Obsidian Sentinels
A downloadable Spire
In a vast wasteland, mountain-sized Sentinels and Spires scour the earth for rulebreakers in order to Curse them for their deeds. Sentinels serving different Rules are included in the lists of rulebreaks, and are indeed the most becursable beings. Thus the main imperative of each Sentinel group is to Curse the other; unbeknownst to them, this is all the purpose they have left for all other life is long extinct.
This is a 2-player abstract boardgame about Cursing enough of your opponent's Sentinels before they do the same to yours. The gameplay centers around the Sentinels having a line of sight, used both for controlling the board for Cursing the opposing pieces.
The PDF explains the rules and has handy illustrations on how to set up and play the game.
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Development log
- Version 1.2cMay 11, 2023
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Given the staring conditions of the game, I'm not sure why it doesn't end in a stalemate every time. What incentive does the first player have to not just turtle?
We haven't yet run in a situation where that'd be possible; you can put one of your units in an unreachable position with the Spire, but the opponent only needs to curse 3 of your units to win so it's not an effective strategy.
I'm not sure what's the point of having a third cursed sentinel - you lose the moment it happens. I even notice the photos don't include one.
Yeah, there's no point; I should update the wording.