Mantic Games - Loka: The World of Fantasy Chess

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**Rolt**

Loka - The World of Fantasy Chess

Bit of exciting news for you today that we just couldn't wait to tell you about!

We are pleased to be working with Alessio Cavatore on River Horse’s new game - Loka: The World of Fantasy Chess, coming soon!

Loka is a new fantasy chess-wargame with elemental chess armies, fantastical terrain and a simple combat system to resolve the fights between the pieces based on mutual support and rolling polyhedral dice.

River Horse has designed the game, from the rules to the fantasy chess sets based on the four elements: Air/Wind, Earth/Wood, Fire/Lava and Water/Ice, sculpted by Wojchiek Flis. These figures are designed for plastic production and are clearly identifiable as the Chess Pieces they represent.

Mantic Games will be publishing the game, handling all of the manufacturing and distribution leaving the Mantic Design Studio free to complete the Kings of War and DreadBall Kickstarter models.

More on Loka: The World of Fantasy Chess will be revealed later this week - don't miss it!

The Queen of the Air Army:

The Pawn of the Earth Army:

Enjoy and discuss.

**Mad4Minis**

Hmmm...might be interesting.

**BobtheInquisitor**

I'm glad that Mantic is moving up in the world and becoming one of the big companies people go to for manufacturing and worldwide distribution, but I can't say I'm very excited. The concept sounds very vague so far--chess with dice?--and neither miniature does very much for me. Maybe I will like it more once they start talking about the background.

When Mantic first hinted that they were licensing someone else's property, they gave the impression it would be something exciting. I've never heard of Loka, and the newsletter gives the impression that no one else has either, so I guess the exciting part was the "chess"? The sculpts are better than Mantic's worst, and the style is different enough to avoid confusion, but I'm not seeing the draw here.

**scarletsquig**

This isn't the IP that Mantic are licensing.

Also it's already being discussed in the other thread.

**BobtheInquisitor**

What other thread?

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

The mantic fantasy news one (although the OP needs to add Loca to the title)

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/150/445605.page

**MajorTom11**

Please continue your discussion the previously posted thread, thank you!