Heraldry is a core part of the allure of the smudged time period of the knightly middle ages. Nobles and knights would have a crest that somehow depicts their family, their values, their deeds. It might be added to over the years, or burned from all but the most lost history books when a new king took favour. Or so we imagine anyway. The truth about these ‘fancy shields for knights’ is probably much less romantic.
Blazon, a new game coming to store in autumn this year after funding to the tune of $70,000 on Kickstarter, is a game that dives directly into the fascinating world of making blazons – the real name for the fancy shields mentioned above. Dave Conklin is the firsttime games designer behind the project being published by 25th Century Games.