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Title: CGL Announces 2 New SR Games
Post by: AJCarrington on <03-16-17/1059:30>
Announced at GAMA the week, article form ICv2 (http://icv2.com/articles/news/view/36988/catalyst-plans-two-new-shadowrun-games):

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Catalyst Game Labs will release two Shadowrun games in 2017:  a card game and a long-awaited board game.  The card game, planned for Origins (June) release, is Shadowrun Zero Day.  It’s ..."a head-to-head matrix battle," Catalyst Publisher Loren Coleman told ICv2.  "It’s a very quick resource-management, attack-the-Megacorps game."  MSRP is $19.99.

Shadowrun: The Board Game is the result of a new design after an initial design was rejected, Coleman explained. “We now have the game I want,” he said.  The release, originally planned for 2014 (see "Catalyst"s Ambitious Plans for 'The Year of Shadowrun'"), is now slated for Gen Con.

Coleman described the play.  "You build a team, you level up your runners, you get them gear, you cyber them up, whatever it’s going to take," he said.  "You go on missions, you get money, so you can go on the mission to win the overall game."  MSRP is expected to be $50-$60.
Title: Re: CGL Announces 2 New SR Games
Post by: Marzhin on <03-16-17/1321:20>
Interesting. So if I understand correctly, this is what should have been called Hostile Takeover, reworked with a new concept.
Title: Re: CGL Announces 2 New SR Games
Post by: AJCarrington on <03-16-17/1523:54>
In fairness, I'm not sure. I always thought that Hostile Takeover was more focused on the Corps and the machinations whereas this appears to be more focused on a team/crew of runners. But, then, one never knows... ;)
Title: Re: CGL Announces 2 New SR Games
Post by: The Tekwych on <03-16-17/1705:57>
This almost sounds like a merger of our two missing games, The team building, outfitting, and skirmish that would have been Sprawl Gangers with the board game play and mechanics of Hostile Takeover.

I was looking forward to the original concept of Hostile Takeover but I can get that, somewhat, in New Angelus by FFG.

I am in for both games but would still like to see the original concepts of Sprawl Gangers and Hostile Takeover make it to the table.Playing from the Corp side of things is sadly lacking and would be fun to explore as a board game.

Thanks for posting this AJ
Title: Re: CGL Announces 2 New SR Games
Post by: Bull on <03-16-17/2154:34>
Yeah, looks to be a completely different game.

Shame.  Hostile Takeover was pretty fun. :/
Title: Re: CGL Announces 2 New SR Games
Post by: AJCarrington on <03-17-17/0851:18>
@Bull - were you part of the play testing team for Hostile Takeover?
Title: Re: CGL Announces 2 New SR Games
Post by: Bull on <03-17-17/1654:02>
@Bull - were you part of the play testing team for Hostile Takeover?

Not really.  I got to playtest it a few times at cons though.
Title: Re: CGL Announces 2 New SR Games
Post by: AJCarrington on <03-20-17/1115:30>
Not really.  I got to playtest it a few times at cons though.

Ahhh...lucky you ;D
Title: Re: CGL Announces 2 New SR Games
Post by: DarkSpade on <07-14-17/1645:55>
Come to think of it, Lords of Waterdeep would work incredibly well with a shadowrun reskin.  "Corps of Seattle" maybe?  With Catalyst already working with WotC, it's not an unrealistic idea.
Title: Re: CGL Announces 2 New SR Games
Post by: AJCarrington on <07-15-17/0950:08>
IIRC, there was develop on a corp-level boardgame a while back, set in Seattle. However, I don't think that anything ever came of it... :-\
Title: Re: CGL Announces 2 New SR Games
Post by: wraith on <08-09-17/0019:09>
On that same note, what the drek ever happened to Sprawl Gangers?

It was set to fill the niche Necromunda left, and somehow managed to delay so badly Games Workshop got around to looking at reviving Necromunda with still no word on a release with the last updates two-three years ago.
Title: Re: CGL Announces 2 New SR Games
Post by: AJCarrington on <08-09-17/1129:47>
Haven't seen/heard anything on this in a long time. IIRC, the rules were done; the main issues was miniature design/production.
Title: Re: CGL Announces 2 New SR Games
Post by: Thanos007 on <08-13-17/0849:42>
http://www.catalystgamelabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Future-Catalyst-Games-768x762.jpg

Note Sprawl Ops and Prime Runners.  Any idea what these are?
Title: Re: CGL Announces 2 New SR Games
Post by: AJCarrington on <08-13-17/1127:29>
Not seen too much about either, tbh. I suspect that Sprawl Ops is a team-based board game while Prime Runners is a new edition of Crossfire (maybe incorporating some of the updates used in Dragon Fire).
Title: Re: CGL Announces 2 New SR Games
Post by: odd on <08-13-17/1845:42>
Ugh, one expansion then a new edition?
Title: Re: CGL Announces 2 New SR Games
Post by: DarkSpade on <08-13-17/2046:47>
Not seen too much about either, tbh. I suspect that Sprawl Ops is a team-based board game while Prime Runners is a new edition of Crossfire (maybe incorporating some of the updates used in Dragon Fire).

So where do we get info on this without actually going to gencon?   My friends and I love Crossfire and have been really wanting more.

I am going to be pissed though if everything I have now is already obsolete.  Now if it's just a giant expansion that comes with a better rule book, then hell yeah, that's awesome.
Title: Re: CGL Announces 2 New SR Games
Post by: The Tekwych on <08-14-17/1034:29>
Board Game Geek, The Dice Tower, and Beasts of War will all have coverage all week. Any one going could, PLEASE, post here as well
Title: Re: CGL Announces 2 New SR Games
Post by: AJCarrington on <08-14-17/2038:18>
Note that the tag line on the picture was "6-12 months"...suspect they are still a ways off and that we'll see more info over time.
Title: Re: CGL Announces 2 New SR Games
Post by: AJCarrington on <08-16-17/0706:30>
Article about Zero Day is up on the blog:

Zero Day: Playing in the Sixth World (http://www.shadowruntabletop.com/2017/08/zero-day-playing-in-the-sixth-world/)