Have you ever wanted to be part of a brand new game coming out? There are tons of board games and card games that get their start because of Kick Starter and those who help donate towards the kickstarter get to become some of the first people to play the new games. I was recently reached out to about a card game called Clash at Rook's Point and seeing as how my family loves playing board games together, how could I refuse checking it out? It was created by a man named Myke Greenlese, who currently has a kickstarter up to get this game off the ground and get it running at full speed! I was recently sent an early copy of the game to check out with my family and I wanted to share some photos and information on the game with all of you here!
The copy I received is just a prototype, when the actual game comes out the cards will look even better than they already do on better cardstock. Even being just a starter copy of the game, the artwork created for these cards is beautiful & really feels as if you are playing with characters from out of this realm.
Rook's Point is the epicenter of this universes world it is where power, magic and mystery can be found in overflowing amounts, the one who controls Rook's Point controls the world. It is a two player game where players will go head to head using a deck of 25 cards along with three characters of their chosen faction to fight for control.
One card deck is enough for two players, if you would like to play with up to four players you will need to purchase a secondary deck. Every deck comes with four different player factions to choose from; Wardens of the light, Chaotic Lords, The Fallen, and Caldera's Phalanx. Each faction has three playable characters, You can select your faction based off of their strengths or simply select your faction based off of how they look which is what I did because I love how Mistress Ambrosia looks.
Both players will receive a deck that contains twenty five cards, each deck is the same so it is up to the luck of the draw & the wits of the player that will determine how the game goes. Cards in the deck can be played at different points in the game, there are attack cards, defense cards and abilities. However only four cards will be in your hand at one time so you'll need to think of the best strategy to use what you have at hand.
You will play this in rounds, each round the player whose turn it is will choose two actions to complete during their turn. You can choose between - Discarding a card & selecting a new one, Performing and action on one of your cards, or Attack one of your opponents characters. How do you determine who to use and who to attack? In the top left corner of all the cards you will see a "P=" this is how much power that card has, you can use cards to stack onto your characters already existing power or chose to attack a lower powered character with just the strength your character already has. If your power is higher and your opponent has no cards to counter your attack, you win and that character is exhausted. When a character is exhausted you will turn the card ninety degrees to show they are hit, if they are hit again before they heal they become wounded and you'll turn the card another ninety degrees (so it is upside down), then one final blow will knock the character out of the game at which point the card will be flipped over.
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After both players have gone, the rounds start again and exhausted characters are able to be turned up normally while wounded characters can only be brought back with help of a card from your deck. Knocked out characters will remain knocked out, the rounds will continue until one player has all three characters knocked out.
The cards are fantastic to look at, I like how there are a few different artists who contributed to the artwork for this deck, once the kickstarter of the game is completed and a retail version of this game comes out a few minor details such as the white boarder around the cards will be cleaned up. The first & second time you play through it goes a little slower because the players are still getting used to the cards & figuring out how everything works. Once you have everything down the rounds progress much faster making this a fun and quick game to play anytime you are up for a challenge. We play a lot of board games together as a family, but sometimes one or two people don't want to play so this will be great to have as a one on one game when only two people want to play something. It is also the perfect size to pack for a trip.
Clash at Rook's Point is almost to their kickstarter goal, if you want to check out more about how to play the game, see more cards or contribute to this upcoming game check out their kickstarter page by clicking on this link.
Disclaimer- Clash At Rook's Point provided the product above for the review free of charge no other compensation was provided. However, no product compensation will influence the outcome of any review. My honest opinions are used in all reviews, they are solely my own & they may vary from others. My reviews are posted for readers in order to provide an informed decision before purchase.
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