Players! Mr. Black here, and let’s take a look at the newest teaser video we’ve put up for XenoShyft.

Here we’ve fully revealed the game board, and I’m here to give you a rundown of just what you’re seeing.

As you can see, on the outer edges we have the Division Lanes, aka where each player will sit- it’s basically their own private game area. In the Blue NorTec areas they will deploy their Troops, and in the Red Hive areas are where, each round, their Division will be attacked by four (or more, in some events) enemies. Also here is a space for each player’s personal deck- all players begin with a similar deck in the beginning, but based on their Division and the cards they purchase their deck will become unique amongst all those in play.

Moving on, right above the Division Lane we have a spot for your Division Card, so you can always quick reference the various bonuses that you’ll be getting as the game goes on.

Next up we have the Resource Area, which is split into two distinct areas. One side is composed of the various NorTec Troops and Xenosathem Resource cards (which are always constant) and the other side are for semi-random cards, such as Weapon and Armor Cards, Technology Cards, etc etc… These are in part determined by the Divisions in play and part by random draw.

Lastly, we have the Encounter Decks, which represent the various aliens that make up The Hive. I’m not going to spoil super much here, but as you can see there are three of them, Wave 1, Wave 2, and Wave 3… That’s because, as the game goes on, the enemies are going to become bigger and nastier, so while you’ll be acquiring bigger and shinier toys… The monstrous aliens waiting to devour you will likewise become more fierce and hostile.

Well, that’s all for now players, we’re prepping for the CMoN Expo this weekend, where we’ll have full demos of XenoShyft running… And, of course, as mentioned before, we’ll be coming to Kickstarter very soon.

Until then!

-Mr. Black