ABOUT BRUTAL

The year is 8000 in the post apocalyptic world of Perspicuus Gemma (bright gem). What was a world of beauty has been replaced with wasteland and twisted metal. Destroyed cities have given birth to new way of life. Most of the human-kind now live underground in vast cities filled with arcane devices and machinery. Many things have changed but human nature will always seek ways of preoccupying one's thoughts of reality….to forget one's own worries and to feel better with ones self at another’s suffering. One thing’s for sure….. whether you’re a true human or a mutant, everyone enjoys a good old smash um up on the vid-screens!

Entertainment at its best…….Brutal is here!

YOUR ROLE

You are the owner (Lanista) of a troupe of fighters and you hire out your services to any that will pay your price for the ultimate in entertainment, violence in its truest form. Many Lanista follow the same path as you but only one can claim the rights to the lions share.

THE GAME

Brutal is a stand-alone board game that allows you to pit fighters against one another in an up-close-and-personal-combat-system set in a post apocalyptic world. The system is primarily a duelling system although any amount of players can take part which makes it great for tournament play.

This is a highly tactical game with the element of chance so if a player makes unwise moves or actions then expect a quick death…..unless you are lucky. Like a real life combat situation, the more you understand your abilities and that of your enemy the more chance you have of reading and bluffing your opponent which will help you beat the opposition. The game mechanics of brutal simulate this without being bogged down with too many rules and without the need of a bucket load of dice, which has got to be a good thing right!

The game incorporates Action cards which forces players think and play differently than they normally would with other strategy miniature game which brings a refreshing change to miniature gaming.

By the time you have had a couple of fights you will see the need to develop different strategies against different types of fighters. You might also want to try out the other playable races. Don’t feel disheartened if at first your fighter seams to die within 5 turns or less (I know some sweet, killer combo moves). This will often be the case if playing against an experienced opponent or just plain bad luck. Once you get more experience your fights will last much longer.

Once you are happy with the core rules you can then move on to the additional rules covered in the book ‘The bloodied, bruised and broken’ which covers rules for players to create their own troupe bought from the slave markets. It also contains league/ campaign rules which include fighter development and gifts allowing your fighters to rise amongst the ranks of the brutal fighters.

I'm looking forward to the release as basically an expansion for Titan - it's pretty easy to see how this terrain would fit in with a Gamma World campaign.

The idea of a release specific to one thing and yet so broadly usable is a good one. If it is similar to the Pathfinder and Wyrd connections, I am sure that it will be awesome.

WWG was commissioned by DarkArts Miniatures to create the board, cards and tokens which make up the game. This is not a TerrainlinX or TerraClips related product but it is slated for tangible/retail release.

Brutal sounds like a lot of fun and I hope you guys give it a try when its launched if you are able. I'd certainly like to give it a play