How many players is Phoenix Covenant for?
Two-players for standard-mode head-to-head. Other game modes are being designed to support at least 2-4 players. Team-play is on the way, but because we have so much to focus on for this campaign and to fulfill the initial ruleset, we’ll need your support to raise development and production funds for more modes! Last updated: Mon, Nov 17 2014 3:47 am EST
Are the decks divided into individual Faction decks?
No. You can pick and choose from a (current) collection of 4 Factions (The Midlands, Tir na Ten, The North, The Ravaged Lands) and craft a deck how you like! If you choose to make an all-Midlands deck, have at it, but we are not restricting you to build Faction-specific decks. Last updated: Mon, Nov 17 2014 3:47 am EST
Cool tabletop. Will there be a digital game?
Short answer: yes. Long answer: we’ll need your support in order to get it released faster than our current plan. As a coder myself, dev’ing digital games while also producing tabletop games is no short order, especially when the digital gameplay should be smooth, reliable, not crash, and be totally awesome every step of the way. There are two really cool Stretch Goals deeper in the dungeon, so share this campaign with friends and let’s make it happen! Last updated: Mon, Nov 17 2014 3:47 am EST
How long do games usually take?
We’ve got great data on this. Games range from 25 minutes to 45 minutes on average. Our shortest game so far was a beautifully-constructed rush that took about 11 minutes. To be fair, we’ve noticed that players who are brand new will take that usual “learning a new euro/strategy game” amount of time (about 60 minutes and some change) because they read the cards, and delve quickly into the depths of the strategy in the game. Last updated: Sat, Oct 11 2014 4:46 pm EDT
Generally speaking, how many cards in a deck?
While our prototype pre-constructed decks are around 45 cards, generally speaking decks should be from 35 to 50 cards. There are also structures that go into a Side-Deck (see the Manual) that up this range by 5 on average. Last updated: Mon, Nov 17 2014 3:47 am EST
Will there be card sleeves? How can I protect my awesome deck?
As gamers ourselves, sleeving options were quite literally the second thing we thought about after deciding to design a card game. We talked early on with suppliers and manufacturers to check into it. It’s possible, and especially if we can get a great following, we’ll try to get sleeves out earlier than expected! Last updated: Sat, Oct 11 2014 4:54 pm EDT
Square cards? What are their dimensions?
Yep. Beautifully square. Current prototypes are 3.25 inches square, but a) we’re hand-cutting them so there’s a bit of wiggle-room with that and b) we’re still going a lot of user-interface/card-look-and-feel changes and tweaks, so that number isn’t 100% set. Last updated: Mon, Nov 17 2014 3:47 am EST
What are alt-version cards? How are they different than alt-art, etc?
Alternate-version (alt-version) cards are cards either with different base abilities (note: saying “different” not “better” or “stronger”) than the initial version of a card or with different implementations of certain mechanics than the initial version of a card. For instance, the standard card offers the ability to immobilize a unit; an alt-version of that same card could be one that offers the ability to pay some amount of mana and reduce the movement value of a unit by 1. Last updated: Mon, Oct 13 2014 5:01 am EDT
Will exclusives (and stretch goal unlocks) be available to the WARRIORS (2x game box) level?
Yes and yes! Anything that applies to a single game box (or scales with a single game box) applies double to the 2x game box / WARRIORS level. So, since there is at least one KS exclusive card offered in the base box, there will be two (of the same card) sent to those who got the double-box set. As for the new reward levels, just email or message me (Adam) and I’ll get you the price-differences to get 2x of the extras at those levels. Last updated: Mon, Nov 17 2014 3:47 am EST
Can you explain the other stretch goal tracks?
Sure! There are two additional stretch goal tracks, one for Facebook/FB likes of our page (at facebook.com/phoenixcovenant) and one for overall KS Backers. In each, we’re trying to grow the size of our community, because the more the merrier - more competition, more friends playing the game, more community around the game, and also more tournaments hosted. Simply get friends to like our page on Facebook or ask friends to support our campaign and back this project. As we hit the goals, everyone at the “PLEDGED” level and above (all who are getting full game boxes) will get the cards mentioned at a particular goal level. Note: we will clearly mark unlocked goals by placing one of our mini 8-bit avatars in the room/on-the-platform and putting checkmarks next to the achieved goal. Last updated: Mon, Nov 17 2014 3:47 am EST
What is a Champion Unit / What are all the Unit or Card types?
Overall, there are Units, Spells, and Structures. See the downloadable manual for more details, but generally speaking, Units move about the field and do damage to the enemy/opposing player and opposing units while Spells are one-off effect-makers and Structures are mostly strategic locations that can be constructed on the field to support an army. Units usually come in three flavors - Common Units, Commander Units, and Champion Units. Common units are all types of units that are not Commanders or Champions. Commanders can “gate” or forward-summon units to the field from your Hand, according to which squares they “add” (or make legitimately into gating squares) to the field. Champion units are usually more powerful than the power of units at the same Tier value, but many require other trade-offs to check how strong they really are. For instance, some Champions may require you to not gain any resources on a turn in order to bring that Champion into play. Similarly, there may be Player Life reduction to use a certain powerful Champion. Last updated: Mon, Nov 17 2014 3:47 am EST
What’s a Crowning Moment of Awesome?
The glory of a crowning moment of awesome is - and please forgive the A-Team reference, I loved that show - “when a plan comes together” when you’ve been able to turn the tide of a battle or simply pull off a super-sweet move. We’ve had them before, and we love them, so that’s why we’re trying to make great combos and synergies in Phoenix Covenant. Last updated: Mon, Nov 17 2014 3:47 am EST
Details on the Tournament in a Town of Backers’ Choice
We will be doing a tournament in a town that you all choose, but for the sake of ease of access, and logistics to make sure we can a) provide food, b) provide experts/ourselves, and c) make it easiest for you all to travel there, we will provide a list of towns/cities for you to choose from. Last updated: Wed, Nov 5 2014 4:12 pm EST
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