MacGowan & Lombardy's THE GREAT WAR fast-playing card game
Created by Lombardy Studios
For 2 players & SOLO: use modern technologies, combined arms tactics, and force multipliers to win World War One in an hour.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Game components are starting to arrive! Assembly in April, shipping soon after.
over 3 years ago
– Thu, Apr 01, 2021 at 06:19:35 AM
Yesterday, March 29, the game boxes and playing cards arrived at Dana's warehouse in California (see photos below).
As soon as the rest of the components are delivered (rules, examples of play, War of the Worlds expansion instructions, etc.) we will assemble the games, put your add-on items into the boxes (that fit), shrink wrap the game boxes, and start shipping!
More updates will be posted throughout April!
Dana standing next to one of the pallets with The Great War game boxes.
Games shipping in April – we are missing the addresses for these PAID BACKERS
over 3 years ago
– Tue, Mar 09, 2021 at 01:30:49 PM
WE ARE MISSING SHIPPING ADDRESSES FOR THESE PAIDBACKERS:
Playtesting updates & shipping address reminder
over 3 years ago
– Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 07:23:36 PM
Even while the Kickstarter campaign was active we were playtesting the solo rules (almost done!), and fine tuning the rules and cards. See the card samples below. We added a Discard icon which is different from canceling an enemy card (discarded cards go into the discard pile to be recycled while canceled cards remain in play and can be captured). We also boldfaced the words cancel and discard on the cards to make them stand out.
We need your shipping addresses! If you already visited the Backerkit pre-order store then your address has been confirmed. Check your spam filter if you have not yet visited the Backerkit pre-order store. You must confirm your address with Backerkit, NOT Kickstarter!
Sample Allies card (left) and Random Event card (right) with new Discard icon and words "cancel" and "discard" boldfaced.
Will the deluxe playmats and extra card decks fit in the game box?
almost 4 years ago
– Thu, Feb 11, 2021 at 01:11:10 PM
Yes! All of the add-on items will fit in the game box, EXCEPT... the extra copy of the game (of course), and the WW1 magazines will not fit in the game box (but the minigames should fit). The minigames and magazines will be shipped separately.
What are the extra decks add-on used for? Are they new cards?
almost 4 years ago
– Thu, Feb 11, 2021 at 12:08:29 PM
These extra decks are the exact same set of cards, including unlocked stretch goal cards, that come with the standard game.
One backer asked if we were going to sell extra decks of the cards so he could have one set of cards to play with and the other to save for his collection. We wanted provide collectors with the extra set of cards.
In addition, we are working on rules (especially for teachers) that enable team play. For example, the standard game comes with two complete decks of cards plus extra historical stretch goal cards. Each deck can accommodate 2 players, so the standard game can support 4 players. The extra 2 decks could therefore support 4 more players.
