About the game

ABOUT THE GAME

NEXUS is all about having fun. This is achieved by antagonizing and competing with your friends through bloody, brutal, and often fatal combat. There is nothing co-operative about it, but you will find camaraderie in the hopelessness of trying to command these giant meat-bags called Helots to execute your orders. In NEXUS you play the part of a coach/fight promoter commanding these genetically engineered warriors to kill each other in arenas aboard giant space barges. And as you do, both the crowd and arena are indiscriminately trying to kill everyone involved. Sounds fun, right?!

YOU ARE A LANISTA

Let’s get one thing straight: you are not here to lead your helot to victory! You are a Lanista! And that means that you are here for your own fortune and glory! Let nothing as trivial as the life of your helot keep you from attaining it!

ALWAYS REMEMBER that You are engaged in a battle for the crowd’s attention, and you are not just competing against the other lanista’s helots! You are also trying to steal the attention away from the barge arena itself, with its brutal helot-carving hazards.

Your helot is a mindless hunk of flesh that relies on your commands to put it in the best position possible to win. It is up to you to keep aware of its surroundings and take advantage of the opportunities that the proper positioning of your champion brings.

Delegate your helot’s command points between movement and action, all the while letting the roar of the crowd be your guide. Instruct your helot to assault its opponent with frenzied wild attacks, or to strike specific locations with laser precision.

NEVER FORGET that nobody plays fair in NEXUS! A good lanista is always waiting for the right opportunity to deceive their opponent and is more than willing to use their influence to tip the odds in their own favor!

One last tip, ALWAYS BE READY, because at any moment, the tides of battle can work with you or against you! Turning Points are unpredictable and can affect the match in unexpected ways! A good lanista will be on their toes and prepared for anything.

Being a lanista in the NEXUS is not for the faint of heart. Use your cunning to strategize your ascent to fame and glory, or fade into obscurity like billions before you! Are you up to the challenge?

WHO IS D-VERSE PUBLISHING?

D-Verse Publishing, LLC was founded by Jason Goike and J. Scott Rumptz in 2017 with the intention of creating high quality games with nostalgic roots. They began work on “NEXUS”, their debut title, as childhood friends in the late 80’s. Growing up in Detroit on a steady diet of RPGs and board games, Jay and Scott are now bringing talented artists together from across the globe to create vibrant, immersive and imagination-driven game worlds. With expansions already in the works, NEXUS is the first of many planned titles.