The Epicathelon
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*Note: this is a tabletop game that must be printed to play it. It requires 6 dice per player, three meeples or tokens per player (that are easy to differentiate), two additional meeples or tokens, and a timer of some sort (including a phone timer/alarm app, but I used this site for testing). I realize this means I'll get ~~next to~~ no ratings, but I'm still super proud I got this done at all :smiley:*
1+ players (tested with 2)
Welcome to *The Epicathelon*, a grueling race through the perilous mountains, rivers, and earth. Each player controls three sets of teams who will have to push forward through this treacherous terrain together...or retreat back to safety if a team member falls behind.
*The Epicathelon* is a push-your-luck roll-and-move game where players —in real time— rapidly roll and save a dwindling number of dice, risking pushing their meeples forward across separate tracks until they stop...by choice or by force. But beware: time is ticking, and it's very possible that the course itself will be victorious over the humans who so wrongly think they can handle the earth as well as the animals do.
Do you think you can overcome The Path of the Ibex (a grueling race over mountainous terrain), The Path of the Sailfish (river rafting down brutal currents) and The Path of the Ostrich (a biking course that frequently requires shifting paths and even carrying your bicycle through ankle-high mud), all while managing your morale? And can you beat any other teams that dare to take on the courses? Or will time run out, leaving everyone behind? There's only one way to find out...
The game includes a one-page rule sheet ("...Rules.pdf") which can be printed if you want or just read on your computer, as well as a game sheet ("...Sheet.pdf") which must be printed and used as a board.
Oh, and uhhhhhh... I haven't done a Ludum Dare since 47, and since years before that one, so I kinda underestimated the time limitation and, while I think the game IS a lot of fun, I only really managed to theme the rulebook, not the play sheet (as you can see below)... oops!
*Note: I used Canva to create the rules and game sheet, which means I used images from there and fonts from there as well. As such, I opted out of the graphics category. I also opted out of audio since this is a tabletop game that has zero audio lol*
1+ players (tested with 2)
Welcome to *The Epicathelon*, a grueling race through the perilous mountains, rivers, and earth. Each player controls three sets of teams who will have to push forward through this treacherous terrain together...or retreat back to safety if a team member falls behind.
*The Epicathelon* is a push-your-luck roll-and-move game where players —in real time— rapidly roll and save a dwindling number of dice, risking pushing their meeples forward across separate tracks until they stop...by choice or by force. But beware: time is ticking, and it's very possible that the course itself will be victorious over the humans who so wrongly think they can handle the earth as well as the animals do.
Do you think you can overcome The Path of the Ibex (a grueling race over mountainous terrain), The Path of the Sailfish (river rafting down brutal currents) and The Path of the Ostrich (a biking course that frequently requires shifting paths and even carrying your bicycle through ankle-high mud), all while managing your morale? And can you beat any other teams that dare to take on the courses? Or will time run out, leaving everyone behind? There's only one way to find out...
The game includes a one-page rule sheet ("...Rules.pdf") which can be printed if you want or just read on your computer, as well as a game sheet ("...Sheet.pdf") which must be printed and used as a board.
Oh, and uhhhhhh... I haven't done a Ludum Dare since 47, and since years before that one, so I kinda underestimated the time limitation and, while I think the game IS a lot of fun, I only really managed to theme the rulebook, not the play sheet (as you can see below)... oops!
*Note: I used Canva to create the rules and game sheet, which means I used images from there and fonts from there as well. As such, I opted out of the graphics category. I also opted out of audio since this is a tabletop game that has zero audio lol*