Black Rose Wars: Rebirth is a competitive fantasy game of deck-building, strategy, and combat set in the hectic universe of Nova Aetas in Italy, for 1-4 players.
Each player is one of the powerful mages of the Black Rose Order, who aspires to become the new Great Magister, in order to acquire the mighty power of the Black Rose Artifact and the Forgotten Magic.
Each mage has at their disposal six schools of magic, each one with its own strategy to annihilate their opponents and increase their power. Mages fight each other in a modular arena of hexagonal Room tiles. They summon powerful creatures, cast destructive spells, or devise dark deceptions with their enchantments.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
November Shipment Update
about 1 year ago
– Tue, Nov 21, 2023 at 09:55:56 AM
Hello, Magisters!
Quick update now that EVERYTHING has finally shipped.
Rotas Box! Pic by On Table
The first batch of English material (seeUpdate #61), which left early in Europe, has already cleared customs and is now being shipped, and is being processed in North America.
Here is the second shipment:
EU - ETA 11/12 Bremerhaven (Germany) - Ship Name: MERIT MAERSK
North America - ETA 30/12 Savannah (Georgia) - Ship Name: MADRID EXPRESS
Oceania - ETA 06/12 Sydney - Ship Name: EPAMINONDAS
As far as Asia is concerned, VFI ASIA is starting shipments these days.
In the last few months, the management of the work with the factory has been very complex due to the constant changes in the production end dates.
The initial agreement was to deliver the material by the end of May, then it was pushed back to mid-July, then mid-September, then the end of October, and finally it was pushed back again to mid-November.
All of this turned into a monster to manage on our side: partners angry about the delay, launch plans constantly pushed back, constant reorganization of work and priorities, and external communications difficult to manage and rightly perceived as bad by many of you. For example, we can tell you that Requiem, our next project, was originally scheduled for late June, then pushed back to late September, and now pushed back to early next year.
It has happened more than once that when we have communicated dates, we have been forced to correct them. When we didn't communicate because the information from the factory was absolutely uncertain, we created just as much uncertainty on your side. In short, it was a real "whatever we do, we do wrong" moment.
And finally, we missed the summer delivery, the release for Essen, and even the Christmas sales.
The nervousness some of you are feeling is understandable; this message is not meant to be a justification, only an explanation. However, if you want to see the glass half full, BRWR is finally finished and on its way!
As you know, we have received the first production units. Of course, it has been a long wait, but we can once again confirm that the final result is truly spectacular, and we are convinced that you will be ultra-satisfied!
Thank you all again for your patience, Rebirth is really close now!
October Shipment Update
over 1 year ago
– Fri, Oct 27, 2023 at 07:22:52 AM
UPDATE CONTENTS:
Shipments
Report from Essen Spiel '23
Nova Aetas Renaissance Last Chance
Hello, Magisters!
Once again, this year we have returned safely (well, more or less) from the Essen Spiel which, again, turned out to be an amazing experience!
Before I tell you how it went, let's look at the most important bit: production is completed in ALL languages, and shipments are underway.
As we informed you in the last update, the first batch of material is already on ships to Europe and North America. Here you have the names and ETAs of both ships:
North America: YM WARMTH - ETA Savannah 17th Nov
Europe: MOSCOW MAERSK - ETA Bremerhaven 9th Nov
The rest of the cargo has been picked up at the factory and we are waiting for ship names and departure dates, we are confident that everything will be on its way by the first week of November.
Depending on the areas, the fulfillment time will be different: Backers in Asia and Oceania will receive their pledge very shortly, as will backers in the EU and NA who will receive the first batch of goods.
As we told the many Rebirth fans we met during the Spiel days, we are very close now, the Lodge will soon reopen its doors!
Of course, Rebirth was one of the big stars of the German exhibition, with hundreds of old and new players having the opportunity to try it out with the Apocalypse expansion! And the lucky ones had the Great Magister Marco Montanaro as a demonstrator!
Rebirth+Apocalypse demo table
Once again this year's Spiel was a great success! You came to visit us in great numbers, and it was a great pleasure as always to have the chance to chat and tell you many behind-the-scenes stories about our work! The two new games presented: "Black Rose Wars: Duel - Lex" and "Haunted Lands" were a great success among players and industry insiders, managing to stand out for the quality of the components and the game mechanics... and we are proud of that!
BRW: Duel - Lex demo table
We wholeheartedly thank everyone who stopped by to see us, but also everyone who would have liked to but couldn't! Your support motivates us to do better and better!
Before we say goodbye, we are happy to inform you that on October 31st on Gamefound we will start a special campaign that will allow you to pre-order the last available copies of Nova Aetas Renaissance, the "sibling" project of Rebirth, currently under fulfillment!
We have produced 1000 bundles of the English version, originally intended for our Webstore, but given the many requests we received after the pledge manager closed, we have decided to make 500 of these bundles available for this special campaign.
