Unstoppable is a solo or co-operative roguelike, momentum deck-building game. Use card crafting and deck building wisely in the face of unlimited threats, maintaining action and card-draw momentum to become unstoppable!
I have yet to build the momentum – running at 5:1 loss rate!
Definitely more of a puzzle than an emergent narrative. Tough, crunchy and satisfying. Though there have been moments where I felt I was leading the praying mantis things in a successful revolution against the bad boss guy.
I really have enjoyed my time with Kal-Areth. I just got the latest digital first version of the new expansion, ‘Twin Sun Sutra’ whcih I backed on kickstart and it is truly great. Lots of good additions: carousing in between adventures, single player house rules to make one player more viable (similar to scarlet heroes), expanded bestiary and spells, tons of lore, world immersion and AMAZING art and best of all a really great solo campaign checklist/guide that’s very focused and useful. It’s my favorite thing released so far other than the core rules.
I’ve finally turned to playing through the Dragons Down scenario book. It’s remarkable to me how this game generates stories even within a codified narrative arc.
Started learning Corps of Discovery.
It’s got some elements that the Dungeon Dive community might like. Exploration, resource management, deduction. All in fairly quick bites of adventure.
A kind of fantasy sudoku - a curious little puzzle wrapped in splendid trappings. Despite the marvellous art drawn from the graphic novel on which its themed, there’s never a sense of adventure.
The deluxe edition has a premium feel, and overall the production is top-notch. That said, it’s a solo experience - or at best, a shared-cooperative one. You end up discussing each move, taking turns as a collective mind.
Less Discovery Corps and more Expedition Committee.
But if you’re a fan of a cup of tea and doing battle with the newspaper’s crosswords and puzzles section, Corps of Discovery makes for an elaborate and worthy challenge.
Enjoyed a most diverting scrolls session with a mate - experimented with an entirely new set of skill lines: the classic wood elf ranger, longbow in hand, leaf in hair. An entirely different creature this one - nimble, aloof, and suspiciously competent.
I was on the verge of voicing mild disappointment at the ease of our exploits… when we delved too deep and were summarily annihilated by some eye-riddled abomination. Total party ruination.
Delightful stuff. I do so enjoy being thoroughly humbled.
Not quite a dungeon, per se… you’re an alien student sitting an exam where you shepherd the evolution of a humanoid tribe through an inhospitable world. No, really.
Ok I’ll admit it. I’ve a soft spot for the occasional beige, resource-pushing euro-bash. Civolution offers a dense, satisfying and puzzly sandbox - best approached with a BIG table, a four-hour stretch and a high tolerance for zero theme.
I concur with @modius’ assessment. It’s more of a curated themed puzzle than an unexpected adventure. And you have to be on your toes as there isn’t a lot of lee way in making errors, in the scenarios I’ve played. But i’ve still only scratched the surface, and only played solo.
Recreate the experiences of soldier Hiroo Onoda during his stay on Lubang Island — thirty years of adventures, danger, comical situations and tragic moments, life and death and, above all, a demonstration of the resilience of human beings in adverse conditions — in the solitaire game Onoda.
A solo procrastinator where you survive by the skin of your teeth or perish under a pile of misfortune and poor decisions (not always your own).
Onoda is a well-appointed little affair: compact, attractive, tinged with pathos. A small box filled with hunger, missteps, and the occasional stroke of ironic doom.
That said, when a single bad card draw brings decades of jungle-bound misery to a sudden end, it feels less like valiant defeat and more like the game has mugged you in a dark alley.
Cut from the same cloth as other small box puzzlers like Dieson Crusoe, Onoda’s charms may fade after a handful of misadventures - leaving you staring at the board and thinking, “Maybe thirty years was too much…”
Lets just say its not too bad. Dieson makes for a cute little travel companion that packs up inside a VCR tape box and delivers a Robinson Crusoe vibe with a dash of dice placement.
Not as thematic as Onoda in the steamy jungles of Lubang, but arguably Dieson has more staying power.
Continuing with my Brighthelm tear I managed to finally get The Crows of Coppershell Bay to the table! This is a full fat boardgame in a tin; I had a complete experience for about 45 mins (which is plenty for me these days!!). I managed to juuust about get the 60 gems, but then the Crows pecked me to death - who knew it sucks being an indebted dung shoveller.
Lovely art and components, with a variety of ways to approach the game. I dug, fished, foraged and gambled, and none seemed much better than the other. Next time I intend to try to make a quick buck by questing. No harm ever came to anyone on a quest, right…?
Just started Oathsworn. One of my friends went all in, completed it and is letting me borrow. I want to finish it so I can clear out all of the boxes. Great game.
