Hewge Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Armello! Anyone here play Armello? I love playing Armello! You would love playing Armello, too! Go buy Armello! Armello! !Armello is a virtual board game, themed in a fantasy world filled with animal peoples. It's original, it's strategic, it has a great art style, and it's totally fun to play!The 'goal' of the game, is that the big buff lion of a king must die and you need to take the throne for yourself, so that you may rule over Armello! ...or one of the other 3 people you'll be fighting it for will, instead. http://armello.com/ http://armello.com/ http://armello.com/ Still not convinced by the promise of cartoon animal people?! Go watch these cool animated trailers then: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rennec Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 I have played Armello when it first came out but the game play was a little too slow for my taste. I haven't played with people though and I bet conversation could help with that. I might need to give it a second chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizy Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 I very much like Armello, though I don't play it as much as I should. I think my favorite characters so far are Barnaby and Zosha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signy Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 I've really been wanting to snag it. It's been on my wishlist for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizy Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 I had funded it back on Kickstarter for the Bandit tier because the game had looked so nice. I was very pleased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrGravitas Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 I do love me some Armello! I was also a Bandit Backer. My favorites are Scarlet, Thane, and Barnaby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moogle Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Armello's one of those games where you can just pick it up anytime to play a round, so convenient. Amber definitely tops the list for my favourite to play! Kinda wish multiplayer had more people within it though, sitting in queue for almost 10mins can be a bit of a pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summercat Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Was also a Bandit backer. Waiting to pick it up again until I can play my evil otter :3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewge Posted September 27, 2015 Author Share Posted September 27, 2015 (edited) Aww, snap. So many players! And bandit backers! I totally wanted to back Armello when it was in kickstarter, but I wasn't able to at the time! I am eternally sad... My favourites are Thane, Brun, and Barnaby! If I owned the bandits, I'd be all over the badger and the otter. Edited December 27, 2015 by Hewge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 (edited) I love this game, wish I had know about it back when I could have backed it! It's a great way to way to waste a few hours and the art in the game is amazingly well done. Brun4lyfe Edited September 27, 2015 by Luca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrGravitas Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Oh man, talk about hoisted by their own petard! I just had an amazing scenario play out.I blocked Scarlet's path to an open palace square with wall of thorns. She turned around and spited me by placing a wall of thorns on my story objective! Then, it came to her turn and she moved to a dungeon square next to the palace to sidestep my torns and was teleported INSIDE her own wall of Thorns! This happened in the morning, so she had to spend the entire night turn sitting there thinking about what she did! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewge Posted September 27, 2015 Author Share Posted September 27, 2015 I can just see all the regret in her face :v Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarcastic Coffeecup Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 So it's essentially a furry Game Of Thrones.Sounds interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naesaki Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Will definitely snap this up if it goes in the sales, although its whether I can resist that long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayonnaise Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 If only I could play this with others without being disconnected. :[ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signy Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 So I ended up biting the bullet and bought it on Steam. I've been playing all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewge Posted September 28, 2015 Author Share Posted September 28, 2015 So I ended up biting the bullet and bought it on Steam. I've been playing all day. Yessss. Have you started playing multiplayer games yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyWulf Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 I played a nice game today with my friends Atokada and Stray, who brought in one of her friends as well. Her friend got FIVE spirit stones, but we would not let him anywhere near the King. Stray got geared up for a king slayer victory with tons of armor and positioned next to the king on the second to last turn, but Atokada lightning bolted her away. Which basically gave me the win, because I was sitting on 15 Prestige. ;3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrGravitas Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 The DRM-free versions are finally out on GoG and Humble store! Anyone have any good games playout recently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewge Posted December 27, 2015 Author Share Posted December 27, 2015 So until December 31st, you can get these special Winter Dice by playing multiplayer games. The Winter Dice have a neat blue glow around them, as well as frosty particle effects going on whenever you roll them. Super cool! Make sure to get yours before time runs out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pignog Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 one day i will have the ability to play this again have they said when theyre making the bandits available to everybody? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerig Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 i got this 2 days ago put 16 hours in already p good 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewge Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 4 hours ago, Pignog said: one day i will have the ability to play this again have they said when theyre making the bandits available to everybody? Yes! They said they're going to release the Bandits as DLC "next year". Ima take a guess and say that it will be within the first few months of 2016. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinare Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 I've actually been really wanting this game since I saw it on Steam, I just don't have the funds atm to pay more than half price for it (nor the time to play, really). It looks super awesome though, so I definitely want to pick it up sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pignog Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 reminder to all armello's 25% off right now. i got it in early access when it was like $30 :@ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pignog Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 necroin this thread because armello still owns and all TRUE FURRIES should play it. It's on sale this weekend and some new DLC w/ 4 new characters is available. Reminder the art is beautiful: New Characters: There are a bunch of people on the forums who play it already, including: @Pignog@Zerig@Eggdodger@Revates@evan@Luca@Moogle@Falaffel@DrGravitas@Hewge@Feelwell the Rabbit Maybe others I'm forgetting? