I'll be honest, when boardgaming geeks talk about the stories those games tell, I'm often unable to identify with their enthusiasm. This is probably because I lack some skill: I'm too busy trying not to make a fool of myself to notice any emerging narratives. Escape the Kronos is different. This rogue-like card game finally made it click how a game I strive to win can also take me on a journey.
Trying to escape a space ship that is being attacked by a xenomorph-like monster is a win or lose situation, but it's also a plot. You'll try and survive the ship, even as it catches on fire, long enough to get your exit in order. It won't be easy. The monster is gaining on you, nothing will deter it forever.
Materially, you are manipulating two hands full of cards. Each represents a different part of the story, and one after the other, they'll travel to the front of the order, where you'll have to deal with them. The monster, too, travels through your hand. You'll see it get closer and closer, and while you can manipulate the order of the cards to delay and divert it, it will never stop coming.
Unless, of course, you manage to escape.
If Michael does give this game the crowdfunding treatment, I'll be at the front of the line to get my hand of cards.
This is crazy. I've been developing a game extremely similar to this for a while. I have individual card actions on each card and in-hand play with a win condition that is based on card order. I'm wondering if you found any other similar games to this in your research.
Also I have a few suggestions for the icons if you're interested. I think they could be more intuitive in a few ways.
You can still do the rest of the actions, it's just that if any card would be moved beyond the front or back, it would stop instead. So like if an action on the card moved the alien forward 3, and the alien is 2 cards back from the front of your hand, it would move to the front of your hand then stop. Hope that makes sense!
I add them as soon as people make a purchase! However if you'd like it sooner and get it cheap there's my patreon, or you can contact me and I can get you a complimentary copy.
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I'll be honest, when boardgaming geeks talk about the stories those games tell, I'm often unable to identify with their enthusiasm. This is probably because I lack some skill: I'm too busy trying not to make a fool of myself to notice any emerging narratives. Escape the Kronos is different. This rogue-like card game finally made it click how a game I strive to win can also take me on a journey.
Trying to escape a space ship that is being attacked by a xenomorph-like monster is a win or lose situation, but it's also a plot. You'll try and survive the ship, even as it catches on fire, long enough to get your exit in order. It won't be easy. The monster is gaining on you, nothing will deter it forever.
Materially, you are manipulating two hands full of cards. Each represents a different part of the story, and one after the other, they'll travel to the front of the order, where you'll have to deal with them. The monster, too, travels through your hand. You'll see it get closer and closer, and while you can manipulate the order of the cards to delay and divert it, it will never stop coming.
Unless, of course, you manage to escape.
If Michael does give this game the crowdfunding treatment, I'll be at the front of the line to get my hand of cards.
Thank you so much Hendrik!
This is crazy. I've been developing a game extremely similar to this for a while. I have individual card actions on each card and in-hand play with a win condition that is based on card order. I'm wondering if you found any other similar games to this in your research.
Also I have a few suggestions for the icons if you're interested. I think they could be more intuitive in a few ways.
The only ones I found that looked interesting to me were Galdor's Grip and Palm Island. Lets of others but these stood out.
Just confused with this instruction:
"If an action would move a card
further than the front or back of your hand, that card just stays at the front
or back of your hand."
Does that mean you cannot take that set of actions, since you cannot move the the card as instructed?
Ah good question!
You can still do the rest of the actions, it's just that if any card would be moved beyond the front or back, it would stop instead. So like if an action on the card moved the alien forward 3, and the alien is 2 cards back from the front of your hand, it would move to the front of your hand then stop. Hope that makes sense!
That makes sense. Thanks for the reply!
;-; community copy? community copies?
I add them as soon as people make a purchase! However if you'd like it sooner and get it cheap there's my patreon, or you can contact me and I can get you a complimentary copy.
looks like a fun game. why is your nail black?
It's nail polish.
why nail polish? is it a style thing? I thought poeple stopped doing that
I guess not!
lol have fun with it
Just casually dropping a whole new format for designers to tinker with.