Tabletop Talks With Friends 12

Board games are the perfect way for you and your friends to try out things that you normally wouldn’t be able to do. With just a roll of a dice, you can become a professional boxer, bobbing and weaving your way to a championship belt. With just a flip of a card, you and your friends can suddenly be questing across a mystical land fighting monsters and navigating political intrigue. With just the placement of a piece, you can become...a chicken…in a…bank heist. The point is, the possibilities are endless. So, for this week’s Tabletop Talks, we thought we would bring you a few incredible board game experiences for you and your friends to escape into. From a grounded new take on the classic trading card game, to an expansive fantasy RPG, get ready to Tabletop - with friends!

Rediscover a love of trading card games with Runes of Zun!

A new take on the trading card game

Here is a pitch for a tabletop card game: Take all of the most exciting and fun moments from every type of card game and put them in an easy-to-learn-hard-to-master format. Believe it or not, this great concept exists, and it is called Runes of Zun from Gobico games. In this deck-building game, players take part in a variety of exciting mechanics, from “take-that” combo-making to random, luck-of-the-draw deck collection. Using these many mechanics, the Runes of Zun creates a balanced gameplay experience that is quick to play but has a lot of strategic and tactical depth to it. Though it plays a little like a CCG, there's no collecting, everyone plays from the same deck, so each game is evenly matched and has its own unique experience!

The Runes of Zun was created to solve the classic pay-to-win problem of deck construction games. So, the team at Gobico games created a card game based around one consistent deck and a joy of exciting, but fair competition. And with this goal achieved, the Runes of Zun is the perfect game to both bring in hardened trading card-players or a friend who just has a few Pokemon Cards stuffed in a shoebox somewhere. And, with a wonderful art style, the Runes of Zun matches creative gameplay with a fully realized minimalist aesthetic!

The team at Gobico games has used Tabletop Simulator to playtest the Runes of Zun as well as its three expansions. You can check out their mod here! Also, be sure to check out their website for more information on purchasing Runes of Zun and its expansions!

Enjoy some fast action heisting…and chickens in Chicken Heist

The push your luck card game

Most iconic movies would be better if the cast were replaced with chickens. Star Wars? The Godfather? How about Oceans Eleven? If that last one piqued your interest, then we think you should play Chicken Heist from Fourtato games! You and your friends take on the role of a gang of chickens who are trying to strike it rich by robbing a bank. The objective is simple: to be the richest chicken by the end of the heist. The longer you stay in the heist, the more money you can potentially get, however that doesn’t mean you will be safe. You and your fellow chickens will encounter more and more dangerous events along the way. It is your choice if you want to stay in the heist or runaway and chicken out! Using a combination of card mechanics and push your luck elements, Chicken Heist brings this hilarious premise to life in a fast-moving board game that will keep you and your friends on the edge of your seats!

Chicken Heist was created as a game simple enough to get people immediately involved, but deep enough to keep people engaged and on the edge of their seats. To do this, the team at Fourtato games has added plenty of surprises and twists to their game. This uncertainty is paired with a competitive strategy that will keep each player on the defensive and ready to strike it rich...even at the expense of their fellow heist members!

The team behind Chicken Heist moved their game to Tabletop Simulator to be sure that as many people as possible can take part in its wonderful premise. Check out their mod here! Also, be sure to check out their website for ordering info and everything Chicken Heist!

3. Take your friends on an epic quest in Agemonia

An unforgettable RPG adventure

Sometimes, when trying to bring your friends along for the most fun and least forgettable gaming experience, you can go wrong with a classic RPG! Now, if you take that idea and add an expansive campaign, a fully realized fantasy universe, and a completely cooperative campaign, you get Agemonia! In this immersive role-playing game, players are thrown into the Republic of Benem, a land on the brink of civil war, and bracing against the mystery of ancient devices, the machinations of secret factions, and the ever-present threat of monsters! It is up to a motley band of unlikely heroes to make a real difference. You can save Agemonia or be the harbingers of its destruction! And with well-crafted rules and a constantly evolving map, every play-through of Agemonia will be a unique and unforgettable experience!

The team behind Agemonia has been building up its epic universe and central concepts for decades, crafting a world teeming with lore that balances scope with straightforward rules and playability. This balance has led to an unforgettable gaming experience that rewards choice, bravery, and immersion. It is the ultimate RPG in a box!

Agemonia continued its development over the last year by using Tabletop Simulator as a digital alternative! They will also be launching their Kickstarter on September 7th and until then, check out their website for all things Agemonia!

Take your friends on the road to a championship belt in Square Ring: Strategic Boxing

Bringing strategy and depth to the classic fighting game

The world of sports-based tabletop games can sometimes be a mess of stat-heavy focus and excessive sideline-ing that can take the focus off of the sport itself. Square Ring: Strategic Boxing fixes this issue by putting the focus on what matters in a boxing board game: two friends hitting each other. But Square Ring is much more than just a cardboard punch-em-up, this game combines secret-move mechanics, unique boxer and coach profiles, and a between-round strategy to create a fast-moving yet incredibly strategic board game that never lets your mind wander too far from the ring! And, because of the many different boxer and coach combinations, Square rng is a wholly asymmetrical experience. The result is a tabletop experience that reflects the diversity, thought, and thrill of a boxing match. And, though rules are easy to learn, the match-up permutations come to almost 1700, making Square Ring an incredibly replayable experience.

Square Ring was created to bring consideration to the complexity, thought, and positioning needed for boxing to a type of game that has historically relied on simply “hitting”. The result is a fighting game that pairs excitement with thought and strategy. This, paired with addictive replayability, and a beautifully illustrated cast of boxers and coaches is guaranteed to make Square Ring a game night staple!

The team behind Square Ring has used Tabletop Simulator to bring their unique fighting game to a wider audience to make sure their creation is the best it can be! You can check out their mod here! Also, be sure to check out their social media for news on their progress as well as details on their future Kickstarter Launch!

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