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Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood

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Published
2022
Reach
Well known
Players
1–4
Play time
30–90 min
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How it plays

Guide a company through a branching campaign, making story choices and defeating monsters to protect humanity. On your turn, spend action points, play cards, move on the hex grid, and attack using dice or cards while managing cooldowns and push-your-luck risks. Each chapter ends when you defeat its scripted boss or your company falls; progress is measured through campaign advancement, loot, levels, and allies.

Main mechanics

  • Hand management
  • Co-operative
  • Deck / bag building
  • Dice rolling
  • Spatial puzzle
  • Legacy & campaign
  • Hand management: Timing which card to spend is the core puzzle.
  • Co-operative: Everyone wins or loses together against the game.
  • Deck / bag building: You shape your own deck or bag of resources as you play.
  • Dice rolling: Dice create swing and force you to adapt.
Full publisher description

Oathsworn is a Twisting Tales Game for 1-4 players where play is focused on narrative choices and rich miniature combat encounters. The game is set in the Deepwood where a Free company (the Oathsworn) fights for humanity's survival against unnatural horrors and the Deepwood itself. Each gaming session sees the players participate in a multi path game book where the story unfolds to an inevitable encounter. The encounters are multi phase scripted boss fights on the encounter board where players have to outwit and outplay the AI driven monsters and enemies. As the sessions unfold the group is taken into a deep legacy campaign where they gain levels, loot and new allies to join them in their journey. Oathsworn boasts a unique push your luck combat system of exploding dice where players are always having to decide between hitting harder and potentially missing the attack. This coupled with a euro style cooldown system called 'Battleflow' makes for a vibrant and engaging play session. description from the publisher

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