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The card game Dark Tales is inspired by classic fairy tales, retold in a dark style. The land of Dark Tales is populated by disturbing creatures and sinister characters, and the interaction between cards and magic items is the key to success: A character, event, or sword used at the right time can determine the fate of the game! Thanks to the many setting cards, the items you collect change their power from game to game.
Year Published
2014
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Chairman of the Board top_10_list at 1:53 sentiment: negative
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Overall sentiment (raw)
negative
Pros
- appealing on paper: medieval battles, engine-building and resource management
Cons
- pace is too slow to get going; long churn before payoff
- dice combat and overall pacing detract from enjoyment
Thematic elements
- empire-building, resource management, and expansion
- medieval civilization-building with exploration and defense against barbarians
- grand strategy
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- 4X-like exploration/expansion — expanding territory and developing new areas as you progress
- Combat: Dice — combat resolved via dice with risk and mitigation
- Dice combat — combat resolved via dice with risk and mitigation
- engine building — developing resources and capabilities over time to enable more advanced actions
- Resource management — balancing inputs to support growth and expansion
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Quotes (from this video)
- there's next to no replayability of the game
- it was too slow to get going it was such a churn and a slog to start gathering resources
- i'd rather play one of those canonical classics
- I would happily play this one again
- it just felt like a bunch of different games mashed together in a pirate themed game
- not for more experienced gamers
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