Greetings friends,
I would like to introduce you a new game where I have worked mainly in solitaire rules: ONUS: Rome Vs Carthage.
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ONUS is a wargame that uses cards instead of counters based on ancient battles the Roman Empire and the Carthaginian ones. It is a betseller in Spain where 1st edition has sold out. Now, the publisher Draco Idea inform us about the release of the ONUS 2ND edition, that shall be for first time published in English language. In a few weeks we are going to start a Kickstarter campaign in order to release it.
The game has a strategic component, because it allows us to extend formations, change them (wall of shields, phalanx, arrow, square formation), or flank enemies using a special counter. In addition we have to decide how to play the order/event cards. They will allow us to give orders to our army and to change the combats and shootings with special features such as ambush, lancers against mounted units, wounding the officials or the general, reinforcing a unit, making a unit veteran, etc. So "orders" allow us to activate units in order to be able to charge, move, heal, change formations, shoot, etc... and on the other side, events allow us to change a combat adding bonuses or penalties to the dice rolls. For example we can play the event "Wind changes" when the enemy shoots us and she will have some penalties. Or if we charge against a most powerful unit than ours we could use the event "Harangue" that means that our official cheers up our soldiers
giving us some attack bonuses.
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I'll keep you informed about news about the game, and about Kickstarter campaign that starts on October, the 14Th.
I hope you like it.
Thank you!!
This looks interesting...any links for more info?
Quote from: Wes on September 28, 2015, 03:58:18 PM
This looks interesting...any links for more info?
Off course!
Here you have some information about the game:
ONUS web page: http://onusgame.com/juego/en/about-onus/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ONUS.World
BGG: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/165004/onus
There you can find more information...
Looks similar to Battleground in the way the cards are the formations.
Quote from: bayonetbrant on September 28, 2015, 04:11:51 PM
Looks similar to Battleground in the way the cards are the formations.
We knew Battleground when we developed ONUS last year and there are significant differences between both. Battleground is a card game while ONUS is more similar to a wargame using cards instead of counters.
Obiously, ONUS use cards as Battleground does and they look similar. The units have to be seen from the top with some frontal angle to be able to notice the illustration details and this is what our illustrator manually did. On the other side, the icons and basic skills they are the usual ones in any wargame, so we have this in common not only with Battleground but also with other wargames. Although the way of using the figures is different.
ONUS box is much bigger because we include rules, over 130 counters and orders/events cards that allow the player to give instructions to her troops (change formations ike wall of shields, arrow formation or phalanx to name a few, flank,...) as well as changing the combat conditions by means events. Just taking a look at what there is inside the box we can notice that the games are completely different.
We hope, we can upload promotional clips and rulesbooks in English so you are able to appreciate in a better way how ONUS is like.
In the meantime we encourage you to share your doubts with us.
Thank you!
That wasn't intended as any sort of doubt. I was just observing what looked like a similarity. I enjoyed Battleground, and this one looks neat, too :)
I definitely like the look of it. You've also timed this perfectly to match my current reading about Carthage. It's almost like you want me to spend money...
Quote from: Arctic Blast on September 29, 2015, 12:45:29 AM
I definitely like the look of it.
+1
Very intriguing. How long does an average game take?
Thank you friends for your interest in the game!! O0
Regarding to game length, in the rules book a few battles have been included, even probably a campaign with from 8 to 10 further battles may be added to the KS campaign as reward.
However ONUS let you play point-based scenarios where players build up their own armies. Game length it depends on the army sizes. Standard game is based in 1000 points armies (about 10 units per side). In that way game length may be from 30 minutes (500-100 points armies) to 120 minutes (about 2000 points armies) depending army size mainly.
I hope you can find this information useful!
I really like the look of those cards as units on the board. Color me intrigued. O0
Thank you.
Board is a playmat I have designed last year. It shall be available for free download from the game web page.
Greetings friends,
We have our first video to introduce the game. I hope you like it!
Very nice! Now you got me really looking forward to this one.
Thank you!! O0
Now in ONUS! the figure of the GENERAL becomes even more prevalent. With the upcoming expansions and since each General has his unique set of skills, there will be a modifier depending on the General and the number of points of your army. Hannibal and Scipio are well balanced.
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But, what will happen with the new Generals included in the Greece expansion and those that may be unblocked in the upcoming Kickstarter campaign?
Leonidas, Themistocles, Xerxes, Mardonius, Lysander...
You have to carefully choose your General and your army to win the battle!
