In Altar Quest, each player chooses to play as a hero with their own cards and equipment. The players choose a quest deck to undertake, a threat deck to serve as the main enemy forces, and a sinister villain deck. Each of these decks are fixed and require no assembly, but can be mixed and matched to create a wide variety of combinations. In addition the enemies in the chosen threat deck, the danger of lurkers is always present in every quest. Lurkers are represented by a deck of various types of enemies that add to the variety of enemies heroes must defeat in the game.
While heroes attempt to complete their quest before drawing the attention of the almighty villain, the unstable magic of the altars constantly affect the game. The altar dice are tied to the mystical powers known as "rhunes," which can enhance cards in different ways. Each time an altar die is used (either by the heroes or the enemy), that die is rolled to create an ever-changing mix of rhunes to draw upon.
Inspired by the modular deck system that was introduced in Street Masters and Brook City, Altar Quest is an epic fantasy adventure game that provides a deep game experience whether as a one-off game or an engrossing campaign.
-description from publisher
- Modular deck system
- New shrink-wrapped base box
- Base box included with extra copy offered
- Connection to a Kickstarter preview via The Dice Tower
- US-only shipping restrictions
- 18+ age requirement
- Gleam entry actions (social media) may be burdensome
- Modular exploration and combat through customizable decks
- Fantasy world with modular deck-building components and encounter cards
- Modular, encounter-driven adventure
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- deck-building — Players build and optimize a personal deck from modular cards to resolve encounters.
- hand-management — Efficiently managing cards in hand to maximize actions and outcomes.
- modular_components — Game structure is changed by rearranging modular deck components for different games/encounters.
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Quotes (from this video)
- hey gamers this is liz davidson from beyond solitaire
- i was accidentally sent two copies of altar quest
- here's mine it's a modular deck system
- be 18 and over
- shipping's on me
- and stay tuned for some more gaming videos in the near future
- happy gaming