Osprey Games Invites You to Take On the Ice Age

Osprey Games’ new Ice Age skirmish game is now on general sale.

Hide, Stone, and Bone is described as a ‘wargame of hunting and combat’ with ‘options for solo, cooperative, and competitive play‘. It sees players lead tribes of ‘early human ancestors’ in their daily struggles to survive the dangers and the harsh environment of the Ice Age. From season to season, these tribes seek to grow and prosper, engaging in various 'Big Days'; these Big Days feature mammoth hunts, clashes with predatory animals such as cave bears and sabretooth tigers, and ongoing skirmishes with rival tribes.

Life in the Ice Age isn’t all about hitting things with clubs, however; there’s also food to be gathered and tools and weapons to be crafted. Oh, and you better check in with those shamans to see if they have any insights into future threats: these threats can include raids by rival tribes, attacks by big animals, and even supernatural events.

The crux of the game, however, lays in a campaign system which ‘forms a core part of the gameplay experience’. This campaign places a premium on the survival of each player’s tribe whilst giving them ‘all the tools they need to meet the challenges of the Ice Age and lead their tribes into a prosperous future’.

Hide, Stone and Bone is written by Austin Hunt and features illustrations by Mars Oosterveld. It is available now from the Osprey Games website.

Images courtesy of Osprey Games