Dual Powers is a 1-2 player, card-driven, area-control strategy game set during the time of the Russian Revolution. Dual Powers is nearly 40% funded with two weeks to go in the campaign. Full disclosure:� I�m currently working for this...
Dual Powers is a 1-2 player, card-driven, area-control strategy game set during the time of the Russian Revolution. Dual Powers is nearly 40% funded with two weeks to go in the campaign.
Full disclosure:� I�m currently working for this game�s publisher, Thunderworks Games, but I have a cool story to tell.
Two years ago � well before working for Thunderworks Games � I had the opportunity to play an early prototype of Dual Powers. I was hooked, and following my first game I said, �I would buy this game off the shelf right now!�
Yes, it�s that good. Even though I thought the game was ready for prime time, the designer Brett Myers and the publisher Keith Matejka wanted more refinement and improvement. Now THAT�S how to design a game! What I�m saying is Dual Powers has been playtested, playtested and playtested again and again. It�s ready, and I can tell you it is a blast to play.
Each game promises a tense, 20-45 min. game with tons of strategic subtleties and depth. In terms of enjoyment, I would put Dual Powers on par with some of my current favorite two-player games, such as 7 Wonders Duel, Twilight Struggle, 13 Days and the classic Lost Cities. Dual Powers also features a challenging solo mode that can scale up to six levels of difficulty!
I encourage you to at least take a look. Here�s the Kickstarter link!
Briefly, in Dual Powers, 1-2 players direct the forces of either the Petrograd Soviet or Provisional Government. Using a hand of Command Cards, players struggle for dominance on a map of Petrograd through political action, social maneuvering, and military conflict. The player with the most support at the end of the game will shape Russia�s future and either launch or suppress the impending Civil War.
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Early Praise for Dual Powers
�Super Dynamic�. creates for really fun head-to-head play.�
� Eduardo Baraf, Pencil First Games
�[I]t�s tuned like a fine Stradivarius� I�m beyond smitten.�
� Nick Bentley, North Star Games
�Players will continually explore layers of deep strategy every time it hits the table!�
� Derek Funkhouser, Boardgame Spotlight
�It�s an engine I like very much, a mechanic I like very much� This is a fun game��
� Marco �Wargamer� Arnaudo, Game Reviewer
�Can�t wait to see this in print!�
� Jeph Stahl, co-designer of Academy Games� Birth of America series
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Dual Powers: Revolution 1917 is designed by Brett Myers. Illustrations are by Kwanchai Moriya and graphic design is by Luis Francisco. Dual Powers would be Thunderworks Games� fourth published title behind other successfully funded Kickstarters, including Roll Player: Monsters & Minions, Roll Player, and Bullfrogs.
