Interesting Solitaire Concept

[JLV]

Originally Posted by Chris Rice

I'm aware of it, but haven't played it. It's by the guy who designed the acclaimed fantasy skirmish game "Song of Blades and Heroes" which I have played. I don't know if they share any mechanical ideas but there are a number of reviews over at Boardgamegeek:

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/...ainst-darkness

Thanks Chris. I'd never heard of Song of Blades and Heroes before -- the reviews are interesting!

I wonder if he'd consider doing something with it to adapt it to TFT, if the Kickstarter does well (and if Steve would allow such a thing).

[Chris Rice]

Originally Posted by JLV

Thanks Chris. I'd never heard of Song of Blades and Heroes before -- the reviews are interesting!

I wonder if he'd consider doing something with it to adapt it to TFT, if the Kickstarter does well (and if Steve would allow such a thing).

I don't think there'd be any need to adapt it to TFT as I'm sure the concept is quite simple. It's also not original, as "random dungeons" via table have been around since the early days of D&D. It would be fairly straightforward to create something like this for TFT using simple rules and tables.

Having said that, I haven't read it, and perhaps it has some innovations, but I doubt Andrea would be interested in licensing it for another system.

[CardDiceian]

Originally Posted by Chris Rice

I doubt Andrea would be interested in licensing it for another system.

Having had a quick look over it - It's a standalone game, so doesn't build on an existing system of any type.

[Chris Rice]

Originally Posted by CardDiceian

Having had a quick look over it - It's a standalone game, so doesn't build on an existing system of any type.

That's true, but his main game, Songs of Blades and Heroes, and it's many variants, will be in competition with Melee/Wizard and to an extent TFT.

[guymc]

Semi-randomly generated dungeon (or even overland) games are nothing new. (Was it someone here who mentioned The Sorcerer’s Cave, or was that on my @TFTGuy Twitter feed?) What I believe has not been done is a similar game where encounters get played out using a detailed board-based combat system and where the adventuring can be done alongside or in conjunction with full gamemastered RPG play.

“Has not been done” before, that is.

[philreed]

Originally Posted by guymc

What I believe has not been done is a similar game where encounters get played out using a detailed board-based combat system and where the adventuring can be done alongside or in conjunction with full gamemastered RPG play.

“Has not been done” before, that is.

Car Wars had some adventures like this.

[zot]

Originally Posted by guymc

Semi-randomly generated dungeon (or even overland) games are nothing new. (Was it someone here who mentioned The Sorcerer’s Cave, or was that on my @TFTGuy Twitter feed?) What I believe has not been done is a similar game where encounters get played out using a detailed board-based combat system and where the adventuring can be done alongside or in conjunction with full gamemastered RPG play.

“Has not been done” before, that is.

I think some Guy wrote a game like that where you played a knight of Camelot. I've heard he's a strange fellow...

[Nebless]

I heard about it a while ago and being an old S&T and Ares subber remembered the game: Deathmaze which is the same concept as Four Against Darkness.

And what's even better is the fact that the rules, counters etc.... are all free downloads from BroadgamerGeek;

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3625/deathmaze

I went ahead and downloaded the set and then took the dungeon counters and game counters files over to my local print shop and had them put on some nice card stock.

Haven't played a game of it yet, but see no problem in matching the Deathmaze monsters with TFT like monsters.