A Kickstarter Launches to Bring Two New Expansions to ‘Nemo’s War’

Nov 27, 2018

Victory Point Games launched a Kickstarter earlier today to bring two new expansions, Bold and Caring and Dramatis Personae, to their hit board game Nemo’s War. The first expansion will provide Nemo with two new motives; Adventure and Humanist. The second expansion includes nine new Adventure cards and a Finale card never seen before. You can reserve a copy of the two new expansion boosters for a $12.00 pledge, the two plus the Nautilus upgrade booster for $18.00, or get the whole shebang with the core game (based on the classic Jules Verne novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea) and all the expansions for a $75.00 pledge through December 18th. Expected delivery is April of 2019.

From VPG:

There is more to explore in Nemo’s War: Second Edition! Following the amazing success of VPG’s game set in the world of Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Seas, the first expansion pack, the Nautilus Upgrades, refit a tremendous number of games. Now, your Nemo’s War team is going full steam ahead with two new expansions to enhance your adventures!

The second expansion pack for Nemo’s War, Bold and Caring, features two new motives for Captain Nemo: Adventure and Humanist! As experienced players know, each motive is like playing a different game!

Answering the call to adventure, each Lull Turn provides 2 Actions and places one of the new Adventure tokens in the just-rolled “doubles” Ocean. When the Nautilus performs a successful Search Action at that Ocean, you reveal and place its Adventure token. You can then go questing for that adventure and try to earn the big rewards it offers.

With the Adventure motive, you can also commence play with a new Nautilus Upgrade card: Diving Apparatus which assists you with all Test rolls for which you spend 2 Actions and helps keeps the Adventure Deck stocked with gemstones.

The Humanist motive sees Captain Nemo desiring to better the plight of the common people. Potentially starting with the Hospital Machines Upgrade card, it allows the Captain to parley with ships at sea using “Diplomacy Attacks.”
Although Notoriety gains are a big problem, successful diplomacy allows you three courses of action: Further Diplomatic Relations, Create a Diplomatic Incident, or Gather Support for Your Good Intentions. Incitement cubes become “Goodwill cubes,” and the more nations that you parley with, the higher bonus score you can earn!

The third expansion pack, Dramatis Personae, provides your game with a neat stack of ten additional cards: nine new Adventure cards and one intriguing new Finale card.

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