Showing posts with label Soda Pop Miniatures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Soda Pop Miniatures. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Super Dungeon Explore - Forgotten King Kick Starter

Super Dungeon Explore Forgotten King Kickstarter

Back in August, we took our first glimpses at the much anticipated SDE expansion the Forgotten King. Soda Pop have now lifted the lid and announced the details of their Kick Starter.

And what better place to start than the minis...

Super Dungeon Explore Forgotten King Kickstarter
Super Dungeon Explore Forgotten King Kickstarter
Super Dungeon Explore Forgotten King Kickstarter


New Heroes - "Princess Emerald and her companions are questing deep Into the Lordship Ruins to confront the evil that resides there. The Forgotten King includes 5 new Heroes to brave the depths, including the Thundervale Huntress, Fae Alchemist, Tusk Tribe Shaman, and the brave Questing Knight. Each lend a new dynamic to game play and strategy to conquer the Forgotten King and his minions..."

Super Dungeon Explore Forgotten King Kickstarter
Our intrepid heroes...
Super Dungeon Explore Forgotten King Kickstarter
Looks like those hooves could provide the Thundervale Huntress with quite a move...

New Monsters – “Explore the Fae Wood, home of the Kodama, sentient forest spirits with a taste for adventuring Heroes. Wisps lure Heroes into ensnaring traps as terrifying, man-eating plants sprout from the loamy forest floor to devour them. Continue into the Lordship Ruins where the once proud bramble knights, now corrupted and twisted into servants of the Dark Consul; stalk the stony ruins for any who would defile their lord’s holdfast. Don’t get too close to the trees; we hear the squirrels are in an ill mood…”

Super Dungeon Explore Forgotten King Kickstarter
The Consul's minions...
Super Dungeon Explore Forgotten King Kickstarter
Super Dungeon Explore Forgotten King Kickstarter

New Bosses – “Brooding from his darkened hallways, the Forgotten King is a cursed lord who has pledged himself to the service of the Dark Consul, darkening his once lush and verdant lands. At his side are two new Mini-Bosses - Trent, a towering guardian of the forest with thick bark and brambles for armour and, Boris - a raging brute with snarling ursine features….”

Super Dungeon Explore Forgotten King Kickstarter
Trent...
Aside from battling within a new realm of Crystalia, this edition of SDE sees a number of new changes to the way the game is played:
 - Interactive dungeon tiles provide a new dimension to game play
 - New streamlined rules now remove the Adventure Tracker to keep the action on the tabletop
 - Introduction of new unit types such as Pets, Creeps and Traps
 - New Princess Coins allow our Heroes to stay in the game longer
 - Increased chance of spawning mini-bosses creates deadlier fights
 - Game has been designed for easier expansion for future game play modes such as PvP Arena and campaign play

Super Dungeon Explore Forgotten King Kickstarter

Whilst fully compatible with previous SDE expansions and supplements, the Forgotten King is a new starting point in the SDE series, providing players with a new and improved version of the game. For example, alongside Classic Mode, TFK introduces ‘Arcade Mode’ - A fully realized cooperative play game for up to 5 players, pitting your party of adventurers against a fully automated dungeon. Soda Pop have also considered their existing players by providing a complete set of updated rules (the first game certainly required it’s fair share of FAQ’s!), along with a set of six, long over due, new game tiles…


Super Dungeon Explore Forgotten King Kickstarter
Super Dungeon Explore Forgotten King Kickstarter


And in a further attempt to blow our tiny little minds, Soda Pop have also announced the release of a new dark elf Mini Boss, Kaelly the Nether Strider...

"Smoke, shadow, and dark energy twist and lurk from the scarred lands known as the Nether Rifts. From the depths of this stygian abyss the Nether Elves appear. Renowned amongst her dark kin, Kaelly is an assassin without peer. Embrace the darkness with this unique mini-boss and should any oppose you—strike from the shadows!"

Super Dungeon Explore Forgotten King Kickstarter
Super Dungeon Explore Forgotten King Kickstarter


If you've never had the opportunity to play Super Dungeon Explore, now's the time to get involved. Because beneath all that cute chibi styling, there's one hell of a great game bursting to get out...

Until next time :)


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Monday, February 10, 2014

Super Dungeon Explore! - ARENA


Quick post - I'm probably playing catch up as I think this was announced last year o_0...  But I note that Soda Pop has developed a rules variant for SDE called 'ARENA'

Effectively, this is a one on one battle in which both players get a single hero and small swarm of monsters to battle each other to the death! With players drawing up to 5 loot cards with which to equip their heroes and players having a choice of different spawn point types, you could see some interesting combos being developed...

Here's the PDF link: Super Dungeon Explore: ARENA



Whilst attending Templecon, Soda Pop also announced they'd been working on some new SDE game tiles, including this 24" x 24" preview...



I haven't played SDE for a while, so I look forward to challenging Pete and Olly to a game in the not to distant future...



Cheers :) Super Dungeon Explore! - ARENA
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Thursday, December 26, 2013

Super Dungeon Explore! - King Starfire & Captain R!

With Soda Pop's recent announcements, 2014 looks set to be a good year for dungeon exploring...

Super Dungeon Explore

The King Starfire release sees our favourite end of level boss receive a new mini sculpt, a new profile card and a new magic item. At $59 (£36), he's not cheap and I think SPM have missed a trick by not updating the overall look of the mini - I would have liked something far more spiky, but that vision may not have fit the chibi style...?

Super Dungeon Explore
Reaper Miniature's 'Pathfinder Red Dragon'... A horny looking alternative?

‘With the Heroes of Crystalia's constant incursions into his realm, Starfire has searched for ever more powerful relics for his hoard to increase his strength. With his discovery of the Horn of the Dragon King he has declared himself King of the Dragonback Peaks, and Lord of all Dragons...’ SPM

Super Dungeon Explore
The Cards of the King...

Next up, we have Captain R... Great mini sculpt and a particularly tasty 'X Marks the Spot: Draw and equip one loot card' special action...

Super Dungeon Explore


‘ARRRRR!!!, Tha Drowned Isles be a constant headache fer sailors an' ships of tha Clockwork Cove. Tha dreaded land mass be swarmin' wit cutthroats an' scaliwags ta spare an' none be as successful as tha courageous, Cap'n R. They say 'ees plied tha seas fer a hundred years an' sent just as many ships to tha deep. Riches will flow fer tha Hero who finally gets tha best of 'im because he who gets tha Cap'n gets 'is gold…’ SDE

Super Dungeon Explore


While we're on a roll, it's worth looking at a few other recent additions to the SDE family and the forthcoming 'Forgotten King' expansion ...

Super Dungeon Explore

‘Kodama are forest spirits that live within the Fae Wood. They are its guardians as well as the eyes and ears of the Deeproot Tree. Mooks are the most numerous of the kodama. Naturally mischievous, when they are corrupted by the Dark Consul their temperament turns mean-spirited and their pranks deadly…’ SPM

Super Dungeon Explore


Let's wrap this post up by taking a quick look at SPM's other big release; Relic Knights, and the rather kinky Ayu Beat...

Relic Knights
Relic Knights

And if you're wondering what Relic Knights is all about, check out the beta rule book here... Expect SPM to release a starter box set in 2014...

Cheers ;)

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