Drake the DRAGON wargame

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www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kLGa4kvwWMY

Not only has Drake now hit $45K and unlocked the mysterious Oolan, but they've also now had back 2 models from their casting production. These are new casts and shown is a fresh recast of the Great Master and the Saan Assassin model. They also have Rish swordsmen coming in next week (monday). The video contains a complete unboxing of both models, showing not just the great detail of the metal minis but also the full visual effect of their product as it will look on the shelves.

They are also going to show some photos which will show more detail than the video can, but even with the reduced resolution of the video one can see that there is indeed great detail on the models! If you had any concerns about Drake being able to deliver on the quality of the 3D sculpts that they've already shown then I hope that the video will put that concern to rest (and if not photos will hopefully be up in the new week to further convince you).

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A unique KS exclusive model has been added to the KS. For $20 or free with the Ultimate edition you get the Bastille. A mercenary unit with no faction alliance to put into your forces!

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(also reminds me of triangle head with his helmet off! )

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Lots of updates for Drake as of late!

Adding in a full mercenary force now which can be used by any dragon - combined with the other mercenary options you could potentially run a majority or even full mercenary army with any of the leading dragon factions present (essentially a 4th faction!). The great thing is that these mercenaries are already unlocked in the stretch goals and are ready to be added to any backers pledge
They've also released an image of the Seretin dragon - a Rish second dragon commander option
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Two articles on behind the scenes showing part of their model breaking process for making them into parts for the molds and also two showings of a rish dragon and keller to show off their 3D printer sculpts (this is before they go to be broken into parts for the mould process.
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Several new Stretch Goals have also been added in over time - they are really pushing a lot into the game and giving you a lot lot more for your money; including:
Elemental chant creations from the stony and deadly Arata the Earth Adept (Rish) to the Soo'lan the water Nymph (Saan). In addition there is the fantastic and angelic winged High Priestess for the Saan.

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And just around the corner in stretch goals at $60K there are the Rakhera Demons - a group of unaligned demonic summons with 3 variations of rules (as yet unsure if they'll have 3 sculpts or just 1 sculpt with 3 separate stat options - of course sculpts can easily be painted and based differently to attune to different styles of stats).
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Nearly at $70K with the rule book and twins model now unlocked! Now backers can get their hands on a hardback edition of the rules (remember all rules are also being released as PDF as well after for free) and a free no faction model "the Twins" (included for free with the rule book purchase or sold separately).

In addition this evening (sunday) 4pm Vancouver time (12pm GMT) Benji, Director of AGM/Drake is going to be giving a live webchat. More details closer to the time on the Kickstarter.

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40 mins of dragon VS dragon action! (just wait till you see how it all ends)!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fSlQrJQk9I

Whilst it doesn't go into the nitty gritty of how the game works it gives you a good show of how the game flows and its general rules. I think the only one that they leave out that would have been nice to see is the rules on how flight is managed. Otherwise a great show of the game and some models.

There is also apparently another update out sometime soon

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Several updates and only 2 days and less to go!

Updated design for the Saan core dragon, a new more sea-influenced design which fits its aquatic origins (this is in reaction to user feedback that the original wasn't quite good enough). They are also packaging a second head for this dragon similar to the head that its been showing for the bulk of the KS period.

New $325 reward level added giving an additional cavalry, heavy infantry set, oolan, rakash, infantry commander and Eye of Kyran ontop of the additions for the $240 level

New model the Eye of Kyran; a unifaction chant creation with a support targeted roll and a self destruct button!

New Saan dragon general, the Formosi - A mighty walking sea dragon from the cliffs; a monster at the $105K point

It's the last hours and counting, get in now whilst you still can for the great chance at the new models and for a lot of rewards

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And its over! Clocking in at $129,144.00 total pledged!
They met all their planned stretch goals all the way up to the 7th big dragon at $125K - beating even the upper limits of the Kicktraq predictions over the last few weeks.

Drake will be running a short (one to two week) period where they will be taking paypal payments so if you've not get had a chance you can still pledge and join in before the prices on those models rise up to their full commercial rates. Drake is also committed to their July launch date for the KS rewards and also for the company as a whole going commercial. The only thing that might delay the process is work on the Rule book (its been suggested but not confirmed that Kickstarer backers might get their rule books in a separate post delivery in this case - although this might come with some additional cost to cover postage).

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The Paypal option is now up till May 3rd on the AGM website:
actiongamesminiatures.com/orders/

Just fill in the details and the survey and you can get in on the early deals on offer. This is going to be the last time these prices are this good so its a great time to get a few great models to game with and paint.