Warlord Games’ Konflikt ’47 is a a pulpy science fiction expansion of World War 2 that sees the conflict extend with robots, monsters, the undead and more in a combination of traditional historical wargame and wilder elements.
Warlord Games announced that the author and wargames developer William King has signed a contract to join the Konflikt ’47 writing and development team. He worked on both Warhammer Fantasy Battles and Warhammer 40,000 in a development capacity at the time the games truly became the worlds most recognize, and he is perhaps best known as the two-time Origins Award-winning author of over 40 novels, including the beloved sword and sorcery series Gotrek and Felix.
“With his vast creative experience and expertise,” Warlord Games said in a statement, “William will be crucial in building and developing the in-game universe, working with both rules and background, alongside Andy Chambers – and several other big names who’ll be announced in the not-too-distant future! It’s a thrilling time for Konflikt ’47, with an all-star cast working to take the game and universe to new heights.”
“World War 2 plus Dieselpunk! Undead! Monsters! What’s not to love?” said King. “Konflikt ’47 speaks to any number of my obsessions–retrotech SF, alternate history, WW2, to name but a few. I am also very happy to be working with Andy Chambers again, and the rest of this great team.”
“As a huge fan of the Gotrek and Felix novels, it’s absolutely fantastic to have an author of William King’s calibre join the Konflikt ’47 team,” said Peter Gosling, Warlord Games’ Head of Marketing and Konlikt’47‘s Product Manager. “His skills will be an enormous asset to the project, and I can’t wait to see what creations spring onto the page and tabletop!”
Konflikt ’47 is a stand-alone game designed using a version of the rules for the Bolt Action World War II tabletop wargame. You can find more information about getting started on the company’s Warlord Community page.
Source: Warlord Games
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