We want to inform you BRW and Rebirth fans, that this is a unique opportunity to take home our most ambitious and rich game, and one that contains so much "crossover" material that can be used with BRW and Rebirth, allowing you to add new mages and evocations to your collection and take two birds with one stone! You can check it out by clicking here!
That's all for today! See you in November with a new update!
Fireball!
September Production & Shipment Update
over 1 year ago
– Wed, Sep 27, 2023 at 07:57:17 AM
Hello Magisters!
We know you've all been anxiously awaiting news about the end of production and the start of shipments, and we've been waiting a few days to get some definite news from the factory about the status.
As you know, the factory gave us 15th Sep as completion date. Actually, they needed a few more days to complete the work and assembly of all the boxes, due to the huge volume.
To handle the large number of boxes and their volume (the Rotas box is huge!), the factory will release the goods into containers on two successive dates: Sept. 29th for the first pickup of English material, ship already booked for Oct. 7th (still waiting for ship name confirmation). Oct. 19th for the second pickup of all the remaining material in all languages. The time between the first and second pick-up is also due to the Chinese National Day, which will keep the factory closed from October 1 to 6.
Finally, we can officially start the fulfillment phase!!
Here you have a video of the assembly chain of the Core Box and Rotas Box.
Last Dynasty copies ready to go inside the Rotas Box
Fully Assembled Rotas Box
Rebirth will be present at Spiel '23 next week, with demo tables where you will also be able to try out the Apocalypse expansion and touch all the final materials with your own hands, thanks to the copies the factory is sending us in advance just for this big event!
We look forward to meeting those of you who will be at the convention, and stop by our booth #3B102 to see all of our upcoming titles, including the fantastic Black Rose Wars: Duel - Lex and the new issue of Ashes, our magazine, which, as always, has many surprises in store for you! We look forward to seeing you there!
That's all for today! See you at Spiel or soon with a new update!
Fireball!
August Production Update
over 1 year ago
– Fri, Aug 25, 2023 at 01:50:33 AM
Update Contents:
Production &Shipping Update
Rulebooks in all Languages
BLACK ROSE WARS: DUEL - LEX
Hello, Magisters!
Quick update to keep you informed about the progress of the production of Rebirth.
We are finally nearing the end of mass production: the factory has confirmed to us that everything will be ready for pickup and ship transport by mid-September 2023!
With this in mind, we will be closing shipping addresses at the end of next week, you will receive a final reminder from BackerKit via email to check and possibly change your shipping address.
By now, the Lodge is very close to reopening its doors! You will finally be able to try out all the new features of Rebirth!
To help everyone prepare, we are happy to announce that ALL of the Rebirth rulebooks are now available on our WEB APP in all of the languages planned for this project: ENG, ITA, GER, FR, and ESP!
Hurry now to download the rulebooks in your language and get ready for the return of the Black Rose!
Before we close this update, we would like to remind you that you can still pre-order Black Rose Wars: Duel - Lex. For those of you who missed the news, BRW: Duel - Lex is the latest addition to the Black Rose Wars world, eagerly welcomed by Black Rose fans, as well as those new to the world!
Please note that you cannot combine this pre-order with the Rebirth order, as they have a different production line, different timelines, and therefore different logistics.
That's all for today, see you in the next September update!
🔥🔥🔥Fireball!
Summer in the Lodge!
over 1 year ago
– Tue, Jul 11, 2023 at 08:25:58 AM
Update Contents:
Boxes from the Factory
Production Update
Hello, Magisters!
New update about the production of Rebirth! After the plastic trays, we showed you in the last update, it's time to show you the boxes!
Fantastic photos have arrived from the factory of the boxes of the 6 expansions that make up the Rotas Box, as well as those of Gaea Reborn, Dread Forge, and Seal of Fire!
Expansions!
We are very pleased with the final result, as you can see we kept the same size for all expansions with a similar amount of material. The expansions that will be different sizes are Irene and Jukas, which will be smaller because they only contain one miniature, and Deadly Mask and Apocalypse, which will be larger because of the materials they contain.
Deadly Mask box
Irene and Jukas Expansions
The 6 expansions from the Rotas, once placed in the box, will form the Rebirth logo with their short sides, we are sure they will look great on your shelves!
Six boxes to form the Rotas Box!
Apocalypse deserves an honorable mention with a box that will leave you speechless with its gorgeous cover!
An apocalyptic box!
With the creation of the boxes, the production is going on without any particular problems, now it's just a matter of waiting for the technical time of the factory for the completion.
At the moment, the factory estimates that the mass production of the material in ALL languages planned for this project will be completed by the first half ofSeptember 2023. With that in mind, we are looking for ships to begin shipments by the end of September.
That's all for now, as soon as we have new content to share with you or new production information, we will update you.
Stay tuned, the coming months will be full of surprises for all Black Rose Wars and Rebirth fans!
In the meantime, keep in mind that many of the Rebirth rulebooks are already available in English on our Web App, and in the coming weeks, we will begin uploading all the other languages as well!
