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Last year’s SnowCon Game of the Con went to Not-So-Broken Games’ strategic card game Hull Breach! This year NSB Games returns with Corporate Wars, the next set in the evolution of Hull Breach! Check out the scheduled demos in the … Continue reading →

Strap on your six shooter and prepare for one hell of a ride! Coffins and Tombstones is the fastest, meanest, gosh darndest miniatures skirmish game this side of Dodge City. Your posse will be made up of Western heroes and legends, from Annie Oakley to Wyatt Earp. The Spectrum System dice will bring your western shootout to life as you make all of the tactical decisions. You choose when to be careful and when to get risky as you go head to head with your opponent and shoot your way to the top – just avoid the deadly Coffins and Tombstones. Each participant will also get a free PDF copy of the rulebook!

Founded in 2012, Fearlight Games was launched by Kirby Young as a home for a series of settings for The Spectrum System.

The Spectrum System is a set of core rules for playing any setting of miniatures.  Its main feature uses dice symbols rather than numbers, opposed rolls instead of target numbers, and allows the defender to roll dice and take his own fate in his hands. It includes a system for leveling up characters in your faction, making them better in between game scenarios and battles making the game all the better to come back and play. Ultimately, It is designed to give miniatures gamers more customization and give the players more interaction with their dice rolls. Additionally, Spectrum dice are customized for each published setting, adding more detail to the genre of the specific setting.

The Spectrum System was developed by Bryce Whitacre. Bryce wrote the first setting,Coffins and Tombstones. He also authored The Defeated Dead and The French and Indian War for Rogue Games’ epic historical horror RPG Colonial Gothic. Currently he is working for Margaret Weis Productions on the Age of Apocalypse Campaign Setting for Marvel Heroic Roleplaying, and working on the next couple of settings for the Spectrum System.

SATURDAY ONLY: For the first time ever, Quest for the Antidote, an exciting new game designed right here in Maine, will be available for playtesting at SnowCon 2013, and the designers want YOUR feedback! Be the first people in the world to try the game, and then be prepared to share your thoughts. Your input will be crucial as the designers prepare the game for publication later this year. Visit the Topsham Games demo table in the Gaming Hall to reserve your spot.

YOU have been POISONED! Now you must venture across a vast and dangerous landscape in search of a cure. Growing weaker by the minute, you must balance both strategy and luck if you hope to survive. But the poison is the least of your worries! In your journey, you will need to battle monsters, outwit nature, and dodge your opponents’ meddling, all while trying to find the right antidote ingredients before it’s too late. Easy to learn but impossible to master, this game is fun for all ages. Good luck in your QUEST FOR THE ANTIDOTE!

Topsham Games, LLC, is a Maine-based gaming company that is preparing to launch its first strategy game, QUEST FOR THE ANTIDOTE, in the spring of 2013. Using Maine designers and Maine artists, Topsham Games, LLC is locally owned and operated. The company was founded by two local gamers whose love of board games inspired them to create their own. With one game on the way and dozens in the pipeline, Topsham Games hopes to develop exciting, challenging, and fun games for players of all ages. “Like” them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter for more information!