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THE GREAT RETURN
Over generations and generations the ancient woodland of Børe prospered and grew. The world was bestowed with great spirit, which lifted the animals of the land to new heights. Unfortunately, over the years these clans lost touch with the spirit of the land and faction warring developed. The Foxen Kingdom of Skulk Hollow in the South, The spiritual Red Pandas of Cupboard in the North, the Mischievous Mice of Multon in the West, and the colony of Blackheart Bunnies in the East. As skirmishes started breaking out across the continent, lives lost, there was a monstrous shake and then The Great Return. No one quite knows why, but the Guardians have risen - but not the kind, life-giving Guardians of spiritual legend. Dark, ferocious, versions that are now attacking all the kingdoms of the land.
OBJECTIVE
In Skulk Hollow, two players take the roles of either a towering behemoth of a Guardian trying to eliminate the clans of foxes who have been causing havoc on the countryside, or a band of foxen heroes out to vanquish the evil beast that has been terrorizing the land and reunite the four kingdoms of Børe.
The Guardian wins the game by either eliminating the Foxen King, or by gaining enough Tribute.
The Foxen Heroes wins the game by eliminating the Guardian.
GAMEPLAY
Skulk Hollow is a 2-player, asymmetric, tactical combat game. Player use action cards to move their units, summon, and use special abilities. Taking down a guardian requires the Foxen player to leap onto the Guardian player board and take out different parts of the character.
- Part of the early career in board game content creation; strong social/community angle
- Little concrete mechanical detail provided in the interview; uncertain publisher/designer data
- Exploration and social interaction within a thematic world
- Fantasy woodland setting implied by a prior mention and general vibe of the game, discussed in context of first contact with the designer/producer
- Open-ended, campaign-like potential with a strong narrative component
- Unknown
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Campaign progression — Implied long-term arc when referenced as a first contact game in early career
- Social/initiative play — Player interaction and persuasion dynamics implied by early discussion and crossing paths
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- i decided i was going to do a lot of promoting of other people's products
- the energy that i can give to a product
- we're a team we're a great team
- just do it man just do it
- the next ones we're gonna loosen it up attack too hard
- you make content here that's it and when i joined man vs meeple i was very clear
References (from this video)
- beautifully asymmetric
- accessible
- exciting
- plays quickly
- lots of variety with different leader units and elemental forces
- fantastic cinematic element
- asymmetric gameplay
- inspired by Shadow of the Colossus
- cinematic struggle
- Shadow of the Colossus
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control
- asymmetric design
- climbing mechanic
- Ladder climbing
- unit positioning
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- there are a lot of great games and there are a lot of great games that play excellently at two players
- so simple and so elegant and so refined and yet so puzzly and ingenious
- one of the best tactical miniatures games out there without any miniatures whatsoever
- the thing is is that if you sell in bulk you get extra bonuses but if you sell early then you get the most valuable versions
- it gives you so much to consider and be cognizant of as you are drafting every single card but it is incredibly indelibly accessible