the original 7 Players. Because of this and based on history, they will start allied to an adjacent major player. They can break the alliance at any time (after the first turn) and start with victory points relative to their starting size difference, just like the major players.
They each have their own faction specials just like the major players to help give the feel of playing that historical faction. They have all the same pieces as the major players except we will be creating generic Army / Fleet unit pieces (used during long combat only) to help produce them for less cost. When you get 1 or more minor players as part of your Award, you will get one set of generic Army / Fleet unit pieces which are used only during combat.
Here is the suggested alliance for the First 5 Minor Players: (links to reference wiki's)
Faction Specials for Minor Player Factions:
We will also be using post KickStarter fund raising and crowd funding to try continuing the stretch goal and add on availability for the Minor players.