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Phoenix rises from the ashes…

October 14,2009 8:20 am no comments

To anyone who has played Archon in the past, there was one piece you either loved or hated…and that’s the Phoenix.  Most people I’ve talked to say this was the one piece that was way underpowered, even though she held a high ranking in the lineup (opposite of the much feared Dragon.)  There are many who consider the Phoenix a ‘throw away’ piece, used only to whittle down an opposing piece…

Well, those days are over.  We’ve spend the last several months working and reworking the pieces per team and have reached a perfect balance.  The Phoenix will now strike fear in the hearts of opposing forces and takes it rightful place beside the Wizard, opposite the Dragon.  She (I think the Phoenix has to be a “her”) is an awesome creature to behold, especially when she reaches a “level 3″ on boards that allow leveling.

We’ve been play testing both the iPhone and PC for a while now and have taken all the comments from the forums, emails and App store into consideration and have made a perfect mix.  This, I believe, is the ultimate Archon experience…which has been long awaited by fans the world over.  I’m not just saying this because I’m the owner of the studio making the game…but because I am one of the biggest fans of this game, and have been since the day I loaded it up on my Atari 800 (it was from a 5 1/4 floppy.)

The work is hard, but fun and well worth it.  Our 4 player games last about an hour because we have to really think about strategy now (I’m playing against one of the best Archon players in the world.)  We all get beat by Brad (our lead designer), but most of the time, we are ganging up on him during combat.  Tomorrow Pre-sales will go live and we have a special treat for those who buy early.  I’ll have that announcement later today.

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