Victim the Cursed Forest Board Game - A Kickstarter Rules Overview

escape the curse force together overcome the obstacles but beware as one of you will be turned into evil this is victim the cursed forest what is it about in this video we'll show you an overview for this game and stay tuned till the end so you can get a feel for how it plays coming up [Music] hi it's Tarrant and Stella from Apple University in this overview we're going to be showing you a table topia simulated prototype of the game and so the art rules and components that you see here may not be final for the physical version now let's get to the table tapia to be released in 2020 victim the cursor forest is a horror themed one versus minigame that was designed by ATT namsom and published by hexa house the game plays 2 to 6 players in 45 to 90 minutes and is a light to medium complexity in victim the players are survivors whose plane has gone down in a dark and mysterious forest initially they will explore cooperatively but after two or three rounds one player will be possessed by a terrifying evil for the rest of the game it's a battle between the victims who will search to find the safety of the bunker and the secret code to get in and the evil who will try to hunt them down and kill them before they can get to safety each victim takes two actions per turn and most actions are resolved by rolling a number of dice equal to the relevant stat this role determines how far they move or whether a certain task is successful the victims ultimate aim is to find the bunker located somewhere near the bottom of one of the two stacks of map tiles and that means searching the forest along the way players will encounter various file types decoders where they can find parts of the code to open the bunker door the remains of their plane and fellow passengers which they can search for helpful items and tests where they can roll dice in the hope of leveling up their statistics to gain more dice for the future seeking out and utilizing these test tiles to become more powerful is a key feature of the game the evil plays under a different set of rules also allowed two actions per turn the evil moves and attacks that dye that goes up to five the evil also has two unique more tactical powers to use through the game the evil will build up rage which can then be spent to level up its abilities making unique powers stronger or even switching out the d6 for a d-10 for movement and attack this can be much more difficult for the victims to defend the evil also gets the benefit of the cursor tiles these act as portals for movement and bring negative events into the game finally the evil has a deaths kill it costs three rage and can only be used against a victim who already has two wounds but it will eliminate that victim from the game and bring the evil closer to victory all of this sets up an intriguing game of cat and mouse the victims have much control over placement as they build up the map so need a layout which benefits them strategically using walls and test tiles to block the evils progress victims need to balance their goals of exploring the map quickly while also visiting tests and decoder tiles to further their cause and they need to stay away from the ever strengthening evil victims can't heal themselves without the right item or tile but they can heal their adjacent teammates and so victims need to balance staying in groups for protection or splitting up to cover more ground and make the evils chase more difficult these strategic decisions coupled with a degree of chance that the dice bring to the game makes for a game that is straightforward to learn but should appeal to players of all experience levels if the victims can find the bunker then use the decoder tiles to write an equation which matches its lock number and get the surviving victims inside then the victims win the game if the evil can kill at least two victims critically weren't all victims or the deck of evil events runs out then the evil player wins there are six characters available in the game and each has its own strengths weaknesses and unlockable powers and playing to those strengths is key to strategy anja for example can look at and rearrange the top map tiles good for optimizing the map layer and minimizing the number of curse tiles drawn Vivian can heal herself and run away from the evil as a free action after being attacked making her a good candidate to send into dangerous situations and Diego is good at finding items and using them to boost teammates statistics making him very good for searching these different playstyles give the victim players a good area of focus to factor into their tactics the game also comes with six different evils each with its own tactical benefits and playstyle the game is always played with between 4 and 6 characters but due to its cooperative nature can be played at lower play accounts by having victim players control multiple characters and that's the other view of victim to curse forest we hope that you enjoy the video and we hope that it helps you at the time of filming victim the curse of forest is an active project on Kickstarter we'll put the link in the description below there so you can check it out if you can if you'd like to see the game in action to get a flavor for how it flows we have a one-round playthrough video and you can also check that out from the link in the description if you enjoy this video please hit the like button and subscribe to us you can do that by hitting the meeple in the corner and don't forget to hit the bell icon so you know when we have a new exciting videos you can also follow me on Instagram for my board games journey and finally if you have any questions comments or feedback please write them in the comment section below until next time