Deus lo Vult – The Board Game of Rampage, Betrayal and Agony
Created by Hiatus Games
Competitive board game based on medieval miniature and the strategic games played by the military aristocracy all over the world.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Fossarii Amenity Token Highlight
over 5 years ago
– Tue, Dec 04, 2018 at 01:37:24 PM
GRAVEDIGGER: What is he that builds stronger than either the mason, the shipwright, or the carpenter? OTHER: The gallows-maker, for that frame outlives a thousand tenants. GRAVEDIGGER: And when you are asked this question next, say “A grave-maker.” The houses that he makes last till doomsday.
William Shakespeare, "Hamlet," Act v, Scene I.
Fossor (Latin Fossarius, from the verb fodere 'to dig') is a term described in Chambers' dictionary as archaic, but can conveniently be revived to describe gravediggers in the Roman catacombs in the first three centuries of the Christian Era. The fossors from an early date were ranked among the inferior clergy of the Church.
Fossarii, the "Fortunes and Fates" Add-On Amenity Token
Fossarii (plural for Fossarius) is an Amenity token to help you keep your valuable units onboard by performing a kind of pawn promotion move. Whenever your Knight gets killed, Fossarii will strip his body off his expensive equipment to hand it over to his brethren-in-arms.
"As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand." (Ecclesiates, 5:15)
Flip this token to swap your newly-deceased Knight token with any other copper or silver unit token on board: Knight will get his proper burial, but his weapons and armor will serve further.
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Happy Crusaders Day!
over 5 years ago
– Tue, Nov 27, 2018 at 11:57:19 PM
923 years ago, on this day, 27 November, the “Deus Vult!” motto was initially coined by Pope Urban in his sermon at the Council of Clermont in the year 1095 AD.
The Age of Crusades began.
The Inshallah Army Add-On Highlight
over 5 years ago
– Thu, Nov 22, 2018 at 12:24:07 AM
Today, we'll highlight the Add-On that is very distinctive from any other extra army set, for all those countless woes and suffering it will bring upon players when being put into game, scourging everyone with umpteen Seljouk, Turkoman, Mamluk and Arab units, including Siege Engines, Light and Heavy Cavalry, four different Ranged Unit types - and fearsome Saladin himself! If you found your crusading sessions lack grievance, drama, and PvP, or your Purgatorium looks too sad and unpopulated, you should add this Army to the Saracene Deck and dive right into a fascinating world of the massacre, grieving, and vendettas, and see why exactly the Crusades ended the way they ended!
An-Nasir Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, aka Saladin Token. Very, very dangerous unit, whose might and virtue could only be compared to those of Richard Lion Heart.
Saladin will fight the infidels even while being gravely wounded
An-Nasir Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, known as Salah ad-Din or Saladin (1137 – 1193), was the first sultan of Egypt and Syria and the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. A Sunni Muslim of Kurdish ethnicity, Saladin led the Muslim military campaign against the Crusader states in the Levant. At the height of his power, his sultanate included Egypt, Syria, Upper Mesopotamia, the Hejaz, Yemen and other parts of North Africa.
Berber Archer Unit
The Сrusader kingdoms consistently faced an enemy that significantly outnumbered them, and it is often this sense of "massive hordes" that dominates descriptions of Saracen armies. Yet while the size of Saracen armies was certainly a factor in their success, it was by no means their only significant feature. On the contrary, Saracen armies were extremely complex and understanding them better helps explain Frankish tactics.
Mameluke Unit
Perhaps the most important yet often forgotten characteristic of Saracen armies was their ethnic diversity. The term "Saracen" simply means "Easterner" and referred collectively to the Muslim opponents of the crusaders. Yet while the use of this term is convenient, it plasters over and so disguises the ethnic differences within the "Saracen" armies. The "Saracen" armies included not only Arabs and Turks, the two largest ethnic groups engaged in warfare against the crusaders. They also included Kurds (Saladin himself was a Kurd), Nubians, and Berbers.
Nubian Light Cavalry Units present both melee and ranged attack sides
Furthermore, the Arab elements need to be sub-divided into Syrians, Bedouins, and Egyptians, and the term "Turk" actually covers a variety of Turkmenish tribes.
Bedouin Camel Archer Units are universal soldiers as well, and also they possess "Enduro" skill making them able to make an extra move in the end of turn thanks to their incredibly endurant mounts.
One element that was of mixed value were the jihadists. These men joined Saracen armies engaged in warfare against the crusader states for religious purification.
Imam Unit, whose fiery sermons will let Saracens attack despite their wounds and fatigue
While often untrained and poorly armed, they were fanatical and often keen for a martyr's death in battle against the "polytheists." In consequence, these troops could be used for particularly dangerous tasks such as storming a breach in a wall or scaling a siege ladder.
Jihadist Unit. Bring them on a board for no cost.
To compensate for the generally low levels of loyalty and morale among the conscripts, Saracen leaders depended increasingly upon mercenaries. These were predominantly drawn from the nomadic tribes of the Asian steppes, but included Armenians, further adding to the overall diversity of the Saracen force.
Wounded Archer Unit
Records of a 13th-century event in which "Greek fire" was used by the Saracens against the Crusaders can be read through the Memoirs of the Lord of Joinville during the Seventh Crusade. One description of the memoir says "the tail of fire that trailed behind it was as big as a great spear; and it made such a noise as it came, that it sounded like the thunder of heaven. It looked like a dragon flying through the air. Such a bright light did it cast, that one could see all over the camp as though it were a day, by reason of the great mass of fire, and the brilliance of the light that it shed."
Nar-Al-Iighriq (Saracenian Greek Fire Unit)
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Plans for November and Collector's Tokens First Sneak Peek!
over 5 years ago
– Mon, Nov 05, 2018 at 02:22:06 PM
Greetings and blessings upon you, O Noble Ones! Mike is here.
It was an extremely busy October for us, and for a good reason: we're almost done drawing all unit tokens, both core and add-on ones, and going to start doing color proofs and all kinds of prepress voodoo with them. However, October kept us busy though pretty silent, while November will burst with announces and updates:
Outremer Army Add-On Review
Inshallah Army Add-On Review
New "Personal Issues" Stretch Goal Units Highlight
- and many more, including new Divine Will cards and Amenities! Stay tuned for the good news!
But the first great news of this month is this one: we welcome a new team member onboard: meet Alexandra the Print Maiden, our Mistress Nonpareil of Collector's Box!
Alexandra is a professional printmaker from Lviv, and she is in charge of most opulent part of our project. We've already performed first test prints so expect more spectacular updates on it this month!
On the Orders Locking and Cards Charging
over 5 years ago
– Tue, Oct 30, 2018 at 12:09:38 AM
Hi there, fellow Crusaders!
It's time to talk about locking the orders and charging your cards. As you know, we've planned to lock all orders in December, 'cause we want you to have enough time to confirm or upgrade your orders. That means the deadline for card charging will be near the end of December.
But we all know how treacherous the life of a Crusader could be, and we understand that it might be not convenient for some to keep this amount of money on your credit cards. So please, if you want us to charge your card before the deadline – just send us a message via Facebook, Kickstarter or on the [email protected], and we will lock your order and charge your card individually as soon as possible.
We wish you to feel as much comfort of being the part of this Noble Congregation as it could be.
