We are excited to be collaborating with published designer Scott Leibbrandt on releasing his second published game. Believe it or not, we discovered this game at a local game design meetup. I really felt good about SotN as I think it fits a nice niche of easy to play and short time commitment. Yet SotN introduces some more interesting game mechanics to people who might otherwise be turned off by war-games.
In this game, you draft region cards which makes for simple fast game-play. A small amount of luck in the game helps equalize the playing field to allow everyone to enjoy the game and have a chance to be victorious. I've seen gray-haired war-gamers love this game and I've seen young players pick it up quickly.