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A Fistful of Kung Fu: Hong Kong Movie Wargame Rules
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
A Fistful of Kung Fu: Hong Kong Movie Wargame Rules
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Andrea Sfiligoi
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Illustrated by Fabien Esnard-Lascombe
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Illustrated by Jesse McGibney
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Series | Osprey Wargames |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:64 | Dimensions(mm): Height 248,Width 184 |
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Category/Genre | Role-playing, war games and fantasy sports |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781782006381
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Classifications | Dewey:793.92 |
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Illustrations |
27 col
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Imprint |
Osprey Publishing
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Publication Date |
20 February 2014 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
A Fistful of Kung Fu brings the hyper-kinetic, bullet-spraying, demon-slaying, kung-fu-fighting action of Hong Kong movies and Asian cinema to the wargames tabletop. In a modern world walking a precarious line between the advances of next-generation technology and the tradition and mysticism of ancient cultures, Kung Fu schools face off in no-holds-barred tournaments, corporations hire agents and spies to steal each other's secrets, overworked SWAT teams respond to gunfights between feuding Triad and Yakuza clans, and ancient artefacts are sought by hopping vampires, demon sorcerers and cyborgs alike. Combining the gunfights of John Woo's Hard Boiled, the hand-to-hand combat of Enter the Dragon, the sheer mystical weirdness of Big Trouble in Little China, the wuxia action of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, and everything in-between, A Fistful of Kung Fu is a skirmish wargame unlike any other.
Author Biography
Andrea Sfiligoi is one of those few lucky fellows who can claim they are 'working' while playing with toy soldiers. The success of his Song of Blades and Heroes line of wargame and roleplaying books, published by Ganesha Games, convinced him to stop doing what he was doing before and write games for a living. Jesse McGibney was born in Saskatoon, Canada in 1987, and graduated with a degree in Illustration from Sheridan College in 2009. He is the co-founder and lead artist of the independent video-game studio, AlienTrap Games. Jesse also enjoys doing freelance illustration for various publishing houses, including Fantasy Flight Games and Osprey Publishing. He currently resides, along with too many half-painted miniatures and rulebooks, in Toronto, Canada.
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