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Greetings friends,
Are you ready for ONUS?
ONUS! Rome Vs Carthage Kickstarter campaign has just started! You can see all the details about it here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dracoideas/786963334?token=ab0cd58c (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dracoideas/786963334?token=ab0cd58c)
There are some pledge levels, and stretch goals waiting for you. 2 new expansion packs are available: ONUS! Scenery & Fortresses and ONUS! Greeks & Persians.
We hope you find everything interesting!
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Best regards,
Jose Manuel
Goal Hit! Time to improve ONUS!
Many thanks to all the backers! Onus! and its two expansions will be edited thanks to your support.
We inform you of a new Stretch Goal that will be unlocked if we get 300 retweets of this tweet
https://twitter.com/OnusEnglish/status/656429745819787264 (https://twitter.com/OnusEnglish/status/656429745819787264)
It is a new unit, the Gladiators, mercenaries used mainly by the Romans. These soldiers were former prisoners, slaves or criminals that were recruited when there was an urgency. They can also be played in battles against Rome. They are a fast unit, carrying light armor, professionals and with an extra skill. Backers will receive 3 cards of this unit.
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And we've just unlocked the first stretch goal at 21.000 USD!
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At KS project we have uploaded some pics of units belonging to the base game and the cards showing different bonuses and penalties that apply when rolling dice at combats.
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Congratulations! O0
I do like those unit cards.
Thank you friends!!
We are pleased to announce that another Stretch Goal has been unlocked, so now the expansion Scenery & Fortresses will have 2 additional new bridges.
Also, there will be new dice for the base game and ONLY FOR BACKERS,
customized cloth bags with imprinted Rome and Carthage logos. But that´s not all... we have also a new King: Philip II (father of Alexander the Great).
He belongs to a later era and is the first one of a new army, the warlike Macedonians.
We are working on the illustrations of the Greeks & Persians expansion, both represented in the box cover and also in some of the units, once the playtesting process has finished. As an example, here you can see the Spartan Hoplites and the status of the sketch drawing of the box cover at present.
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Coming soon we will have a new addon, available to all backers. A 75x75 cm(29.5x29.5 inches) playmat at a very low price. Built with waterproof material, it doesn´t wrinkle, regardless how many times and for how long you fold it. Easy to store as there is no need to roll it up and handy to carry.
A great addon nobody should miss!
For stores we have added a new pack, containing 3 base game plus 2 expansions of each type.
And now, time to give some insights about the new SG. The target has been set at 30.000$ and it does offer:
· For the Greeks and Persians expansion, a new Athenian unit (4x
Peltasts). They were Tracian soldiers that fought as light infantry.
· For the Scenery & Fortresses expansion, a new Campaign Rulebook
and the Hispania Campaign, comprised by 8 scenarios (starting with The Siege of Saguntum)
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Greetings friends!!
We have news from you. A new stretch goal has been unlocked: Persian War Chariots and General Regulus has arrived to ONUS!
Further to it we have added 2 playmats. You just need to add them as an add on on your pledges and enjoy ONUS! a bit more.
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It is 75x75cm (29.5x29.5in). It doesn´t wrinkle, it is waterproof, it can be folded...
We hope to unlock soon the new SG: including in the Greeks & Persians expansion the general Mardonius and 3 cards of Cretan Archers within the mercenaries. Mardonius was a good commander in Darius I army. He fought close to Xerxes in the Persian Wars when invading Greece.
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Thank you for your support!!
Greetings friends,
As requested by several backers we are going to add a new add-on. 6 Armies Deck Boxes. The add-on price is 9$ for the set of 6 boxes. These deck boxes are 92x20x67mm (5.9x0.8x2.6"). They are big enough to contain our army units with or with no plastic cover. They will come in layers so they are not damaged during shipping. All you will have to do is fold them. If you remove the base game inlay that comes with the box you can have the 6 deck boxes inside and the rest of the components as well.
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We have 1 new unit just designed: The Peripolos. They are mercenaries. A light infantry unit, skirmishers, and with javelins. Young soldiers, with high morale and life values that were seen quite often fighting along the Greeks as special forces or securing the borders.
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We update you about the new 34000$ SG and the new social Stretch Goal to unlock Alexander the Great and 2x Macedonian Companions Cavalry!
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This SG will be unlocked when we reach 300 likes in https://www.facebook.com/ONUS.World (https://www.facebook.com/ONUS.World) and this post is shared 200 times https://www.facebook.com/ONUS.World/posts/1071561096187606 (https://www.facebook.com/ONUS.World/posts/1071561096187606)
THANKS for sharing it!!!
