The concept
The concept came out of years of research and playtesting by Elliot Symonds. Starting from time at Ashridge Business School and creating a training game up to the UK Board Games Expo 2014 where he pitched, what was then called 'Vickrey!', at the Dragons Den event. The feedback and reflection led to him developing Orctions.
We have been fortunate to secure the rights to use the mythology of the world of 'Umiat & Kenai' as a backdrop to the game. These books have been described as 'Literary Manga' and 'Gory fantasy that will gnaw your soul'.
We know you will enjoy the game that brings you the excitement of bidding on Orc fighters by various Orction techniques to enable a bloodfest of battle on the board.
Orctions is woven into the fantasy world of Umiat & Kenai. A worker placement mechanic is used in the first stage of the game, enhancing strategy with competitive Orctions. In the second stage, gladiatorial combat occurs as a dice combat game.
With art by Jon Haward and Trystan Mitchell we have a beautiful looking game. Manufactured by Trefl with design by Naked Marketing, it is of the highest quality.