Help make Holmgard Games’ inaugural game a reality – an endlessly replayable asymmetrical strategy game that lets you play out Lone Wolf’s epic struggle against the Darklords – but with a different ending every time!
Holmgard Press let us know about a new tabletop game that we thought you would want to hear about. We’ve included the announcement below. Crowdfunding begins September 16.
Explore the campaign on Gamefound and be among the first to follow for an exclusive Special Item, a free 32mm miniature of Lone Wolf added to their game pledge.
Play the Kai & Magnakai sagas (with elements of the Grand Master series thrown in for fun!) as an asymmetrical two-player strategy game.
What if Vashna had been resurrected? What if Lone Wolf failed to recover the Lorestones in time? What if the Cener Druids made a pact with Vassagonia?
As the Freeland Alliance, can your outnumbered forces withstand the Darklord onslaught long enough for Lone Wolf to recover the lost wisdom and power of the Kai Order and destroy the Darklords forever?
As the Darklords, unleash your war machine in a ruthless conquest of Magnamund while deploying assassins, sorcery, and dark diplomacy to bring Lone Wolf and his allies to ruin!
Whatever path you choose, no two games will ever be the same. Different leaders, different resources, different strategies.
It has also been 40 years since Joe Dever and Gary Chalk published the first Lone Wolf gamebooks, beginning with Flight from the Dark, and started our quest. In honor of the anniversary, exciting things are happening at Holmgard Press. If you’re not following what they’re up to, you’re missing out.
It has also been 25 years since, standing optimistically on the threshold of a new millennium, witnessing the rise of the World Wide Web with its spirit of openness and sharing, Joe gave his readers what he called his millennium gift. He charged us with freely publishing the Lone Wolf books to all of his readers around the world, and thus began Project Aon.
Things have been quiet at Project Aon lately, but in honor of a quarter century of we have refreshed the style of the Lone Wolf series. Please take a look. We hope you enjoy.
Long live Lone Wolf! For Sommerlund and the Kai!
The Project Aon Volunteers
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We’re big fans of reading the Lone Wolf books online (obviously) but there’s no replacement for holding the books in your hand and leafing your way through an adventure.
Lucky for us, then, that Holmgard Press recently opened pre-orders for the new Definitive Editions of Lone Wolf 1–3. The Definitive Editions include newly edited text with updated gameplay and some of the best artwork in gorgeous, deluxe hardbacks.
Holmgard Press plans to publish the remaining books rapidly, so here’s our chance to own the entire series in a single collectible format.
Lone Wolf has been abducted! Imprisoned in a remote city-fortress on the border of the Darklands by the minions of the Dark God Naar, the Supreme Master of the Kai is surely doomed to die.
In Trail of the Wolf, you must venture alone into the dreaded stronghold of Gazad Helkona to find and free your leader. Can you succeed in your vital mission… or will you fall foul of the horrors that lurk within this Darklands city-fortress?
The sad news has reached us that Paul Barnett died unexpectedly and too soon on February 3, 2020.
Known to most of us by his pen name, John Grant, he wrote the Legends of Lone Wolf series of novellas that brought greater depth to the stories we knew from the Lone Wolf gamebooks. He was the prodigious author of over 70 books and won two Hugo awards among many other honors.
On a personal note, whenever I had the chance to interact with him, I always found him warm and genuine. As a young reader, I truly enjoyed his vision of the Lone Wolf story despite it being in many ways different and challenging. I will always remember his captivating portrayal of Vonotar the Traitor as an arrogant, impetuous heretic of the Brotherhood of the Crystal Star.
Paul, your life and your quest end here, but you will not soon be forgotten.
The Forces of Darkness have launched a coordinated assault upon the Free Nations of Magnamund. Their intentions are clear: to overwhelm and annihilate them before an effective counter-offensive can be undertaken.
In The Storms of Chai, your mission is one of seven that Kai Supreme Master Lone Wolf has initiated to turn back this unprecedented tide of evil before it engulfs all the goodly nations of Magnamund forever.
Will you succeed in your vital quest to retrieve the Eye of Agarash from the city of Pensei and bring it back safely to the Kai Monastery of Lorn, or will you fall victim to the powerful Nadziran Zashnor and the terrible creatures at his command?
You might notice that we have redesigned the standard edition
for this new book to modernize it and make it more mobile-friendly. As
with all significant changes, we might have introduced new problems. If
you experience any issues, please help us by telling us what went wrong.
For Sommerlund and the Kai!
The Project Aon volunteers
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The newest book in the series, Dead in the Deep, has been published in English by Joe Dever’s son Ben 35 years after the first publication of Flight from the Dark. It is available for purchase from the new home of Holmgard Press at magnamund.com.
Grand Master Steel Hand, a powerful warrior of the New Order Kai, has disappeared in the ruins of the ancient Lyrisian city of Emolyria, which teeters on the brink of Maakengorge. This accursed place has become the largest mustering point for the servants of the Dark God Naar. In Dead in the Deep, you must enter Emolyria’s vast dungeons unnoticed. The Brotherhood of the Crystal Star and the Sages of Varetta can help to clear the path, but you alone must walk it. In the depths of the Chasm of Doom lies a terrible but forgotten power. Burning and hungry, it is fed by the endless pain of the Restless Dead, making ready to rise from the Maakengorge and consume the Freelands of Magnamund. What dark secrets will you uncover in the abyss? Will you find your brother Kai alive? Will you succeed where he has failed?
For Sommerlund and the Kai!
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In case you missed it, the Lone Wolf AR game launched last year and now they’ve announced a competition asking players to post screenshots, videos, or even memes of their in-action gameplay to the Lone Wolf AR Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.
IT’S TIME TO PLAY #LoneWolfARPostcard IN YOUR CITY! Download the app on Itunes or Android and upload the best gameplay screenshots or videos for a chance to win AMAZING PRIZES up for grabs!
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Exciting news for Lone Wolf fans, here is the first sneak peek of the demo for #LoneWolfAR, the world’s first augmented reality fantasy role playing game for mobile, based on Joe Dever’s incredible series. LonewolfAR launches at Lucca Comics and Games festival on Wednesday for 5 days with adventures around the Lucca festival site, including Giaks to battle, druids to outsmart, magic to cast, Lone Wolf characters to meet and puzzles to solve. Get your app here and follow all the #LoneWolfARLucca on Facebook.
