The African Kingdoms was one of four cultures in the unprinted Set 8 of Anachronism. Despite not being published, these cards are legal for competitive play (see 'Status of Set 8' for more details).
Brief History
Writing a "Brief History" of African Kingdoms is a bit laughable. Considering that most anthropologists trace the beginning of modern humans back to Africa, such a history would have a lot of ground to cover. In addition, the proposed cultural sweep of Set 8 covers five very different African leaders. Aeizanas was a Christian king ruled from Ethiopa to the Middle East. Al-Kahina was a Berber who fought the advance of the Arabic armies. Amanirenas was a Kushite queen who fought Rome as they encroached upon her home of Nubia. Memnon was a mythological king of Ethiopia who fought alongside the Trojans. Shaka was the famous leader of the Zulu tribe in southern Africa.
Perhaps the best thing would be to give a brief overview of the kingdoms represented, which might be...
{coming soon}
African Kingdoms in Anachronism
The cards that follow were never printed. The final versions from the design team are being spoiled on the Anachronism forums. As is, one will notice missing elements, since the cards haven't been finished. There's no artist or flavor text; many card names and ability titles are English, rather than the respective African languages.
Aeizanas of Axum warrior pack
Dahiyah al-Kahina warrior pack
Kedeke Amanirenas warrior pack
Memnon warrior pack
Shaka Zulu warrior pack
Status of Set 8
Currently, Anachronism and TriKing have entered a bit of a rough patch, financially. It has been the better part of a year since Set 7's release, and there is no timetable for Set 8. Michael Brown of TriKing has mentioned that plans are in place to relaunch Anachronism, with a stronger business model. What this "Anachronism 2.0" might signify for existing sets is unknown. The common perception is that Set 8 will not see the light of day -- at the very least, not in its current form.
Despite its status, Set 8 is being released pack-by-pack on the Anachronism forums. The game's lead developer, Steve McLaughlin (a.k.a. "Shteevie"), is the one releasing the card texts and sanctioning them for tournament use. In addition to the packs, he has so far spoiled a few promos from the unprinted Set 8. Starting in October 2007, these promos are meant to be printed out by Mercenaries/TOs, signed & numbered, and given out like normal tournament promos.
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