Lucifuge Dragon may have stopped work on his board game adaptation of Ultima 7: The Black Gate, but it would seem that his fledgling company — Sixth Circle Gaming — is on the verge of announcing something:

Sixth Circle has become more than just me and my little blog but a passionate team of, currently, three people who all share in the excitement of seeing a very fun project through to the end.

Sixth Circle comprises of myself and two great friends who I’m proud to have known each for many years…

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We have a working title, a solid prototype (built in Unity) which is starting to really feel like something, many art assets and pages of concepts, literature and lore. Above you will see a bit of roughed out concept art. It is following in the steps of the Black Gate’s turned based system with RPG mechanics, but it is also being pushed much further and in exciting new directions. Some of the things we have already implemented have really surprised me and I could not have done them on my own. I am extremely excited and optimistic about this project and the adventure it is taking us on.

Please stay tuned as more information will be released in the not-too-distant future.

I, for one, remain curious as to what Colby and his team will be serving up next. It won’t be an Ultima-based game, obviously, though it will doubtless have at its core many of the mechanics that were thought up for the Ultima 7 board game. So it may, at least, seem somewhat familiar to long-time Ultima fans. That, at least, is my hope for it.