{"product_id":"escape-the-dark-castle","title":"Escape the Dark Castle Game","description":"\u003cp\u003eEscape the Dark Castle is a simple, cooperative game of retro-atmospheric adventure. Players take on the roles of prisoners, wrongfully incarcerated in the depths of The Dark Castle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether it s the Abbot, the Tailor or any of the six playable characters, each prisoner is represented by a character card along with a custom character dice showing that prisoner s unique endowment of Might, Cunning and Wisdom the game s three traits. Embarking on a desperate quest to escape, the players must work together using custom dice along with item cards to overcome the castle s many horrors, traps, along with challenges - each of which is represented by a large, illustrated chapter card.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the beginning of each game, 15 of these chapter cards are drawn at random from a larger deck to create a unique castle every time. Gameplay involves one player revealing a new chapter card each turn, in a motion like turning a page of a book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a card is turned, the next chamber or passageway into which the prisoners have stumbled is revealed. There is no turn order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, players decide as a group who will turn the next chapter card, and there are often grisly consequences for the one that does! Once revealed, the chapter card will explain the situation facing the group along with what must be done to get through it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the style of choose-your-path adventures, most chapters offer the group a choice about how to proceed. Bribe the drunken guards or attack them?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharge the beast or lure it out? Steal from the kitchen stores or keep moving?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter is a mini-game along with a variety of mechanics are required to complete them, from RPG-style skill tests for an individual character, to push-your-luck dice rolling as a team, to the playing of item cards collected along the way to bolster the tactical abilities of the group. When the players choose to enter (or fail to avoid) combat, all players roll their unique character dice simultaneously to make an attack against the enemy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey need to collectively muster the right combination of Might, Cunning and Wisdom to defeat the foe in question, or risk taking damage. Blocking, Resting, as well as the use of Weapons, Relics along with Potions will help to keep the prisoners alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe goal of the game is for the group to complete every chapter in the castle deck, then defeat the final boss. To win, they must keep every member of the team alive - if any player is killed the game ends immediately.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVendor: Themeborne\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"THEMEBORNE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48015792799961,"sku":"TBL001","price":69.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8771\/4265\/files\/VR_5060548580001_1_018f4f49-65e7-4e7a-8305-79e82b1dde0d.jpg?v=1771995234","url":"https:\/\/www.supergamers.com.au\/products\/escape-the-dark-castle","provider":"SuperGamers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}