Villages & Dungeons

[code] [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/36948155-Card-Game-KING/] FOR MORE CARD AND BOARD GAMES FOLLOW US [b]CARD GAME KING [/b][/url] [/code] Villages and Dungeons is an elaborate rock paper scissor roguelike game where you build an autobattling engine using a creature and only 4 support cards. Its simple looks can be deceiving as there is quite a bit of skill involved in building the right engine and managing the dungeon pathing. On top of those, the resource management is well done too, where meta progression resources can be used to "revive" and retry battles, leading to interesting decision on whether to "go all in" or accept the loss and gear up for the next attempt. It's an addicting gameplay loop, albeit a bit grindy at times as you are nudged into battles just to scrap together some resources or open up new paths. It does have a few other frustrating elements to it. There is a bit of RNG to both the battles and card drafting. This means you may lose battles or get stuck in front of an unbeatable opponent because you didn't get offered the right cards. Example is encountering an opponent with high defense but no cards that could reliably puncture those. There are no consumables either that can get you out of a tight spot so once you hit a wall, it's sometimes unscalable. Whats worse, on top of already stripped down UI, after each battle you are greeted with the mobile leftover popups such as dev requesting you to give the game a high rating. Every. Single. Time. I feel like the game could've been better if it had gotten a few more passes to smooth over some rough edges, but as it is now, it's equal parts addicting and frustrating. [h1][b]Favorite mechanics[/b][/h1] • Interesting revival system that uses meta progression resources [h1][b]The positive[/b] [/h1] + Surprisingly tactical + Fair amount of ways to build your engine [h1][b]The neutral[/b][/h1] * There is no option to view enemy cards without re-entering battles * Annoying occasional mobile leftover pop ups [h1][b]The negative[/b][/h1] - No logs or pause button makes all the action a bit overwhelming at times - Promotes grind - Luck can be a deciding factor at times [h1][b]Conclusion:[/b] [/h1] An elaborate rock-paper-scissors autobattler with card drafting that's addicting to play, but poor UI, luck dependency and grind bring it down a notch. Recommended, 7/10.