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Ferex: Max

Ar 230,000
  • Original art by Mat Li
  • 36 pieces, 16 cards, one board
Made and posted from Antananarivo
Drawn, printed, finished, and packed in Madagascar, then posted from there. Nothing about this game is made anywhere else.
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About this game

An easy-to-carry yet sustainable and durable version 

Miniatures are transformed into 3D printed coins, designed and produced by local artists

It all comes together in a Raphia bag to keep all the tokens safe.

Sturdy board for lasting play

 

Two editions

Same game. Two ways to own it.

Both play exactly the same. The difference is what the board and the pieces are made of, and how many hours go into each copy.

  • Standard edition

    The full game, ready to travel.

    • 3D-printed board and all 36 pieces
    • 16 cards across three decks
    • Packs into a raffia bag that keeps the tokens together
    • Illustrated rulebook with the full story

  • Limited edition

    The same game, made by hand.

    • Hand-made metal board
    • Figurines painted by hand, one at a time
    • 16 cards across three decks
    • Collector's pouch

    Very few are made, which is most of why it costs what it costs.

What's in the box

Six characters. One board.

Every piece in the box is a character drawn by Mat Li, turned into a model, and built into something you can pick up. Three rings of defenders around the Queen, and the Robber on the outside looking in.

  • The Queen

    The Queen

    1 · the centre

    Holds the centre and moves one defender a single space each turn. She wins by trapping the Robber, or by slipping away once the ring has thinned.

  • The Robber

    The Robber

    1 · the outer ring

    Circles the board clockwise and takes the first defender in his line each time he stops. He wins by reaching the centre untrapped.

  • Watcher

    Watcher

    16 · outer ring

    The first line, and the first to fall. Sixteen of them stand where the Robber does his hunting.

  • Archer

    Archer

    12 · middle ring

    Twelve archers hold the middle ring. Move them well and they close the V-Trap around the Robber.

  • Bodyguard

    Bodyguard

    8 · around the Queen

    Eight bodyguards on the inner ring, out of the Robber's reach. Shield Wall makes one of them immune and immovable for two turns.

  • Kalanoro

    Kalanoro

    1 · four-player game

    A spirit from Malagasy legend. Comes out of the box for Team Battle, two against two.

Shown here as the 3D models the pieces are made from. Limited edition figurines are painted by hand.

The cards

Three decks. Twelve ways to change the game.

You may hold one card at a time, and it resolves before anything on the board moves. The Queen and the Robber each have a deck of their own. The third deck belongs to nobody.

Queen's deck

Four cards that hold the ring together: bring a defender home, stall the Robber, or shape the trap.

  • Command Shift

    Move a defender to help create the V-Trap.

  • Fog of War

    The Robber skips the next turn.

  • Reinforcements

    Move one defender next to the Queen.

  • Shield Wall

    One bodyguard is immune and immovable for two turns.

Robber's deck

Four cards for getting closer: clear a defender, move where you should not be able to, and stay out of the trap.

  • Booby Trap

    Remove one defender from the board.

  • Robber's Shadow

    The Robber teleports to anywhere on the board.

  • Smoke Bomb

    The Robber is immune to capture for one turn.

  • Surprise Ambush

    One bonus move after capturing a defender.

Chaos deck

Four cards that cut both ways. One of them hands you your opponent's side for a move.

  • Traitor

    The Queen gets back one captured defender, and the Robber captures one.

  • Echo of the Ancients

    Replay your last card.

  • Shifting Battleground

    Switch the roles: play one move as the Queen, or the other way round.

  • Time Collapse

    Your opponent skips the next turn.

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