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Study in Emerald, A (2nd Edition)
It is 1882 and the Old Ones are already here.
They arrived seven hundred years ago and have been ruling the planet ever since. The majority of people just get... (read more)
They arrived seven hundred years ago and have been ruling the planet ever since. The majority of people just get... (read more)
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Noble Knight GamesReviews
mixed, 61% of all reviews are favorable
Playtime
60 minutes
Published
2016
Age
13+
Publisher
Warfrog/Treefrog
Players
2 to 5 players
Designer
Martin Wallace
Playstyle
Involved
Game's Categories
Strategy Game, Hand Management, Open Drafting, Horror, Area Majority / Influence, Science Fiction, and Deck, Bag, and Pool Building
Description
It is 1882 and the Old Ones are already here.
They arrived seven hundred years ago and have been ruling the planet ever since. The majority of people just get on with their lives, accepting their monstrous rulers. However, there is a growing band of revolutionaries who wish to free mankind from their slavery. These freedom fighters call themselves the Restorationists. A secret war has already broken out between the Restorationists and the forces loyal to the Old Ones. The invention of dynamite has changed the balance of power and a lone assassin now has the capacity to destroy an Old One. In this shadow world of assassins, informers, police agents and anarchists nobody is quite sure who is who and which side they fight for.
The game A Study In Emerald draws its central plot from the award winning short story penned by Neil Gaiman, in which the worlds of Sherlock Holmes and H.P. Lovecraft are combined to telling effect. However, to create a world detailed enough for players, much has been added from real history. The nineteenth century was a time of unrest, with many colorful characters fighting both for and against the authorities.
A Study In Emerald is the outcome of the merging of these three worlds.
Contents:
1 full color game board
140 high quality playing cards
124 wooden pieces
1 custom die
1 set of English rules
They arrived seven hundred years ago and have been ruling the planet ever since. The majority of people just get on with their lives, accepting their monstrous rulers. However, there is a growing band of revolutionaries who wish to free mankind from their slavery. These freedom fighters call themselves the Restorationists. A secret war has already broken out between the Restorationists and the forces loyal to the Old Ones. The invention of dynamite has changed the balance of power and a lone assassin now has the capacity to destroy an Old One. In this shadow world of assassins, informers, police agents and anarchists nobody is quite sure who is who and which side they fight for.
The game A Study In Emerald draws its central plot from the award winning short story penned by Neil Gaiman, in which the worlds of Sherlock Holmes and H.P. Lovecraft are combined to telling effect. However, to create a world detailed enough for players, much has been added from real history. The nineteenth century was a time of unrest, with many colorful characters fighting both for and against the authorities.
A Study In Emerald is the outcome of the merging of these three worlds.
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Game's Categories
Mechanics
Publishers
- Schwerkraft-Verlag
- Ediciones MasQueOca
- PHALANX
- Grey Fox Games
- Arclight Games
- Asterion Press
- Treefrog Games
- Warfrog/Treefrog
