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“It was a beautiful, blinding moment. What fools we were.”
Aetherium is set in the virtual shadow of our own desperate future; we invite you to assemble your collective of hackers, agents or anarchists and lead them on hyper-fast runs into a dangerous virtual reality. Use your cunning, wit, will and bloody-minded determination to carve your space in the wild frontiers of the Aetherium.
What Is Aetherium?
For the average person, life is brutally hard. There is drudgery and filth and endless streams of meaningless, menial work. And then there is the Aetherium. More than a virtual reprieve from the urbanized nightmare of the 23rd century, the Aetherium is a digital landscape of countless dimensional frontiers, a virtual reality so vivid as to be indistinguishable from reality itself. The Aetherium, then, is the essential human commodity. Uncountable billions plug themselves in every single day to live dynamic dreams of a better existence.
Welcome to a new dimension in gaming
– a place that is no place at all.
Aetherium is a tabletop miniatures board game played in beautifully realized and customizable battle map and tile system. Players control one of several factions and battle across a profound virtual landscape. The game’s turnless interaction evolves within a completely unique modular tile system –one that responds directly to the will of the players during the game. We have compiled scenarios to take you through the game itself, but the structure ensures that no two experiences can ever be the same.
In the Aetherium. players will:
- Control a skirmish-level selection of highly detailed, beautifully sculpted miniatures to represent your unique cadre of hackers and affiliated programs;
- Engage in a daring struggle for control of an ever-shifting landscape, set against a backdrop of mind-crushing white noise;
- Strategically program your activation deck cards in order to anticipate your opponent’s movement, and to sequence your software as you lead your team on a bold run into the Aetherium;
- Struggle for control of the psychological reality itself, while utilizing your free remaining RAM to stay in the fight.
How To Play Aetherium
Enjoy our quick gameplay video to get a fast but comprehensive look at the core mechanics of Aetherium – a game that is quick to learn yet wonderfully challenging to master.
Buy Aetherium
Come marvel and this truly unique game – a tremendously dynamic world, set at a skirmish level for approachability and versatility, genuinely innovative mechanics, and top-shelf quality.
The Collectives
Collectives are the different interests that struggle within the Aetherium, each having its own unique set of characters and play style.
Resources
Click and download the latest updates, as well as a selection of documents to help expand your Aetherium horizons.
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