Really enjoying this, what a great use of a simple setup. Huge fan of the hinted world, too. 

Quick rules question- Void creates pits, tokens are destroyed if they move onto a pit. If my rig takes a hit from an attack with Void, is that an instant kill if I don't have hover, or only if I don't get away next turn? I've been playing as the second, but wondered if it was meant to be more lethal. 

I wanted to be able to play RIG on my tablet, but I couldn't find a deck of cards app that supported all the custom operations like discarding all Jacks, drawing a random Ace, etc., so I wrote my own.  And then I thought it could really use a die roller.  And then it really needed a combat grid with movable tokens...

So anyway, here's RIG VTT, a virtual tabletop for the game, presented free in the hope that others might find it useful, or have feedback or suggestions that could help make it better.  I might try to turn it into native mobile apps at some point, but the web version works fine on my iPad which is my basic requirement.  I've done some testing on Mac (Chrome and Safari) and PC (Chrome and Edge), but if you have any problems let me know.

Here's the link: http://crosby.nz/rig/

Brief instructions are in the INFO link at the top right.

Are you aware of any play-through video of RIG? I'm curious about the mechanics of the game, but at the same time I think I'd personally find it overwhelming, so I'm interested to see someone else play through to find out.

Another question: does the presence of two threats in the same space prevent moving through the space, or only ending movement in that space? I was assuming the former and ended up getting cornered and then chip-damaged to death by macro mites; is this intended?

Just got into this recently, it's awesome. A couple questions:

- Is it possible to mount two of the same piece of starting equipment?

- Is the RIG Zine available in a digital capacity? If not, will it be at any point?

Decided to print off some terrain for a physical version of the game board and I'm glad I did - thank you for making this wonderful game. I'm nowhere near the end yet but would be interested if there is likely to be any more content for the game or whether you're moving on to other things?

Really loving this - but can I just clarify that the only difference between voluntary refit and death is that when you die the deck and encounter stay static, while when you voluntarily extract the deck resets?

Hey, this is great! I had a bit of a rocky start with the intro scenario, but had a great time after the initial refit. Two questions which came up:

Q1: From the Codex: "Clear N Heat: Erase N marked heat on your rig. You can only do this if you harmed a target using this equipment this round."
The restriction seems like an error; the Heat Vent would never clear heat under this condition, and also Q2.

Q2: I think the intro scenario (A 3 A) is unwinnable with the suggested starting equipment: The tanks scurry to range 2 or 3, but you  only have move 1, so can never get in a square with a tank, and thus can't drop heat. Meanwhile, you need 8 hits to clear the 4 tanks, but only have 4 ammo, so would need to drop heat on the enemies somehow in order to win.

Hey, thanks for making this game! it's quickly replacing RUNE as my favorite thing to play during down time at work.

I do have some clarifying questions about the SOLITAIRE system. When drawing a face card, sometimes they have notes about replacing the encounter and sometimes they don't. "When you draw a jack as a location, do not draw for a churn or threat." In this case, what happens when I draw the jack as the threat?

Thanks for your time, and keep up the great work!

Been hooked to your game since I picked it up !!! Absolutely NAILED the soulslike feel. 

Just one question, the way I read the ranges as listed, it's impossible to have a range of 5 since the grids are 5x5 and weapon ranges start at "Same", which is the square you're on, and the go from there so the maximum possible range appears to be 4. But there's weapons with a listed range of 5. Is there something I'm missing ? 

Still having loads of fun with the way it plays even if I'm messing up some of the rules xD 

Hi Michael,

So I finished my first full RIG campaign and have come away with a handful of questions:

1) Does a battle end immediately when the final threat is destroyed, or does a player still get to resolve other keywords after Harm (i.e., can a player still clear Heat in that final round)? Do “end of round” effects still trigger if relevant?

 2) Are obstacles and/or pits considered terrain for purposes of Hover? Only difficult terrain explicitly uses the word.

 3) For scenarios and abilities that add difficult terrain/obstacles/pits to the grid, how do those additions interact with existing features? Should I re-roll if I randomly roll a space that already contains a feature of the relevant type? If a threat triggers Void but is already next to a pit, can I choose the space of the existing pit to prevent the creation of a new one? (During my play, I generally ruled these situations in whatever way would be most disadvantageous to me, but the intention is unclear.)

 4) Threats always move so as to be in optimal range for their attacks, but how do you resolve movement for activations that don’t include an attack?

All in all, I enjoyed the puzzle of the experience, but my playthrough was much easier than I anticipated. I took one early refit not long after the SOLITAIRE tutorial to fully equip (using only one non-basic gear) and recover damage, but the loadout I chose (maximizing mobility and heat mitigation) seemed to trivialize most of the challenge from there on out. I never took another refit (apart from the mandatory one between levels) and ended the game with no damage, no heat, and nearly 40 ammo (which I didn't farm but my loadout didn't use). I ran into a similar issue with Rune where early equipment choices seemed to really minimize the difficulty. What was your experience of the difficulty in playtesting?

First off, I loved this game. I remember really enjoying RUNE when it came out, but this game I like way more. Maybe its the Armored Souls theme. Congrats, you did a really good job designing the game around the RUNE system. Loved what you did with Heat and Refitting. 

That being said, I do have a question. The sword core you start with states "[7] Harm Heat Range Same, clear 5 Heat". Do you deal Harm equal to your current Heat and them clear 5 heat or do you deal 5 to clear 5? Does it even deal Harm?

Thanks in advance, I'm really enjoying the game. It's been my most recent obsession haha

This game is very fantastic, but I'm a bit confused, can you only use your equipment once, or multiple times, tried consulting RUNE to answer my question.

I've never dabbled in solo tabletop before, but I've wanted a mecha-souls game for so long I was willing to give it a try. It's been surprisingly gripping. The theme works very well with the mechanics. Souls games are about pushing your luck, it's logical the core system facilitates exactly that. Looking forward to the physical release and any further exploration of this setting.

Very enjoyable! It's a lot more combat-focused than most of the solo games I play, but it works very well. Mechanics are fairly smooth and the game is fun to play.

I did a flip through of RIG on stream and absolutely love it! Here's a video for folks who want to learn more about the game

I loved Rune, and I ADORE this! You are a LEGEND for making this, seriously!

Played a few encounters, and the mechanics and lore work really well together, like you're a ticking nuclear bomb with a reset switch. Even early on, you feel like you're entering battle with lots of firepower and options, but you'll have to make painful tradeoffs depending on the situation. 

At first, I made a couple of moves that I later realized shouldn't be allowed: I wanted to set up a combination of movements and attacks, but realized that the encounter flow is pretty clear that all attacks and harm happen at the same time, at the end of each turn. Other than that, pretty easy to follow -- the built-in tutorial / first scenario is a good setup!

no link?