Double Combo Games, the creative team behind the acclaimed game Mage Noir, is proud to announce its next major project: a board game based on the timeless icon, Zorro.
Mage Noir, known for its exceptional visual quality and stunning illustrations created by ten artists, expanded to 52 countries through two successful Kickstarter campaigns. With this success, Mage Noir has grown with nine expansions, new game modes, and continues to attract new players every day.
Today, Double Combo Games partners with ZORRO Productions, based in California, USA, to bring back Zorro, the beloved masked avenger of all generations, in a cooperative board game. Designed to bring families together and captivate seasoned players, the game promises an immersive experience. Jeffrey Jeanson, who made significant contributions to the illustrations and visual aspects of Mage Noir, will oversee the artistic direction and illustration of this new project, ensuring the same level of care and elegance.
The game ‘The Secrets of Zorro’ comes at a time of renewal for Zorro, with two new television series planned for 2024 – a first series aptly titled ‘Zorro’ on Prime Video from January 2024, starring Miguel Bernardeau (from the ‘Elite’ series) in the titular role, and a second series later in the year, with Jean Dujardin, winner of Best Actor Academy Award, as Zorro.
The game will be available initially in English and French, with additional languages unlocked as stretch goals in the Kickstarter campaign. This crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, scheduled for May 2024, will give players the opportunity to join in finalizing the game, helping this young publisher expand its international reach.
Synopsis and Game Features
In ‘The Secrets of Zorro,’ players take on the roles of heirs to the legendary vigilante, working together to overthrow Governor Prizerio and thwart his tyrannical plans. The game blends strategy, hand management, secret information, and an immersive story. During the day, just like Don Diego, players will pose as compliant nobles, gathering information on the governor’s plans in various locations in the city. At night, masked, they will ambush the governor’s soldiers to return to the people what has been stolen from them. Players must be cunning and perfect their combat techniques to achieve victory.
- 1 to 4 players
- Ages 10 and up
- Cooperative
- Duration: 45-60 minutes
- Main Game Mechanics: Strategy, Hand Management, Information Gathering, Immersive Storytelling
- Game designers: Constantin Dedeyan and Vincent Vimont
- Illustrator: Jeffrey Jeanson
- Published by Double Combo Games
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Double Combo Games invites you to join this exciting adventure and celebrate Zorro’s arrival in the world of board games!
Visual Elements:
Public file – Secrets of Zorro
About ZORRO Productions
Zorro Productions, Inc. controls the worldwide trademarks and copyrights in the name, visual likeness, and the character of Zorro. The brand is represented worldwide by over thirty-five licensing agents for all media and ancillary products. John Gertz, President and CEO, has been guiding the brand for over forty years through major films, television, stage productions, publishing projects, and promotions, in addition to thousands of licensed products. The corporate offices are located in Berkeley, California.
About Double Combo Games
Crafting captivating experiences, one game at a time.
Double Combo Games is a young board game publisher that aims to bring players new experiences, always emphasizing elegant artistic direction and immersive gameplay.
Its founders and game designers are Constantin Dedeyan and Vincent Vimont. Despite their 15-year age difference, their passion for games and their mechanics brought them together and encouraged them to embark on the publishing adventure. By combining Constantin’s engineering skills with Vincent’s over 20 years of experience in game design and project management, they founded Double Combo Games to craft captivating experiences, one game at a time.
The young company’s first game is Mage Noir, a strategic and competitive card game where players become Mages and face off. It combines elegant artistic direction with game mechanics designed to highlight players’ freedom and creativity. Its completely novel shared resource system and spell combination system make it a rich experience that delights fans of the genre.
The project came to life thanks to a successful Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign in April 2021. The project was supported with USD 215,000 by over 2,600 contributors worldwide, in both French and English versions, making it a rare success for a first game from a brand-new team. A second Kickstarter campaign for its expansions raised USD 167,000 in contributions in January 2023, a significant success for expansions.
Mage Noir is acclaimed for the quality of its illustrations, created by 10 French illustrators.
For The Secrets of Zorro, one of these artists, Jeffrey Jeanson, is also the Artistic Director and illustrator, bringing his talent and 12 years of experience.
To learn more about Mage Noir: www.magenoir.com