Dive Into Coop & Versus Conan; Monolith’s Red Nails & More!
January 17, 2024 by brennon
Monolith are currently on Kickstarter with their new campaign for the Conan board game. Red Nails throws a new expansion into the mix with a new story to delve into alongside content that allows you to play the game cooperatively and in versus mode!
Conan Expansion Kickstarter // Monolith
The campaign focuses on four new boxes that are packed to the rafters with new stories, adventures, miniatures and more. This then coincides with three ways of playing the game, namely a solo and/or cooperative mode, the classic adventure mode and the new versus mode where you pit heroes and their allies against each other.
As well as offering up new options for those who already have Conan in their collection, the King Pledge has returned to this campaign so newcomers can get involved with all of the Conan action. So, whether you're an aged warrior or a green fledgling, you'll have some fun ways to get in on the action.
Red Nails Pledge // Conan
When it comes to diving into the game, you've got the Red Nails Pledge leading the way. Inside here, you'll find five new heroes to play as (including a new version of Conan and Valeria) alongside a host of new foes to face and that terrifying beast!
Red Nails Expansion // Conan
This is the most requested story to date and it's finally getting some time in the sun. You will need the core box and stretch goal components to play this but if you've been avidly snapping up Conan-related goodness over the years this seems like the one to go for. You can, of course, get all the bits you need as part of this Kickstarter.
If you wanted to get into some competitive Conan then you've also got the Versus Mode Expansion that you see here.
Versus Mode Expansion // Conan
As you might have guessed, this allows you to take notable heroes and villains from the Conan mythos and pit them against each other alongside a host of lackeys, monsters and more. The core mechanics remain the same with the use of the River Player Board but with a few tweaks here and there that help get you stuck into some bloody skirmishes. With so many different miniatures for Conan out there, there should be limitless possibilities when it comes to working out your favourite warband of choice.
For the collectors out there, there is also the Frazetta Box which comes with two new miniatures and hero sheets that have been sculpted to match the stunning artwork by Frank Frazetta. There is also a new scenario to play where Conan can charge into battle on the back of a noble steed.
Frazetta Box // Conan
If you want to pretty much go all in then there is also the Masters Of The Hyborians pledge which contains pretty much everything that you could ever need to play your games of Conan. With the refining of the rules over the years, the new expansion content and modes of play, it seems like this could well be the definitive Conan experience.
Masters Of The Hyborians Pledge // Conan
It also wouldn't be a Kickstarter without some Stretch Goals and plenty of them have been unlocked already.
Solo & Cooperative Stretch Goal // Conan
Red Nails Stretch Goal // Conan
More digital options have been included alongside a few miniatures and terrain elements to add to your games. I'm sure that more will be unlocked as the campaign churns on with the relentless fury of a raging barbarian. How very Conan.
Could you be tempted to dive in and pick up the new expansions for Conan? Did you miss out on previous campaigns and this is your first time?
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Expensive. Just the base expansion is 60 quid, plus VAT, plus around 25 for postage… so you’re looking at 100 quid… that GW prices.
And no retail. You either back the KS or order direct from their store once out. Shame. It’s a great game.
Technically “direct from their store” is retail
It really is a shame — it seems like there is always a lot of interest from new players whenever they do a new Kickstarter campaign, but you only have to look at the comments on the Kickstarter to see how confusing it is for new players to try to buy into the game. They could see a lot more growth if they could figure out a way to get the game into shops. I suspect that staying “Kickstarter only” is really hindering them from growing their audience.
Their distributor (Asmodee?) were paying them per unit a net loss for everyone sold. We cannot have good things.
OTOH, The King’s Pledge is a great price, for the base game and SG’s. Dunno how you can say it’s expensive per mini. Same price as the original KS, but with errata and fan support (https://companion.the-overlord.com/), although I’m sure shipping will be much higher.
The new stuff is more than I’d pay for, but I’m not a big Conan fan. Gloomhaven: Crimson Scales fired all my dice-chucking games.
This is my favourite Kickstarter game ever. Originally purchased as a quick way of getting some miniatures for RPGs it turned out to be a great game. The versus mode is a very exciting addition. I think this will be my Kickstarter purchase for 2024
I’ve been struggling with this one. I’m a huge fan of the original game, but this expansion seems weighted really heavily towards the solo/coop mode, which I have absolutely no interest in. Additionally, I was pretty underwhelmed by the game content in the last Kickstarter expansion (The Conqueror) and this looks like it’s being written by the same people. I am interested in the new “vs mode,” it’s something I had been hoping they would do for some time (and it appears to be a different team doing the writing/developing), so I’m tentatively planning on getting just that, and maybe… Read more »
This is one of my favourite games, and one that I usually whip out for the normies (none analogue gamers) in my friendship group. It’s going to kill me not backing this KS, but it’s just come at the wrong time.
Seems strange to spend the time/effort to concoct a solo/co-op mode but then only offer it solely in digital format with not even an option for physical rulebooks of same.