Familiar Tale - There's an App for That
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Board Games – I don’t know how I feel about combining apps with board games, part of the appeal of a good board game is having everything in one box that you can pick and play after reading through the rules. Age doesn’t matter as everything you need is in the box. When you introduce a media component to the game you’re eventually going to lose a means to access that media. Remember the VHS supported games, DVD or CD guided games, any of these app games that used a no longer supported operating system? I’m not against innovation and it’s cool that publishers are looking at ways to push the definition of where a board game ends and video game begins.
Familiar Tale is on of these app supported games by Plaid Hat Games. The premise seems fun and the miniatures are really cool. You do need to download an app in order to play so there’s that.
Here’s the description from the publisher:
Familiar Tales is a co-operative, deck-building, fantasy adventure for 1-4 players. It's an exciting narrative game in which players take on the roles of a wizard's familiars, entrusted with saving and raising a displaced princess. They must keep her safe from the evil forces that would see her dead, but when it comes to children, it is not enough to merely survive! The familiars know that every choice they make will affect the young one in their care. If they are victorious and the throne is reclaimed, what kind of woman will sit upon it?
Players will explore a massive world through the pages of a fantastical story book filled with branching paths and memorable characters. Fight off enemies, and explore the many nooks and crannies of an enchanted world. Experience a professionally narrated, fully scored, decade-spanning fantasy epic. Easily downloadable for both Mac and Windows, this browser-based app is required to play Familiar Tales. Think of it as an automated game master and storyteller! The app also features a digital, searchable rulebook.
An innovative card play system allows players to level up their familiars by building and customizing their skill decks. Players will use their skill cards to perform all manner of exciting actions throughout their campaign.
