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In case you didn't go onto ChicagoWargamers much, you may not know I've been developing my own sci-fi western themed board game called Broken Contract. Josh R and Josh K have tried it. Will B and I have had great theory discussions about the background. And a bunch of you have helped me confirm some art decisions as well. Anyway, since a bunch of members of this community have had input, I figured I put a post here to keep you abreast of news with the project and allow for more feedback from y'all. Plus, I'll periodically be asking for play testers.

Brief synopsis:

Background: In a dystopian future governments collapse in favor of mega-corporations as ruling bodies. Interplanetary travel and terraformed planets evolve and allow the mega-corporations to colonize distant worlds for resources and to expand their markets. Most people are contracted employees to the corporations they serve under, and are essentially indentured servants - not free people. However, for some the pull for freedom is too strong and they break their contracts. Breakers are workers who revolt against their servitude, but of course the corporations have hired Security Officers to quell insurrection. The backdrop begins with these two oppositional forces within an iron mine on a partially terraformed world. The situation is simple (for now), you're either a Breaker trying to desert the mines by any means necessary, or you're a Security Officer trying to beat the Breakers down.

Game structure/rules: Its being developed to be a high action board game, akin to a slightly more involved Zombicide, though the game rules draw heavily off of my roots in playing games like Necromunda, GorkaMorka, and Blood Bowl where characters fall down, drop grenades at their feet, have weapons break, and get thrown down air-shafts all for shits and giggles. If you want to dive roll under a closing hydraulic door Indiana Jones style, this might be the game for you. If you'll have a good laugh if you accidentally kill yourself mid dive roll as you get crushed by that hydraulic door - this is definitely the game for you.

Anyway, the essential background is on my blog: Broken Contract Blog

And today I wrote a bit about what type of content would work its way into further expansions.


Enforcer by Oliver Zavala

Tangent I. The Bigger Picture

Read on if all this sounds intriguing.

Thanks!
-Nick