Cooperatively Explore and Grow A Fantasy Community In Mythwind
October 8, 2021 by fcostin
Us tabletop gamers are certainly not short on imagination. Whether we are looking to immerse ourselves in a new fantasy land, or travel into outer space and across the galaxy. The only thing that stops us from full immersion is the setup and put away times!
What would you do if I told you there was a new persistent-world, an asymmetrical cooperative role-playing board game that only takes five minutes to set up and minutes to put away?
Mythwind is up on Kickstarter from OOMM Games, and players work closely with time building and establishing a whimsical fantasy community, guided by the safe hands of a sprite - it is time to settle down into a new and exciting home.
Kickstarter Trailer // Mythwind
Players will travel to new lands of the unknown for sanctuary in a new environment. But before players move into their new home they must tame the valley around them. 1-4 players will work together to build the home around them and grow their community amongst this desolate valley.
Looking at the evolution of the community, exploration of the world around them and dive deep into the lore and history of where the new home is being developed.
Mythwind // OOMM Games
There are four different characters to choose from in-game, each with their own individual skills and paths for them to take and grow. So whether you would like to explore the new world solo and try out each different character to evolve your town, or take one each as part of a larger cooperative experience.
Each time players open the box, they will continue to build their civilisation and pick up straight from where they left off. Utilising time as a factor of development for the community.
The Kickstarter campaign so far has been incredibly successful. Already funded with 23 days left on the clock, players will have access to the core game, expansions and add-ons whilst the campaign are live.
Would you explore a new world and home in Mythwind?
"Guided by the safe hands of a sprite - it is time to settle down into a new and exciting home. "
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Uhm @fcostin I think you linked the wrong YouTube video… it says “Warmachine” 😉
It’s sounding like a good entertaining game.
I’ll wait for the reviews to see if they can execute this correctly. I’ve seen many games, mostly RPG’s, that involve character-development (eg. D&D), worldbuilding (eg. Dungeonworld), and storytelling (eg. Cheat your own Adventure), and I’ve seen boardgames and books that are CYOA, as well as town-building videosgames, but not a boardgame-based one (unless you include the horrible mechanics of SimCity: The Card Game, or the abstract Gloomhaven).
Actually, a modern-day neighborhood that you can advance or decline would be amusing, particularly if players had their own hidden goals and agendas…
There are a number of reviewers that have preview copies.
Personally, I think the game sounds interesting in concept, but their desire to make it ‘open ended like Animal Crossing’ is a real turn off for me.
I’d like them to have a narrative that moves forward and comes to a satisfying conclusion rather than one that just kind of meanders and goes nowhere (which is what I understand they’re going for).