Ex illis

1309, The world of Ex illis... a world completely different from the one we know, altered by the Flael, a strange fog that spread over the lands of Europe in 1246. Each passage of the fog has brought great upheaval: unexpected disappearances, monstrous metamorphoses and the arrival of creatures of legend. Former rulers and mythic heroes have blurred Europe’s borders, causing endless political strife inside the different kingdoms of Europe. Now, mythological beings share everyday life with ordinary people. It’s quite a common thing to see ogres travelling with pedlars, fairies fighting with pitiless outlaws for every inch of woods and angels charging alongside men-at-arms. Opportunistic traders make a mint of money with wealthy nobles seeking for glory and prestige in a world where everything can happen.

Ex illis is a hybrid game that combines a tabletop wargame experience for hardcore board game enthusiasts with digital technology enhancements that make the game both easier to learn and harder to master. It includes a game mat and a set of between 70 to 100 miniature game pieces, as well as a technological component that is displayed on devices such as an iPod Touch, iPhone, or a laptop computer. The exquisitely detailed miniatures are assembled and then painted by the hobbyist, who then uses the characters to play strategy games. The mat allows the player to have a global view of battlefield play and decide where to move the game pieces, while the digital device keeps score, applies rules, and communicates moves among players - eliminating the need to roll dice, or port cumbersome rulebooks.