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Origins Game Fair 2017 III: Lisboa and Immortals

Origins Game Fair 2017 III: Lisboa and Immortals
From gallery of W Eric Martin
Two of the longest game demonstration videos recorded in the BGG booth during the 2017 Origins Game Fair involved passionate designers who had a lot to say about their giant creations.

• Designer Vital Lacerda went into extensive detail about Lisboa, both the game itself and the city from which the game was inspired. It was great to have him on camera, especially since we initially thought he might not make it due to travel delays and lost luggage. The hazards of convention life...





• Mike Elliott is co-designer of Immortals with Dirk Henn, with Queen Games planning to debut the game at Gen Con 2017. The design was inspired by Henn's Wallenstein and Shogun, but with players controlling two races of creatures that battle in two lands, with killed creatures returning to battle in the other world.

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