Dark Table CCG

Dark Table CCG is more than just a card game. It is multiplayer card gaming re-imagined: Free-to-play, online 4-player, unrivaled instant deck-building, and a focus on social atmosphere and table politics.

Set in a grim Lovecraftian theme, Dark Table brings a unique strategic experience with up to 4 players battling in a free-for-all, using temporary alliances and mutual interest to get ahead. Select your leader and build your deck around it to survive the onslaught and claim your world.

One of the features that sets Dark Table apart from other digital CCG’s is the ability to play with up to 4 players in a Free-For-All.

The game’s alliance system allows players to make a temporary alliance with others in order to stop the largest threat on the table. This acts as a balancing measure when some players have better cards, but can also be a bluffing tactic to get an advantage.

One annoyance of other digital CCG’s is the reliance on packs, loot boxes, or endless grinding to build the deck you want. Dark Table takes a different approach; all cards can be bought with in-game currency, paid currency, or deck tokens so you can focus on the fun of deck-building.

The hope is that deck-building will be similar to real-life CCG’s and less like a gambling experience that makes you sink a ton of money before you can play the cards you want. At any time you can build a deck using a $20 deck token, no matter the value of the individual cards, so you can spend your time theory-crafting and playing decks and not stressing about cost.

Roles offer a means to gain more in-game currency while ranking up in your favorite play-style and earning special in-game items. At the beginning of each game you can select between The Brute, The Joker, and The Strategist.

The Brute will give rewards based on hitting face and dealing more damage, The Joker will incentivize being a troll and upsetting the game balance over winning, and The Strategist will value brooding combos and Knowledge gains. Mastering roles can earn you cards, skins, borders and other items that are specific to the role.

While other E-sports push 1v1 or team dynamic skills, Dark Table will offer a very new style of E-sport. Players will now have to learn how to survive in a 4-player free-for-all and learn how to use table politics and deception to win. These mechanics will be a shock to some, and a refreshing strategy to master for others.

The idea is that Dark Table will mix some mechanics of Poker with that of CCG’s, creating more layers of strategy to the sport than simply knowing the best cards, combos, and what to counter. Where a 1v1 builds a framework for aggressiveness and constant board state dominance to win, a multiplayer format allows for large swings in advantage. This means that players may need to save power plays for the correct opportunity to maximize the outcome, without letting other's know what's coming.

Each ranked season will have an entry pass for purchase that goes toward the prize pool that season. During the game players will be anonymous so you can’t prioritize targets based on reputation. After each game the players will be revealed. Rank up by winning or eliminating other players.

The farther you progress in a season the more rewards and achievements you will earn. Rewards for each season lock after that season, so player can earn unique card borders, backs, and more to be used as swag in future games.

In Dark Table CCG you will have the ability to create custom games if you want to play with your friends or if you want to organize tournaments yourself.

This option will allow 2-4 players which can also aid in testing decks or if you want a more casual experience. Custom games will have settings to allow for longer turns if you don't want to be rushed. This may also be a more familiar setting for some of the physical card game players, or may be used as an alternative when your local game shop is closed.

Each player will pick a starter deck at account creation to play with until they earn enough to build their own. One leader of each enrage type will be available.

Dark Table CCG will start with a set list of around 200 cards, 16 of which will be leaders. There will be additional sets of 100 cards at a time that will be phased into the game over time and bring unique mechanics that will add to possible play styles and combos.

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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doonamai/dark-table-ccg

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https://www.doonamai.com/darktablehome