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Game Preview: Conan, Unchained and Unboxed

Frédéric Henry's Conan from Monolith is a massive beast of a game, made even larger when funded on Kickstarter to the tune of $3.3 million, and now nearly a year after the original expected release date, the main game is due to arrive to KS backers in October 2016, followed by a retail release in November 2016.

Asmodee North America, which distributes games for Monolith, passed along a review copy of the base game, so I tore it open for your inspection:

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