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Successors

Created by PHALANX

Award-winning, ancient backstabbing game for 2-5 Diadochi. World's Top 20 Multiplayer Wargame. Breaks friendships for over 20 years.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Another multiplayer game set in ancient times incoming!
about 2 months ago – Thu, Feb 08, 2024 at 07:45:28 AM

Hello Everyone!

If there’s one thing we all love at PHALANX, it’s ancient times, and in particular ancient Rome. And if you’re looking for a lighter multiplayer game set somewhat later than Successors, you may want to take a look at our latest Kickstarter campaign. TRIUMPH is a bidding & area majority game for 2-5 players in which you'll transform the Roman Republic into a mighty empire, leading your family to unparalleled glory – if you have what it takes, that is!

In TRIUMPH, you play as a famous and influential Roman patrician family and compete over three rounds against rival families to gain the most Prestige and become the Emperor of Rome, paralleling the historical transformation of the Republic into the Empire. The heart of the game lies in a deck of cards representing your family's most illustrious historical figures. You will use them to secure key Offices, gain Clients, Legions, or Talents, and thus govern Provinces, lead military campaigns, and control important Buildings within Rome.

Right now, we have two TRIUMPH pledges on offer:

  • If you don’t need fireworks or visual upgrades, but still want to get everything the game offers + free & limited Gods of Rome expansion – pick the Kickstarter Edition.
  • If you like your games to shine and to feast your eyes on beautiful components (a set of minis and meeples), not to mention one other free product, a set of metal coins – pick the Deluxe Edition.

What’s more, you can also add another expansion to your pledge – Pirates. This one offers you pirate ships, Roman fleets, new custom sea battle dice, new mechanics, a new Building, and lots of additional cards to spice up your game!

Campaign page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/phalanxgames/triumph-0?ref=ki6f81 

Best Wargame nominee!
11 months ago – Thu, Apr 27, 2023 at 01:41:34 AM

Hello Everyone!

We’d like to thank all of you, who left their vote on our game - Successors has been nominated for the Golden Geek Award in the Wargame category! This would not be possible without your help. We’re grateful for your devotion to Successors.

Now it’s time to take this a step further! Let’s reach for gold together and show our support for the game. Let Successors reach for victory!

Cheers

Successors possible Golden Geek Award nominee!
11 months ago – Sat, Apr 22, 2023 at 01:44:21 AM

Hello Everyone!

We are thrilled to see Successors gaining popularity among so many people, and we would like to express our sincere gratitude for your support and appreciation. Your love and dedication can help this game achieve even greater recognition, such as a nomination for the Golden Geek Award. If you enjoy playing Successors and want to show your support, please consider rating it on BoardGameGeek.

If Successors has become your favorite game in the past year, we kindly ask you to leave your vote for it. Your vote can make a significant difference, and we would be grateful to have your support in these four categories:

  • Heavy Game of the Year
  • Wargame
  • Thematic Game
  • Artwork & Presentation

Thank you for your time and consideration. We value your feedback and appreciate your continued support.

Cheers

News on the missing Giant Playing Mats and a new campaign
about 1 year ago – Thu, Feb 09, 2023 at 04:50:37 AM

Hello Everyone!

Some of you have been waiting a while for the missing mats for Successors. Now that wait is over! Everyone should have already received a message regarding the mats or should receive it soon. Please contact us at [email protected] if that’s not the case (or in the case of any missing components).

Successors on BoardGameGeek

We’re very pleased to see you like our new edition of Successors. And how do we know that? We follow the board game forums, visit wargaming sites, read your feedback, and, most importantly, look at the game’s BoardGamesGeek rating – and 8.2 is an excellent result! Thank you!

If you haven’t rated our game on BGG, we encourage you to do it and to express your honest opinion about Successors. It may sound like a truism, but knowing what you like or don’t like about the game may help not only with making any potential reprint better, but also with perfecting other similar projects we’re working on.

New PHALANX game coming to Gamefound later this month

While this new game is definitely light compared to Successors, it happens to represent events happening roughly at the same time but on the other side of the globe – and it’s also a new edition of another great multiplayer game.

HUANG, a beautiful re-imaging of Yellow & Yangtze, will launch on Gamefound on February 28th!

Designed by the illustrious Reiner Knizia, HUANG is a tile placement game for 2 to 4 players set in ancient China. You take control of one of the Warring States, battling to unite the country under your dynasty. Each player has five different leaders: Governor, Soldier, Farmer, Trader, and Artisan.

Clever placement of these leaders and their corresponding tiles on the board is key, allowing you to build pagodas to score points, trigger or avoid wars, and instigate peasant revolts that bring down your enemies. Play is fast and addictive, lasting around 90 minutes, with a very short teaching time reflecting the elegance of the ruleset.

While retaining the same rules and mechanics as Yellow & Yangtze, HUANG will offer a new playing experience, with artwork inspired by traditional Chinese silk painting, new components and pagodas that bring the board to life, and stunning miniatures.

The campaign will feature two pledge options, Standard and Deluxe, and three new modules. Check the campaign’s page to learn more, and follow the project now, so you don't miss out on the chance of a free expansion!

New Successors and Hannibal mats, and a new campaign featuring another multiplayer strategy game coming this summer
almost 2 years ago – Thu, May 19, 2022 at 08:38:54 AM

Hello Everyone!


Some of you have been waiting for new or corrected giant playing mats for Successors or Hannibal & Hamilcar Golden Geek Edition, and we can finally provide some news regarding their status. We’ve just received word both mats will be produced by the end of June, meaning we’ll be able to start shipping them out at the beginning of August. We’re very sorry for the delay and, of course, should anything change to that schedule, we’ll inform you about it via an update.

A new multiplayer strategy game crowdfunding campaign coming in June

If you’re into other historical multiplayer games, you may want to take a look at our next crowdfunding project. It'll feature an asymmetric area control game for 1-4 players with unique miniatures and stunning components – Bretwalda. Here’s a short historical introduction:

Britain, 796AD. King Offa of Mercia exhales his last breath. A new Bretwalda must be crowned.

Northumbria, Mercia, Wessex, and East Anglia. The four largest kingdoms of England. All vie for supremacy. Take control of one of these kingdoms. Subdue the Viking raiders. Use diplomacy, coercion and, if necessary brute, military strength to overcome your rivals.

Claim the crown. Become the Bretwalda. 

The game is set in a turbulent period of England’s Early Medieval history. Viking raiders from Denmark are conquering vast swathes of the land. Paganism is being replaced by Christianity. And the seven kingdoms of England are in a constant game of diplomacy, alliance building, and conflict. Their goal: that their leader takes the mantle of Bretwalda – king of the seven kingdoms.

You can already sign up for the campaign; if you follow the campaign before the launch and back the game during the campaign, you’ll receive a Gamefound exclusive First Player Miniature!