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I'm pretty close to backing this project... once I saw the Solo playable that may have sold me on it....
PE
Here you have Persians & Greeks cover:
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The last week of the KS is coming... and there are a lot of surprises waiting for you!
Greetings friends!!
This is the last KS week!!
We have finally unlocked the facebook SG and we will have Alexander the Great and 2x Macedonian Companions Cavalry
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We have unlocked the 32000 SG as well: 2 watchtowers for the S&F expansion and just for backers Hamilcar the Carthaginian, father of Hannibal Barca, who fought against the Romans during the I Punic War. He took part in the Mercenaries War and conquered part of Iberia.
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We need some more backers to help us unlocking the Twitter SG. We need 300 shares and there are 130 left. They are needed to unlock 3x Gladiators
https://twitter.com/OnusEnglish/status/656429745819787264 (https://twitter.com/OnusEnglish/status/656429745819787264)
Thanks all once more!!
Greetings friends,
We have unlocked a new SG: 2x Hippeis Cavalry for the G&P expansion, 4 lake tiles for the S&F one and 3 rulers for the new armies
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The new unlockable SG has many tiles to be able to build our own stone fortress, the Spartan general Lysander and 2x Macedonian Hypaspists and we are so close to unlock it too!!
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We have a sketch of the watchtower (that can be used to place a unit) and a tile of the stone fortress
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And two new units ready to fight: Athenian Cavalry and Melophores Guard
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Thanks for your support!!
Greetings friends!!
In last days ONUS is moving fast!! The 36k and 38k SG has been unlocked.
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There are good news regarding to deck boxes. This addon will have 7 boxes instead of 6. We add the Macedonian one free. The final measurements of the deck boxes are 3.7x0.7x2.4" (95x18x61mm) and 300gr. In terms of unit cards. Within the boxes fit 45 cards with no sleeves (recommended) and 30-35 with sleeves.
Here you have 2 new SGs. Will they be unlocked?
42K SG: For the G&P expansion the general Epaminondas of Thebes. He defeated the Spartans several times; For the S&F expansion we have trenches, allowing us to have shelter against cavalry and that can´t be cross by siege machines.
We include the 'Athens vs Sparta campaign' with 6 scenarios of the main ground battles among them. And 3x Macedonians Prodromoi, light cavalry with lances, that were mainly explorers but could also charge.
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44k SG: For the G&P expansion the Spartan king Agesilaus II, that fought against Epaminondas of Thebes several times; For the S&F expansion 'Rise of Macedonia' campaign with 5 scenarios ending with a battle in India. Battles of Philip II and Alexander. And mountains tokens. They can´t be climbed and we can't do ranged attacks through them. And the king Darius III that fought against Alexander.
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And finally we show you the Athenian Hoplites, with the official asking for help to the Gods.
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Greetings friends!!
A new SG is unlocked. The 40k one that includes villages to occupy with our armies and barricades to make difficult the movement through the battle field. The Athenian General Demosthenes for the G&P expansion and just for backers 5x Macedonian Psilois.
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Thank you for your support!!
that's awesome that y'all have hit that many goals! :)
Finally the Gladiators are with us. Will they fight with or against the Romans?
The 42k and 44k SG are unlocked.
We have Epaminondas in the G&P expansion, commanding Thebes troops. A 6 scenarios Athens & Sparta campaign during the Peloponnesus War in the S&F expansion. And 3x Prodromoi within the Macedonians.
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On the other side we have unlocked too the Spartan General Agesilaus II, mountains for our battle field and The Rise of Macedonia campaign including 5 scenarios with Philip II, Alexander or Darius III
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We add a 46k SG. In this way we have 3 centuries within ONUS base game and expansions. We include the Macedonian King Philip V. He battled against several polis and against Rome after becoming Hannibal´s ally. We can put Carthaginians and Macedonians together and play the awesome Macedonian Wars campaign (214-168 BC) that will be inside the S&F expansion.
And just for backers 2x Macedonian Agrianians. An amazing elite light infantry unit. They are quite skilled in surpassing terrain obstacles. They have a powerful attack, with javelins and axes, although their defensive values are not so good.
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We shouldn´t miss them!!!
Greetings friends!!
This project will be live just for some more hours. We made an effort to give you a new SG as many people is asking for it.
