PH Games
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PH Games is a tabletop game
publisher in India, largely famous for the Revolution game series. It is also well known for other games, such as the Space Travels series, On the Run series, Devastation series and the Legend series, and for making tabletop games on sports such as Cricket and Football.
Apart from the unconventional games mentioned above, PH also publishes traditional Role Playing Games, such as Mountain Dweller or The Lost Legacy
.
PH Games is the largest tabletop game publisher in India, and has so far developed games on three gameplay engine platforms:
PH Games enjoyed a virtual monopoly, ruling the roost for nearly three years, until finally in 2006, Destruction Games emerged and snatched a huge chunk of the market share
. Since then, PH has been constantly on its toes, trying to reclaim its erstwhile credibility and monopoly.
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The HG game engine
was PH's first gameplay engine. It was characterised by the fact that it incorporated traditional, turn based
, storytelling style gameplay, depending a lot on the game of luck, such as tossing a coin
, or throwing the dice. This system also saw some of the greatest titles PH Games is known for, including:
The HG system's lifespan was two years, from mid 2003 to mid 2005.
The HG II game engine was PH's second game engine, and it incorporated some unconventional elements into tabletop gaming, such as non turn based gameplay, reaction time, real time storytelling and use of the environment (this was heavily publicised by PH as the Envir On Gameplay System).
The HG II was also the period which saw the least amount of games coming from PH, and this negligence on their part paved the path to the rise of Destruction Games.
Some popular games from PH using the HG II gameplay system were:
Destruction Games also released several games using the HG II system (because they were unable to develop a gameplay system of their own). Some of the popular ones are:
HG II had a liespan of two years from mid 2005 to mid 2007.
B3YOND was PH's third gameplay engine, introduced in May 2007. It expanded on the unconventional gameplay elements of HG II, and introduced several new ones, such as Reflex Time and Two World Mechanic.
As of October 2007, these are the popular games released using the B3YOND system:
Apart from the games mentioned above, the following are expected to release soon:
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As of October 2007, PH is the largest tabletop publisher in India, with 50.93% marketshare.
Tabletop game
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publisher in India, largely famous for the Revolution game series. It is also well known for other games, such as the Space Travels series, On the Run series, Devastation series and the Legend series, and for making tabletop games on sports such as Cricket and Football.
Apart from the unconventional games mentioned above, PH also publishes traditional Role Playing Games, such as Mountain Dweller or The Lost Legacy
Lost Legacy
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PH Games is the largest tabletop game publisher in India, and has so far developed games on three gameplay engine platforms:
- HG
- HG II
- B3YOND
PH Games enjoyed a virtual monopoly, ruling the roost for nearly three years, until finally in 2006, Destruction Games emerged and snatched a huge chunk of the market share
Market share
Market share is the percentage of a market accounted for by a specific entity. In a survey of nearly 200 senior marketing managers, 67 percent responded that they found the "dollar market share" metric very useful, while 61% found "unit market share" very useful.Marketers need to be able to...
. Since then, PH has been constantly on its toes, trying to reclaim its erstwhile credibility and monopoly.
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PH Games Gameplay Engines
- HG
The HG game engine
Game engine
A game engine is a system designed for the creation and development of video games. There are many game engines that are designed to work on video game consoles and personal computers...
was PH's first gameplay engine. It was characterised by the fact that it incorporated traditional, turn based
Turn-based strategy
A turn-based strategy game is a strategy game where players take turns when playing...
, storytelling style gameplay, depending a lot on the game of luck, such as tossing a coin
Coin flipping
Coin flipping or coin tossing or heads or tails is the practice of throwing a coin in the air to choose between two alternatives, sometimes to resolve a dispute between two parties...
, or throwing the dice. This system also saw some of the greatest titles PH Games is known for, including:
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- Devastation
- Legend
- On the Run
- Space Travels
- Forest Ranger
- Mountain Dweller
- Operation Frankenstien
- Devastation II: Desert's Sandstorms
- Devastation III: The Guardian of the Seas
- Legend II: The Brass Tower
- Legend III: Battle of the Elements
- History
The HG system's lifespan was two years, from mid 2003 to mid 2005.
- HG II
The HG II game engine was PH's second game engine, and it incorporated some unconventional elements into tabletop gaming, such as non turn based gameplay, reaction time, real time storytelling and use of the environment (this was heavily publicised by PH as the Envir On Gameplay System).
The HG II was also the period which saw the least amount of games coming from PH, and this negligence on their part paved the path to the rise of Destruction Games.
Some popular games from PH using the HG II gameplay system were:
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- On the Run II
- Revolution: Vengeance
- Devastation IV: The Moonwalker
- Word Cricket 2005
- The Lost Legacy
- Lawscaper: The Chase Begins
- Lawscaper II
- Enthorn
- Revolution: Cataclysm
Destruction Games also released several games using the HG II system (because they were unable to develop a gameplay system of their own). Some of the popular ones are:
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- Crime
- Crime II
- Crime III
- Crime Revisited
- Revolution: Annihilation
- The Magical Stones
HG II had a liespan of two years from mid 2005 to mid 2007.
- B3YOND
B3YOND was PH's third gameplay engine, introduced in May 2007. It expanded on the unconventional gameplay elements of HG II, and introduced several new ones, such as Reflex Time and Two World Mechanic.
As of October 2007, these are the popular games released using the B3YOND system:
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- Revolution: The Extinction, by Destruction Games
- Origins
- World Cricket 2007
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- On the Run III
- Lawscapers IV
- Revolution: Sangre Gang Chronicles
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- World Cricket Twenty20
- Revolution: Secrets Unravelled by Destruction Games
Apart from the games mentioned above, the following are expected to release soon:
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- The Lost Legacy II (working titleWorking titleA working title, sometimes called a production title, is the temporary name of a product or project used during its development, usually used in filmmaking, television production, novel, video game, or music album.-Purpose:...
) - The Prince of Darkness II (working title)
- Revolution: Legend
- The Dark Force
- Revolution: Apocalypse
- World Racers Championship 2008
- Enthorn II
- Space Travels IV
- The Lost Legacy II (working title
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As of October 2007, PH is the largest tabletop publisher in India, with 50.93% marketshare.