Skulls of the Boston!
Ben Vance
03/11/2011 at 1:45 PM

 

The Skulls of the Shogun team has landed in Boston and is gearing up for a great show at PAX East! I’m really looking forward to seeing it in the hands of lots of new players!

I arrived a day early so had time to explore a bit of Boston.  I always enjoy traveling to new cities, and didn’t know what to expect from Boston.  I stumbled across the Granary Burying Ground near my hotel and found out it is the 3rd oldest cemetery in Boston, founded in 1660.   Lots of American revolution heroes buried there, and some weird (and macabre) history as well.

Especially interesting was that many of the graves had interesting skull-based designs.  There’s obviously a lot of history here in Boston – but I didn’t expect to spend so much time in an old cemetery!  Anyway, you can come along for the ride by checking out the pics below.  Warning: flying skulls ahead.

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4 Comments
 
 
  • Bruno
    03/15/2011 at 6:44 AM
     
     

    It looks like a fantastic game :)
    Is there a way to contact you guys ? I can’t find an email anywhere in the website.

     
  • Borut
    03/16/2011 at 11:28 PM
     
     

    Thanks Bruno! Yeah, our names are hyperlinked to our emails on the team page: http://skullsoftheshogun.com/?page_id=3 (they’re all just our first name @skullsoftheshogun.com)

     
  • Travis
    04/21/2011 at 11:44 PM
     
     

    I love the photos! There is a cemetery in a church yard in Charleston, South Carolina that has the same stylized depictions of skulls on tombstones as the top picture of the tombstone with the crossbones on top of the winged skull. I wondered if the same company/sculptor made them…

    By the way… as a huge fan of both Japanese folklore and Advanced Wars/Military Madness, I am really, really looking forward to Skulls of the Shogun. Hazah for the marriage of two great ideas. :)

     
  • Ben
    04/22/2011 at 12:41 AM
     
     

    Thanks Travis! I’m fascinated by old designs that somehow seem new again. I did a bit of research on it and found that Memento Mori was a common theme at the time – there’s a short article here: http://www.ettc.net/njarts/details.cfm?id=1422 .
    I love stumbling on bits of history like this… reality can be quite weird. :)