We want to give freedom to Spartacus, so he can command a slaves and gladiators army, to fight against the Romans and be able to get to the north of Italy and achieve his freedom!
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We will help him with a new mercenary unit, the Cimbri Warriors, Germanic soldiers that fought against the Romans. Many of them were captured and enslaved. Spartacus will be able to lead Gauls, Germanics, civilians and Iberians. He will have a special skill to be able to surprise Romans. The campaign will have at least 4 scenarios.
We depict the Sparabaras archers (4x). They are Persian troops with the accuracy skill. They were usually helped by spearmen so they could shoot easily to the enemy.
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Backed... Complete Edition.
Cheers,
PE
Crazy day today. ONUS is everywhere thanks to all of you!!!! 46k and 50k SGs unlocked, Spartacus with us....
Last SG includes:
- Greek mercenaries: 2x Thessalian Cavalry. Heavy cavalry. The riders carried lances and fought similarly to phalanxes but using a rhomboid formation. Very interesting for fighting along with the Macedonians.
- Persia: 2x Kardakes. Professional heavy infantry. The Kardakes took part in the battles of Issus and Gaugamela.
- Mercenaries: 2x Parthian Cataphracts. Heavy cavalry. Both horses and riders wore a heavy full plate. They were very slow but once engaged in combat quite difficult to defeat. They are like small elephants.
Within the Scenery & Fortresses expansion we include caltrops. They are very dangerous for horses and infantry units stepping over them. Special rules will come with them.
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And finnaly we have a last minute fancy add-on: coasters (1 per faction) full color, laminated 6x6 cm for only 9$
Thank you all for your support!!!
Greetings friends!
A ONUS! pledge manager is actived now.
http://startyourbusinessconsulting.com/onus-paypal-kickstarter-campaign/ (http://startyourbusinessconsulting.com/onus-paypal-kickstarter-campaign/)
You can use this pledge manager for:
- If you didn't buy ONUS but you are still interested in it, you can buy it now using this pledge manager.
- You can add any rewards or add-ons to your Kickstarter pledge
- If you have any issues when paying with your card, please contact us to solve them as you can also pay through the Pledge Manager
- If you choose more than one option you have to 'click' all of them to be able to pay them via Paypal.
So this Pledge Manager is meant to be for adding new addons to your pledge, to give a solution for Kickstarter payment issues and for late arrival people that couldn´t pledge during the campaign.
A future PM will be done, in which we will ask you for the delivery address, inform you about the shipping costs and ask you what you exactly pledged for during KS.
About shipping, we will do another Pledge Manager in the future informing you about the costs. It will be somee time before we ship the rewards.
Thank you again for your support and your help!!
Best regards,
Jose Manuel
Greetings friends!!
There are 90% of the backers that has sent us the KS survey duly filled in around 10 days. We sent today the stores survey. Please, if you didn´t do it yet take some minutes and send us your survey.
Furthermore we depict some of the generals' illustrations. Do you know who is who? We wait for your comments :)
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We are almost done with the 2nd edition rulebook (60 pages). In a few days we will send it to the printer so we can focus on finishing with the expansions.
Regarding the playmats, we have been doing some playtesting on them and it is awesome. All of you that pledged for 2 of same type can ask us to send them uncut so you can play a big battle on a 150x75cm one or cut it in two if you want.
Here you have a video of our illustrator working on the Theban general Epaminondas.
https://youtu.be/ml1qHmTQPpY (https://youtu.be/ml1qHmTQPpY)
Merry Christmas and happy new year!!
awesome looking art! :)
Hi friends!
We are working hard in Onus! and here there is an update about all the news we have:
- We are currently producing the 2nd edition of the base game in both languages. Printers do not stop!
- The illustrations of the 22 Generals and 36 units belonging to the new armies (Athens, Sparta, Macedonia, Persia and Greek mercenaries) are done
- The G&P expansion is tested and finished, but for the rulebook´s formatting
- Both the add-ons and the artbook are in the printing queue
- We are focused on the T&F expansion at the moment. There will be a 100 pages campaign book with 6 campaigns and more than 40 settings (including Spartacus'). We are testing the new siege rules and finishing the illustrations and counters.
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And.... we've got the review coming soon (it's been turned in for editing)! (too late to affect the Kickstarter, but in plenty of time for people to order it!)
Quote from: bayonetbrant on February 16, 2016, 06:08:53 PM
And.... we've got the review coming soon (it's been turned in for editing)! (too late to affect the Kickstarter, but in plenty of time for people to order it!)
