Havoc Games: HAVOC! THE COMBAT CARD GAME Kickstarter

Havoc Games: Deckbuilding and Dice Rolling Drive this Game of Realistic Medieval Combat - When Shakespeare wrote the line, “Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war,” he never dreamed he’d inspire a new combat card game. HAVOC! THE COMBAT CARD GAME is a fast-paced cards- and-dice game replicating realistic medieval hand-to-hand combat. Players take on the roles of knights, barbarians, or other warriors locked in a deadly struggle. After choosing weapons and armor, Players build decks of Combat Action Cards. These cards show what each fighter does – actions like slashing with a sword, parrying with a shield, or dodging. Players shuffle their decks, draw their hands and play their cards as a mix of attacks, defenses, and pauses.

“HAVOC! balances realism and game play,” said the designer, Jason Cawley of Havoc Games. Instead of the complicated tables found in most game combat systems, HAVOC! relies on full- color cards to handle details. Cards and dice rolls allow players to focus on tactics and fun. “This is the game to be desired,” said one playtester and long-time gamer, Bernd Jaehnigen. “A hardy medieval combat simulation that leaves you feeling the grit and bristle of blow-by-blow battle.” “HAVOC! is 100% complete,” said Anthony Dale of Havoc Games. “Many crowdfunded games ask for help funding artwork, layout, and design. We finished all that work and have actually submitted prepress files to the printer, so we’re turning to crowdfunding only to help raise funds for printing and distribution. Frontloading all the art and design work will help us deliver the game more quickly to supporters.”

HAVOC! THE COMBAT CARD GAME is designed for 2 or more players aged 14 years and older. Two players can run a HAVOC! fight in about twenty minutes. The robust combat system allows for larger fights involving multiple opponents that could take an hour or longer. HAVOC! can be played on its own or used to supplement the combat system of almost any roleplaying game involving melee combat. Everything needed to play comes in the box, including 864 poker-sized cards (over 90% with full-color art), two rulebooks, two full-color cardboard playmats, eighty- eight game tokens, fifteen tuck boxes for organizing cards, and dice. Check the Kickstarter now here