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Hi Everyone,

The Guild of Blades is happy to announce that the first game variant for 1483 Online, 1430 AD is now available for play. This first variant rolls the clock back 53 years to provide a very different map and a 29 player massive multi player turn based game.

Game variants for 1483 Online are planned to be available for play only for our Empires of History Online Enhanced Members, but in celebration of its initial release, the first few games will be available to everyone for play.

If you are not familiar with it yet, 1483 Online is a 28 player massive multi player turn based online strategy game. Its software is free to download and games are free to play. No credit cards or other forms of identification needed. For further information visit us at:

http://www.1483online.com

Thanks,
Ryan S. Johnson
Guild of Blades Publishing Group
http://www.guildofblades.com
http://www.1483online.com
http://www.thermopylae-online.com

Hi Everyone,

At long last, we finally migrated our discussion forums into our main web site at www.guildofblades.com. So feel free to drop by and discuss any of our Empires of History A&A variant games, or well, any of our games at all actually.

Thanks,
Ryan S. Johnson
Guild of Blades Publishing Group
http://www.guildofblades.com
http://www.1483online.com
http://www.thermopylae-online.com

1483 Online is still in beta testing, but it has come a long way since it was first launched. Right now only the 28 player, Europe 1483, is available, but our programmer (who is a college student) is now on summer break and working with us full time and we’re cranking out advancements very quickly and hope to have the 95 player full world out within a month, killing all known bugs in the same process.

If you have any questions feel free to post them in our forums, or on here. Either is fine.

Ryan S. Johnson
Guild of Blades Publishing Group
http://www.guilodfblades.com
http://www.1483online.com
http://www.thermopylae-online.com

We’ve never produced an actual WWII game excepting for the micro game that came bundled with the first and only issue of the Empires of History Magazine. That was a Stalingrad game. We’re going to re-release that game as a stand alone game using the new style game units and cleaned up rules under our Compact Game line. The newer evolution of that line took the games to full color maps and full color units on chipboard (but still cut outs) and the price got bumped from $4.95 to $7.95. So far we’ve release Jutland, Ramesses’ War and Fallen Blackhawk: Somailia in this style as well as upgrading the Barbary Coast War, Beyond Hadrian’s Wall and the Battle of Thermopylae. The Battle of Stalingrad will soon join it.

We’ve been working with our Empires of History: WWII game for a couple of years now but it hasn’t left internal play testing yet. Still needs some more balancing. A game that big and involved takes a long time to get right.

On the space front we have a couple ideas in the works. We’ve recently put a bid in on a fairly significant sci fi property and if we can hammer that out, that’ll become a line of space board games done under the same game play style of our Empires of History game line, but with more stats and rules emphasis on the ships.

If the license doesn’t pan out we eventually plan to put out the Empires & Overlords space setting as a stand alone board game. That is the space setting that is tied to Button Wars but the primary game will be playable as a strategy board game and will not require any button wars pieces. It will have a secondary option of being used as a Button Wars campaign gaming map too. This game will have ship development tech, ships, fighters and mecha. It will also have a variety of ground troops. The game will come with a variety of planetoid templates…maybe as many as 20 of them. Each major “homeworld” planet with significant population will hence be its own zone world map that can be fought over. Homeworld defenses, both orbital and planet-side can be used. Ultimately a good sized fleet should be able to pound a planet and its people to oblivion from space, but it may take a few turns and otherwise tie down the fleet. And if you toast everything from space there is nothing less to conquer and hence no economic benefit. Should prove to be an interesting game. We have a preliminary map for the game on the Button Wars web pages already, though it was drafted a few years ago, so don’t take it for being the final map.

Ryan S. Johnson
Guild of Blades Publishing Group
http://www.guildofblades.com
http://www.1483online.com
http://www.thermopylae-online.com

Hi Everyone,

For those of you that don’t know us, we are the Guild of Blades Publishing Group and since 1998 we have been publishing the Empires of History series of board games…axis & allies variants, all of them.

Throughout 2006 we have been working on online interactive versions of some of our board games…which are FREE to play and simply supported with banner advertisements instead. Early in 2006 we put our A&A Variant, Europe 1483, into beta testing. Just this past week, we put Thermopylae Online into beta testing. Links for both are below so come check them out…

1483 Online:
http://www.1483online.com

Thermopylae Online:
http://www.thermopylae-online.com

And if you are interested in any of our A&A variant board games there is always:
http://www.guildofblades.com

Thanks,
Ryan S. Johnson
Guild of Blades Publishing Group

Hi Everyone,

1483 Online ( http://www.1483online.com ) is a FREE massive multi player online strategy game, begun as Europe 1483, a medieval Axis & Allies variant published by the Guild of Blades Publishing Group. Since Feb 2006 the 1483 Online game software has been in beta testing and has had over 1,150 players sign up.

After a short down period due to some server problems, 1483 Online is up and running again. The software is totally free to download and basic accounts are also totally free to sign up for and play. So if you like Axis & Allies, drop on by and give the game a try.

Also currently in development….Thermopylae Online. To be entering beta testing soon.

