The LCG model must be paying off for Fantasy Flight because they've just announced a brand-new one...

The new game is Warhammer 40,000: Conquest, by designer Eric M. Lang. It's a 2-player game that has you in the position of warlord fighting for control of a sector.

According to the press release:

"Planet cards are arranged in a row between the players at the beginning of the game, and the planet farthest to the left of the starting player is the first planet. Each round, you or your opponent will clash at the first planet, and the victor will capture the first planet. Capturing planets is your ultimate goal in Warhammer 40,000: Conquest, as is explained further below.

You deploy units to establish your faction on planets across the sector and increase your warlord’s armies. Army units deploy to planets to establish your command of a world and do battle for your victory. Only the first planet in the row is eligible for capture each round, but you must carefully consider every planet. By deploying to other planets, you take the first step in securing them for future domination. After you and your opponent deploy, you bring your warlord’s might to bear against one planet by secretly selecting your choice on a servo-skull dial."

It sounds like you'll be balancing your ability to capture a planet now with the ability to capture one in the future. Over play one of them, and your opponent can snatch the victory from you.

There are going to be seven distinct factions you can choose from: "You can lead the warriors of the Adeptus Astartes in glorious combat or command the combined forces of the Imperial Guard. Take on the role of an Ork boss and drive your Waaagh! to unlimited savagery, or devote yourself to the dark powers of Chaos. Tailor your fate as the Eldar, expand your empire as the Tau, or strike from the shadows with the Dark Eldar. No matter whom you choose, your goal remains the same: conquer the Traxis sector in the name of your people!"

There will be plenty of opportunity for deck-building, and you craft your deck around a warlord and his eight signature squad cards. After that there are some restrictions based on the different factions.

The game will retail for $40 and be available in the third quarter--with non-random expansion decks soon to follow...

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