Great news!!
Thank you!!
Greetings friends!!
ONUS and its expansions are almost here!!! Not later than May-June. In a few weeks you will receive an email with the final Pledge Manager so you can pay the shipping costs, add any last minute wish and balance any differences between what you paid and you ordered according to the KS survey. In some cases you paid more, in some less. But don´t worry, you will receive a personalized email.
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The illustrations are done, the base game has been produced and the Greeks & Persians expansion and ADD-ONs are being produced at this moment.
We are working in the Scenery & Fortresses rulebook and the campaigns book.
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There are some good NEWS. Or excellent news ;) The main components of the Scenery & Fortresses expansion will be done in FLAT plastic and not in cardboard. It is a bit more expensive for us but you won´t pay more. It is a thick, transparent and strong plastic that will allow us to see what we have below (playmat, table,....). During the testings we could check that the aerial view is much better for bridges, walls, rivers,...
Best regards!!
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Great Review!!
Thank you!!
Hi friends,
We are negotiating the shipping costs with several agencies.
In a few days we will send an email to backers with payment, pledge, shipping costs details and the option to add any last minute extras to their pledge.
This final PM will be live for around 1 month and we expect start shipping in June!!
I'll keep you informed in order to those gamers interested in Onus that don't take part on the Kickstarter campaign can pledge now, in this last PM before shipping.
Thank you!
Greetings friends!
Our final pledge manager is open!!
At this link you pledge for the base game, and/or expansion packs and some addons:
http://onusgame.com/juego/es/onus_kickstarter/ (http://onusgame.com/juego/es/onus_kickstarter/)
So, this is te last chance to get the game for all interested gamers that don't pledge during the KS campaign.
Please take into account that out of Spain you have to add shipping costs to the prices shown.
This pledge manager shall be open during a month.
Thank you!!
O0
Hi Warriors,
If the printer is not delayed we will ship the pledges during late May or early June. We are having everything double checked by American native speakers.
We depict some designs of the Terrain&Fortresses expansion. We hope you like them! :)
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Looks nice :)
Are you guys sending some copies to retailers after the KS is done shipping? Or only selling them directly?
Hi friends,
Less than 10% of backers have not yet updated their PM2 data. We are glad about it and hope the figure goes down to zero soon.
You will receive, in a few days, an email with all the info related to your pledges and delivery issues.
Regarding the game, everything is being edited at the moment, but T&F and base game rulebooks and the Campaigns Book, which are being reviewed in their English version.
We will split the delivery by languages. The Spanish material will be delivered, approximately, by the end of May and the English one a couple of weeks later.
In an upcoming update we will depict some of the new components already printed.
Greetings friends!
Here you can find rulesbook in both language (English & Spanish).
http://onusgame.com/juego/en/downloadable-onus-2nd-edition-base-game-rulebook/ (http://onusgame.com/juego/en/downloadable-onus-2nd-edition-base-game-rulebook/)
cool!
Greetings friends!
All the pledges in Spanish have been already delivered. Last week we finished with the translation double checking and sent the rulebooks to the printer. All the rest is in our warehouse.
We have positive feedbacks from the backers that received their pledges. They are delighted with the playmats, the Flat Plastic components of the Terrain&Fortresses expansion and the 112 pages Campaigns Book. Some of them recorded an 'Unboxing' and we are starting 'how to play' demos in spanish stores.
We hope we will start delivering the English pledges by the end of June.
Here you can see some pics of a 3 vs 3 battle (6 players). Persians and Mercenaries in one side. Athenians, Spartans and other Greeks in the other. Leonidas, Themistocles and Epaminondas were able to cross the river but the Partian Cataphracts did it as well by their left flank, overrunning the light infantry...A great battle!
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Thanks for your patience!
The shipments of ONUS! are arriving and supporters are getting their first hands-on experiences. Here you have some examples from a gamer: https://goo.gl/photos/vfSuqvhuAQ7mFCRJ9 (https://goo.gl/photos/vfSuqvhuAQ7mFCRJ9)
If you are interested in buying a copy of ONUS you can contact us here or visit our web http://onusgame.com/juego/en/ (http://onusgame.com/juego/en/)
On the other side, we would also point out that Draco is now kickstarting another cool game with cards (a WW2 game called "2GM"): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dracoideas/2gm-tactics-wargame-and-expansions?ref=forum_ONUS (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dracoideas/2gm-tactics-wargame-and-expansions?ref=forum_ONUS)