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Videos from Gen Con 2014: Asmodee — Hyperborea, Lords of Xidit, Unita, Colt Express & Timeline: American History/Americana

Videos from Gen Con 2014: Asmodee — Hyperborea, Lords of Xidit, Unita, Colt Express & Timeline: American History/Americana
Board Game: Hyperborea
• Andrea Chiarvesio and Pierluca Zizzi's Hyperborea, which I first saw in early 2013 in a different version at Spielwarenmesse, carried a big price tag at Gen Con 2014, but it also carried away players who picked it up, garnering rave reviews in the immediate aftermath of the show. Asmodee, which distributes for Yemaia in North America, expects to have this game available in stores by the end of Q3 2014. For now, here's an overview of the game recorded in the BGG booth during the con:




Board Game: Lords of Xidit
• Another forthcoming title being distributed by Asmodee that was available in advance at Gen Con 2014 is Libellud's Lords of Xidit from designer Régis Bonnessée. This game is a new version of his 2002 release Himalaya in the world of Seasons.




Board Game: Unita
• Helvetia Games' Pierre-Yves Franzetti presented Steve Brück's Unita, which debuted in North America and Europe in May 2014. I played this once a couple of months ago, but haven't got back to it yet, which is a shame as the first play will be kind of a head-scratcher since you need to experience the latter 95% of the game to understand what you might want to do in the first 5% during set-up.




Board Game: Timeline: American History
Board Game: Timeline: Americana
• Frédéric Henry's Timeline series of games debuted from French publisher Hazgaard Editions in 2010, but over time Asmodee has taken on the role of publisher, especially for the two latest releases in the game line — Timeline: Americana and Timeline: American History — which kind of makes sense given that Asmodee has a presence in (North) America whereas Hazgaard Editions seems to have dissolved and been reborn as the still French Studio Bombyx.




Board Game: Colt Express
• I've already posted a written preview of Christophe Raimbault's Colt Express based on a playing at Gen Con 2014, but here Ludonaute's Anne-Cécile Lefebvre presents an overview of this Spiel 2014 release:

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