Agents of SMERSH (2012)

A STORYTELLING BOARD GAME SET IN THE 1970s COLD WAR ERA.

Link to KICKSTARTER (GAME SUCCESSFULLY FUNDED AT 20K IN ONLY 10 DAYS; TOTAL NOW OVER 50K):
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1545517208/agents-of-smersh-a-spy-storytelling-board-game

SMERSH is an acronym of two Russian words that translates into "Death to Spies." It operated as a counter intelligence agency by the Red Army during the 1940s. Despite having had a large number of paid employees, little was known about the agency until recently when Russia opened their archives.

Agents of SMERSH is a cooperative Storytelling game that pits players as UN Secret Service Spies set in an alternate 1970s timeline against a newly formed and independent SMERSH. The game will be able to accommodate play with either The Encounter Book that contains over 1500 written encounters with a similar reaction matrix to Tales of the Arabian Nights - or played more simply with only encounter cards with shorter encounters and no matrix. Agents of SMERSH includes custom dice to determine success or failure of encounters, and more strategic play from what is typically expected of a Storytelling board game. There are plenty of James Bond gadgets, guns, cars, pop references and detailed artwork - not to mention a touch of humor. The game features the artwork of George Patsouras (The Resistance & Flash Point).

COMPONENTS

• Encounter Book with approx 1500 Encounters - 200+ Page Book; Large 8.5x11 Spiral Bound.

(Book may add 30 minutes play time)

• Encounter Book is now optional to play the game
• Over 300 Cards - an exact count will be made soon
• Game Board depicting a world map
• 5 Character Mats (2 FEMALE AND 3 MALE)
• 4 Henchmen Mats
• 1 Villain Mat
• 6 Custom six-sided dice
• Dice Bag
• 1 D6
• Over 100 Tokens

• KICKSTARTER* STRETCH REWARDS REACHED
  • TRAVEL DIE - CUSTOM DIE USED TO DETERMINE MOVEMENT POINTS
  • 40K REACHED TWO MORE CHARACTER CARDS WITH NEW ILLUSTRATIONS!
  • 5TH HENCHMAN NEW HENCHMAN CARD REWARD