While Netflix is currently struggling with The Witcher IP, the one thing Witcher that did not disappoint in the recent past was The Witcher 3 Next Gen update which one again dragged fans back into the world of Witcher. Also, as you may know, CD Projekt Red announced quite a few exciting Witcher game updates last year including The Witcher (2007) remake, Project Polaris, and Project Sirius. As it happens, today we have an amazing update regarding the next game in the Witcher universe but it is not what you expect.
The Witcher: Path of Destiny – About, Rules, and How To Play
If you came here expecting a news about Project Polaris or Project Sirius, we are sorry to disappoint you. The Witcher: Path of Destiny is an upcoming board game, which will hit Gamefound on October 19th. The game is a collaboration between Go On Board and CD Projekt Red after the recent success of The Witcher: Old World board game which released earlier this year.
The Witcher: Path of Destiny can be played by 1 to 5 players as you navigate tales from the Witcher lore you love so much. Players can play as Geralt, Ciri, Yennefer, Vesemir, or Dandelion, who are basically the most popular characters of the franchise. The official synopsis for the board game reads, “Take on the role of Geralt, Yennefer, Ciri, Vesemir, or Dandelion and retell the iconic stories from the saga. Use your unique abilities and follow the path of destiny or completely change its course. The actions taken by the group will determine how the story ends – but only one of you will be remembered as a hero….”
Here’s how the game works. After selecting the character, you can select from three different tales namely – The tales are Striga, Edge of the World, and Lesser Evil. Each of these tales is about the characters you know from the books and the games and each of them will feature new rules and twists to provide you a fresh experience. Also, one of the tales will allow you to play things solo, while taking Geralt with you as a companion throughout. Now let us talk about the gameplay.
- Path of Destiny starts players out with the task of drafting cards and considering all of the elements at play, including colors, symbols, bonuses, and turn order.
- Then all players simultaneously play cards from their hands, creating a unique timeline that shows their chosen actions.
- These symbols play an important role in steering the particular tale’s storyline, and whatever symbol ends up winning out gets a Destiny token placed on top.
- After three turns and three Destiny tokens, the story moves forward into new territory, and players score victory points and gain experience points, which can be used to unlock new abilities.
- After three rounds, the game will reach one of its multiple epilogues, and players discover who emerges as the main hero of the story.
Aside form this, each character comes with a player board, start cards, character tokens, ability tokens, a character standee, a goal card, ability tokens, and experience markers. To know absolutely everything about this game, follow this official link.
The Witcher: Path of Destiny is all set to launch on October 19th, 2023.
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