
Our games reward relationship building, exploration and strategy, and encourage the player to role-play their own unique story.īlack Chicken Studios is an independent developer of video games, including Academagia: The Making of Mages, and 1931: Scheherazade at the Library of Pergamum. KickStarter pledges containing the full game begin at $20, and the game, if funded, is expected to launch Q2 2014.Īrs Magica: Years of Conquest is a PC simulation and role-playing game intended for audiences ages 16+. Make difficult judgments, each leading you one step closer to an ultimate destiny.

Interact with Knut, William the Conqueror and the First Crusade.Protect your Covenfolk as they live, grow, work, play and pass on to the next generation.Research magic, create powerful artifacts and leave a legacy.A unique combat engine in which the environment plays as significant a role as the opponents.Plan, build and upgrade your defenses, village and laboratory.Cast powerful Spells, in any portion of the game.For the first time in the 25 year history of Ars Magica, players are invited to discover the secrets of House Diedne, a powerful and enigmatic House facing total destruction. The player must build their own Covenant in a time of invasion and strife and protect it from influences both within and without, if they are to attain the dizzying heights of magical power.

A faithful rendition of the original game, Years of Conquest incorporates the full Fifth Edition rules, including the legendarily powerful and flexible magic system. Years of Conquest is based on Atlas Games’ award-winning Ars Magica role-playing game, and features a full century of simulation gameplay in a fantastic and magical Medieval setting.

San Diego, CA – Octo– The KickStarter Campaign for Ars Magica: Years of Conquestis now available at ! The Campaign will run until November 18th, 2012.
