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Ares Games ‘Jolly Roger’ Among Company’s Gen Con Releases

Jul 23, 2015

Ares Games has revealed their lineup of releases from next week’s Gen Con. Among the offerings are the new pirate card game Jolly Roger, family game Co-Mix, as well as two expansions for Galaxy Defenders: Operation Strikeback! and Extinction Protocol.

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At Gen Con 2015, Ares releases its first card game: Jolly Roger – The game of Piracy & Mutiny. Fun, rowdy, fast, and easy to learn, the game can be played with 4 to 10 players. Players are the crew of a pirate ship, ready to do anything to collect the highest amount of gold and become the richest pirate in Tortuga!

The new expansions for Galaxy Defenders, Operation Strikeback! and Extinction Protocol, also debut at the show. In Operation Strikeback, the Agency launches a strike against the Invaders’ base on the Moon, with the help of new, genetically modified agents to face new the alien menace. In Extinction Protocol, it’s time for the final assault on the Alien home planet, with Agents equipped with a new generation of weapons and wearing awesome Power Armor, to fight the deadly perils and the worst enemy they have ever faced.

The third new game Ares Games brings at Gen Con is the storytelling game Co-Mix. A limited number of first edition copies will be available for sale – the game will be in full distribution in October, when Ares Games’ edition will be available. In Co-Mix, up to 10 players craft their stories by laying out several cards to create a full blown comic book page, playing individually or in teams. Each player chooses the kind of story to tell – noir, horror, adventure, romance, and if it will be funny, scary, exciting, or moving. All players must create the story based on the same title – the best stories are voted by the other players.

Ares will also present a new preview version of Odyssey – Wrath of Poseidon, a deduction game for two to five players, expected to debut in October. The war is over, and the Greek ships are trying to sail back to their homeland after a long absence. They need to reach the Sacred Island to make offerings and prayers to the gods, but the irascible Poseidon will use all his powers to prevent them from getting there.

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