Ryan S. Johnson
Guild of Blades Publishing Group
http://www.guildofblades.com
http://www.1483online.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE,

For further information contact:
Ryan S. Johnson
Guild of Blades Publishing Group
1-810-625-3000
dowrie@guildofblades.com

1483 Online Enters Beta Testing,

DAVISON, MI (May 12, 2006) - The Guild of Blades Publishing Group, a market leading board game
publisher with its well known Empires of History series of historical board games and other fantasy and role playing games, announces the launch of the 1483 Online beta test. Found at http://www.1483online.com , 1483 Online is a massive multiplayer online (MMO) turn based strategy
game of diplomacy and conquest. The 1483 Online beta test is an open beta test, so all gamers
around the world are welcome to sign up and play.

In 1483 Online 28 players assume control of one of the leading kingdoms or empires of Europe,
North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia, set against the historical backdrop of the year 1483 AD. Players must lead their nation’s military to defend their lands and seek to expand the realm, using a combination of war, diplomacy and economic development. 1483 Online is a new style of game focussing on turn based play with rapid games progressing at just one turn per day and standard free games at just one turn per week. This new form of turn based, MMO gaming allows all players an equal footing on game play time dedicated to a single game and lets the players communicate via the internal communication mail system, freely and equally with other players to conduct diplomatic relations. The game rewards alliance building and shrewd diplomacy coupled with a solid strategic use of military units and resources rather than simply rewarding players with more time to dedicate to a game, or skill with a mouse.

1483 Online is an online computer game adaptation of the GUild of Blades’ popular board game, Europe 1483. First run online in late 1999 as a human moderated “Play By E-mail Game”, 1483 Online quickly gathered a small and dedicated fan base of several thousand players. Now with the fully automated computer game and online gaming experience, the Guild of BLades expects the highly anticipated 1483 Online game to explode onto the MMO gaming scene. They currently have plans to expand this new style of MMO gaming to include other Empires of History board games converted for online play, plus will expand 1483 Online game maps to go from its current 28 player base up to a full world adaptation of the board game series, allowing for 84 players per game.

The Guild of Blades presently plans to maintain a completely free downloading of the 1483 Online software and allow all players to have access to free game play accounts that will allow players continual access to a small number of ongoing games. The venture will be supported by Enhanced
Memberships offering more game play opportunities and advanced features, display advertising, and
the sales of products published by the Guild of Blades Publishing Group. This mix of play options will allow players from all over the world to play with no need of credit cards, checks or other payment options, and allow those players wanting more to buy affordable packages start at just $9.95 annually.

To join the beta test for 1483, visit http://www.1483online.com to create an account.

ABOUT THE GUILD OF BLADES PUBLISHING GROUP:

Founded in 1996, the Guild of Blades Publishing Group began as a small game publishing firm producing inexpensive miniatures and role playing game systems. In 1999 the company expanded into
board games, which quickly became the mainstay of its production lines and allowed for the rapid
expansion of the company. Since that time the Guild of Blades Publishing Group has acquired a couple other small publishers and now operates its own production facilities in Davison, MI, in addition to launching its new interactive division to publish 1483 Online and other turn based MMO games. For further information on the Guild of Blades Publishing Group visit http://www.guildofblades.com

Ryan S. Johnson
Guild of Blades Publishing Group
1-810-625-3000
dowrie@guildofblades.com

Hi All,

The Guild of Blades’ newest Compact Game is now available! Ramesses’ War is a 2 player game covering the ancient conflict between Egypt and the Hittite Empire for dominion of the palestine region. Includes other factions such as Troy, Arzawa, the Mitanni and more.

http://www.guildofblades.com/compact.php

Ramesses’ War is a Compact Series game. As one of our new and improved compact games, Ramesses’ War includes a 17" x 22" full color game map, 134 full color game counters with Chitboard backing, game rules and D10 in a full color box and all for just $7.95.

Enjoy,

Ryan S. Johnson
Guild of Blades Publishing Group
http://www.guildofblades.com

Hi All,

I’m actually a bit slow in posting this. But Jutland for the Empires of History game began shipping to our retailers and is also now available at the Guild of Blades website.

http://www.guildofblades.com/compact.php

Jutland is a Compact Series game. One of our new and improved compact games, Jutland includes a 17" x 22" full color game map, 170 full color game counters with Chitboard backing, game rules and D10 in a full color box and all for just $7.95.

Enjoy,

Ryan S. Johnson
Guild of Blades Publishing Group
http://www.guildofblades.com

Hi,

Empires of History: WWII will also be releasing in March of 2006. It too will be using our new style of game counters and has about 1,200 full color oversized chit counters.

The game will come with laminated maps. Two of them actually. One for Europe and one for the Pacific. Each map is approximately 21" x 33". The maps include the primary areas of battle in both Europe (Meaning Europe, Russia, North Africa, Middle East) and the Pacific (China, India, Japan, Australia and the pacific out to about Midway). The rest of Africa and both North and South America are represented by a nmber of off map zone boxes along the edges of the maps. But we have plans to release all three as map expansions later.

Anyway, we’re still working and completing the last of the design work on the map, so we don’t have that to show. But all the units are done and at the printer right now, as is the play testing. So we have the last of the graphical design on the map to do and the rules to layout for printing.

The game will now retail for $47.95.

We will also be releasing Empires of History: WWII Extra Armies ($11.95) which includes the color counters for all the neutrals in the world, as well as WWII: Alien Invasion as a variant to be played with the core game.

Thanks,
Ryan S. Johnson
Guild of Blades Publishing Group
http://www.guildofblades.com

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