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Hi Everyone!
Although Movieforums.com has a clear focus on film, over the years other interests have emerged in our user base, and threads like The Videogames Tab have popped up here and there. As a huge fan of tabletop gaming - one that works at a board game company - I thought the time was long overdue to fire up a thread dedicated to cards, dice and all the rest!
Yoda has been kind enough to allow me a bit of shameless self-promotion for the up-and-coming company I work for. As a moderator for the site, I abhor spam, and rather than creating a thread purely for advertising purposes, I was hoping to jump start the thread with a bit of info about Greenbrier Games, our Kickstarter crowd-funding campaigns, and some info about our games, with the thread continuing on with general discussion about all things cardboard and plastic. Although the Greenbrier crew has a dedicated focus on our games, we share a broad interest in games of all genres and types, and we hope some other MoFos do too! Anything from classic titles like Settlers of Catan or Magic:The Gathering, Netrunner to Agricola, or one of our own titles like Zpocalypse or Ninja Dice, let's talk about games!
Our current labor of love, a Steampunk themed Mech combat game, HEAVY STEAM:
HEAVY STEAM KICKSTARTER
As you can see, we are still in the crowd funding process with Heavy Steam. Any support of any kind, from a financial pledge to just mentioning our games and company to your friends that play games, is greatly appreciated! The Kickstarter page goes in-depth into the game mechanics, artwork, rules, and more - check it out!
Next up, our flagship title and our first release, which is already in stores with several great expansions, I present ZPOCALYPSE:
Scavenge food, weapons, and supplies, then get ready to fend off wave after wave of hungry zombies! Players build barricades, hording whatever that can in an effort to survive progressively harder days and nights of terrifying zombie attacks. The base game is Co-op, players vs zombies, with expansions adding features and the ability to add a Z-Maser, who tactically controls the zombies for more challenge and game play options.
Next up, a fast paced, press-your-luck dice game, NINJA DICE:
Like Ninjas? We do too! We have gotten incredible response to this game so far, with people of all ages flocking to play them demos at game conventions; they love the look, the theme, he little zipper ninja cube the game comes in, and of course, the tense, fast-paced push-your-luck play. Kids LOVE this game, and so do we! This game is funded and in production, with copies shipping to stores soon!
We also publish a couple of games under the Greenbrier name that were designed and developed by smaller game companies we have taken under our wing in an effort to promote community, creativity and of course, fun! These games are:
HULL BREACH : A space combat game created using the LCG (Living Card Game) model by our great friends at Not-So-Broken Games. No rares or uncommons to chase here! The LCG model embraces fun over vulture marketing, giving each player a full play set of every card with each expansion release. No buying singles, no getting stomped by pay-to-win decks stuffed full of $50 rare cards. Just have some friends over, fire up some snacks, and play he game to its full extent right away!
FAIRY TAIL MINIATURES by Artistic Justice Games - Like minis? Like highly detailed, exceptionally crafted minis? We have them! Our miniature artist is none other than a former Irrational Games artist Jed Wahl. A world-class talent, Jed was responsible for some of the models and artwork in the 2006 seminal video game classic, Bioshock. Jed now does all our minis, as well as all the minis for Artistic Justice, whose games we publish.
Yes, we are over the moon about it. Just look at some of these miniatures!
At Greenbrier Games, we are hard at work creating games for most age and skill levels, with a variety of styles and themes. Everything from quick pub-style dice games to rich, deep survival horror adventures, to exquisitely detailed miniatures and deck builder card games are being tweaked and refined daily. Our studio of talented artists and designers, featuring talent from The USA, Britain, Ireland, and many other locations all over the world, works tirelessly, seven days a week, around the clock as we all work towards achieving our dream of a successful game company.
Thanks for taking a few minutes to read this stuff folks! Of course, we appreciate any support anyone throws our way, either with Kickstarter, retail purchases, or just good, old-fashioned word-of-mouth to your gamer friends who might be interested in our games.
Here is a link to our website: Greenbrier Games Website
If you end up playing one of our games, pop a quick review or recommendation up, or just tell us your thoughts in the thread! We love hearing about all games, and gaming experiences!
Let's talk about games!
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Last edited by Yoda; 04-06-14 at 02:36 PM.
