Age of Tyrants by John Robertson

Age of Tyrants

A project in Edinburgh, UK by John Robertson

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Massive Scale Wargaming! A 6mm scale miniatures game with a unique unit activation system inspired by the doctrine of combined warfare.

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Backers: 255
Average Pledge Per Backer: £123

Funded: £31,383 of £20,000
Dates: Jan 21st -> Feb 18th (29 days)
Project By: John Robertson

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Swap your Captains for Heroes for Free: A thank you to all our Backers

February 18th - via: kickstarter.com

Hi Folks, We've got some good news. As reward for sticking with us on this, you can now substitute any of your captains for the Kickstarter exclusive Heroes. This offer applies to any of the deals in which you get a captain, so fixed companies or... (Read More)

Free Tank Crew sprues, Falcon & Liberator transports and Mars Bomber unlocked, Syntha Ghost & Plastic base Previewed

February 18th - via: kickstarter.com

Hey Folks, Down to 12 hours to go as I write this but lots of unlocks this morning click to access full gallery click to access full gallery click to access full gallery We have also previewed a WIP for the Syntha Ghost, feel free to comment on the... (Read More)

VASA Red Hammers Unlocked, painting Viridian Infantry with Giovanni and "Allies" stretch goals revealed

February 17th - via: kickstarter.com

Hey Folks, Getting very close now, nearly into our last day and things are moving on very nicely. This morning we unlocked the VASA Sky Hammers, next up Viridian Falcon Transports click for high resolution image We also have a painting tutorial for... (Read More)

Painted Viridian Marines, Free "Casualty" Sprues for Level 2 and up, Time Lapse Video on Beasts of War & Romain Gaschet Painting Gallery

February 16th - via: kickstarter.com

Hello folks, Well we are now moving into the last 48 hours of the project but we still have lots of interesting stuff to show and hopefully unlock. First we have the first painted samples of our metal miniatures by Matthew Hipkin, these are a... (Read More)

Viridian Mustangs unlocked, Bombard rule animation and Red Vectors terrain now available

February 15th - via: kickstarter.com

Hello Folks, Well we are finally near the end of the Kickstarter and what a journey it has been. Viridian Mustangs are the latest unlocks. Like pulverising your opponent from a safe distance? Then here's the how-to animation. And finally Red... (Read More)

New Unlocks and Age of Tyrants Official Facebook Group

February 14th - via: kickstarter.com

Hello Folks, We've had a great crop of unlocks over the weekend: VASA Viper wings and Archangels, Viridians Saurain Riders and Jaguar Strike Craft, Syntha HK2000 Scouts and Junkers Dune Raider quads. We are also very grateful to Spud from Chilling... (Read More)

Project Page Update, new 2 player Starter sets and single Armour & Infantry Bases

February 12th - via: kickstarter.com

Hey Folks, Our project page has undergone a major update as we had reached our character limit. Hopefully, you will be able to manage your way around it much more easily and that the pledging system is a lot clearer, thanks Rob. Please free feel to... (Read More)

Wayne England: colleague, artist, concept designer and friend

February 9th - via: kickstarter.com

Many of you will already know of the passing of Wayne England yesterday. It came as a terrible shock to all of us and, even now as I write this, it’s still hard to imagine. Since Wayne was a partner in this project, as well as the lead artist and... (Read More)

Painted Gallery Updates & Platoon Stat Sheet

February 9th - via: kickstarter.com

Hey folks, Our community has been busy with their hairy sticks so we've expanded our online galleries with some beautifully painted tanks, thanks to Matthew, Christian and Eric. And here's a turntable of Giovanni Bosio's "boosted" Prinicpies base.... (Read More)

Hairy Gamers AoT Demo video & Scale Comparison Galleries now up

February 8th - via: kickstarter.com

Hey folks, Well those clever bearded chaps have put together a short demo video following them through their tentative steps playing a game of Age of Tyrants with our very own Mark Brendan on hand to keep them on track. You too can take the game for... (Read More)

AoT Printed Rulebook now FREE to Pledge Level 2 and up

February 6th - via: kickstarter.com

Hey folks, Sincere apologies for a further update on the heels of the last, but I forgot to say that due to the increase in the volume of rule books we will now print we can offer Pledge Level 2 a free copy with their pledge, this was only previously... (Read More)

Multiplayers sets and Gameplay videos now up

February 6th - via: kickstarter.com

Hey Folks, In response to customer requests we have made some multiplayer starter sets each with their own specific pledge level to make ordering easy. click for high resolution image click for high resolution image click for high resolution image... (Read More)

Video Model Review, Building a Junker Company videoand Faction Decks Unlocked

February 5th - via: kickstarter.com

Hello Backers! We've now hit the midway point in our Kickstarter and things are still going strong, so a big thanks for all your support. We have a couple of new videos up now on the projects page. The first is a review by "Anything but Wargaming" on... (Read More)

VASA CLAUs unleashed and Free Custom Dice for Backers

January 31st - via: kickstarter.com

Hi Folks, Good news the VASA CLAUs are now unlocked! click for high resolution image We also have unlocked Free Custom Dice to, sets of 4 for each faction for Pledge Level 1 and upwards. And finally some funky Avatars for our backers. If you're a... (Read More)

Syntha CLAUs now unlocked

January 28th - via: kickstarter.com

I'm delighted to say the Syntha CLAUs are now unlocked. Syntha CLAU Teams consist of two CLAU's per section, each supported by a squad of Androsynths equipped with standard issue pulse rifles. Two of the CLAU sections are Talon models, equipped with... (Read More)

All the Heroes Unlocked and Junker & Viridian CLAUs to boot!

January 28th - via: kickstarter.com

After a chat with a number of backers we have agreed that its time we get some new product out there on show so to kick things off all our Kickstarter Exclusive Heroes are now unlocked. For Syntha we have : Kallista is the designation given to a new... (Read More)

2nd Stretch Goal Unlocked Major McCann is now availiable as an Add-On

January 25th - via: kickstarter.com

Kate McCann, call sign "Tornado" studied military intel at the Academy on Viridia, before deciding the spook life wasn't for her, and signed up for active duty as a driver in the Armoured Corps instead. Her signature move is a rapid deployment of... (Read More)

An update to Pledging on the project page

January 25th - via: kickstarter.com

Hi folks, I've reworded the Pledging section on the project page to make it a lot more explicit, I hope this helps: The smallest fighting force in Age of Tyrants is a company, consisting of 4 platoons led by a Captain base. In the pledge manager... (Read More)

First Stretch also Unlocks Tribune Secundus: Junker Tank Hero ADD-ON Exclusive to KS

January 25th - via: kickstarter.com

Marcus Secundus embodies the Junkers ethos of scavenging and repurposing technology for their own ends. He began his career as an engineer in the tank crews of the XIXth Armoured Legion. Famously during the Battle of the Black Erg, with his... (Read More)

1st Stretch Unlocked Free Counters For Levels 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5

January 25th - via: kickstarter.com

Great news we're into the stretches, finally. This unlocks free, full colour, die-punched card counters. (Read More)