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osrik Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 I have had this game on my wishlist for some time, but have never been certain I will like like the gameplay... As you play a lot of board games (I think?), what tabletop game would you say it most closely compares to? To me it looks a lot like Mage Knight: The Board Game, but the core mechanic appears to be different (dice vs. cards), so I am not sure how apt a comparison this is... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pignog Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 27 minutes ago, Osrik said: I have had this game on my wishlist for some time, but have never been certain I will like like the gameplay... As you play a lot of board games (I think?), what tabletop game would you say it most closely compares to? To me it looks a lot like Mage Knight: The Board Game, but the core mechanic appears to be different (dice vs. cards), so I am not sure how apt a comparison this is... I've been trying to place it in terms of board games since I got it last year. I haven't played Mage Knight but from what I've seen Armello borrows from it at least a bit. Here's a quick run-down: There is a randomly generated hex-based map with 4 players (either human or AI) beginning at each corner. In the center of the map is a castle with the king and some Kingsguard. The basic plot is this king is slowly dying of "rot" and the major animal clans are fighting over who's going to be the next king. You can win in a few different ways: 1) collecting the most prestige and become the most popufur, 2) collecting all the dragon balls and banishing the king to hell, 3) kicking in the door to the castle and murdering the king, declaring yourself successor, or 4) becoming corrupted by rot yourself, kicking in the door and murdering the king, then declaring yourself hell king I guess. There's a mix of cards and dice used in the game and it works really well. If I want a game where there's no random chance I usually play chess. Right now there are 12 playable characters (16 if you were a backer and these backer-only ones are allegedly being released at some point) and each character has a different set of stats (Fight, Body, Spirit, Wits) as well as a special ability. Before the game starts you can also customize them with a ring and amulet to boost them in different ways. In game, you draw a hand from 3 card decks (trickery, magic, items), the size of which is based on your Wits stat. Trickery allows you to lay traps and mess with other players, magic cards are self-explanatory and based on your Spirit stat, and items are usually either consumable one-use things or equipable stuff like armour and weapons. When you get into a fight you roll dice (the number can be influenced by a lot of variables) that will show different symbols (sword, shield, moon, sun, tree, rot). A sword is a hit, a shield is a parry, a sun is a hit during day, a moon is a hit during night, a tree is a hit + extra die if you're uncorrupted, a rot is a hit + extra die if you're corrupted. Here you can affect how much random chance actually affects the outcome by burning cards in your hand (each card has one of these symbols on it and will turn a die into that symbol instead of having to roll). The rest of the game is mostly wandering the map, completing quests for sweet loot and stat increases, claiming settlements for income, exploring dungeons, using terrain to your advantage, fighting other players/kingsguard/monsters, and eventually making an attempt on the king or trying to protect him if you're the prestige leader. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osrik Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 4 minutes ago, Pignog said: I've been trying to place it in terms of board games since I got it last year. I haven't played Mage Knight but from what I've seen Armello borrows from it at least a bit. Here's a quick run-down: There is a randomly generated hex-based map with 4 players (either human or AI) beginning at each corner. In the center of the map is a castle with the king and some Kingsguard. The basic plot is this king is slowly dying of "rot" and the major animal clans are fighting over who's going to be the next king. You can win in a few different ways: 1) collecting the most prestige and become the most popufur, 2) collecting all the dragon balls and banishing the king to hell, 3) kicking in the door to the castle and murdering the king, declaring yourself successor, or 4) becoming corrupted by rot yourself, kicking in the door and murdering the king, then declaring yourself hell king I guess. There's a mix of cards and dice used in the game and it works really well. If I want a game where there's no random chance I usually play chess. Right now there are 12 playable characters (16 if you were a backer and these backer-only ones are allegedly being released at some point) and each character has a different set of stats (Fight, Body, Spirit, Wits) as well as a special ability. Before the game starts you can also customize them with a ring and amulet to boost them in different ways. In game, you draw a hand from 3 card decks (trickery, magic, items), the size of which is based on your Wits stat. Trickery allows you to lay traps and mess with other players, magic cards are self-explanatory and based on your Spirit stat, and items are usually either consumable one-use things or equipable stuff like armour and weapons. When you get into a fight you roll dice (the number can be influenced by a lot of variables) that will show different symbols (sword, shield, moon, sun, tree, rot). A sword is a hit, a shield is a parry, a sun is a hit during day, a moon is a hit during night, a tree is a hit + extra die if you're uncorrupted, a rot is a hit + extra die if you're corrupted. Here you can affect how much random chance actually affects the outcome by burning cards in your hand (each card has one of these symbols on it and will turn a die into that symbol instead of having to roll). The rest of the game is mostly wandering the map, claiming settlements for income, exploring dungeons, using terrain to your advantage, fighting other players/kingsguard/monsters, and eventually making an attempt on the king or trying to protect him if you're the prestige leader. It does actually sound quite a lot like Mage Knight (Almost every aspect you mentioned except for the dice, actually, even the day/night cycle and random hex-map), which is a good thing, as it is one of my favorite board games. It also sounds like it manages the dice randomness well with modifies, which is good, as I find many board games suffer from high levels of randomness because of poorly implemented dice mechanics. I will probably be getting it then, especially since it seems like there are quite a few people to play it with here... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggdodger Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 22 hours ago, Osrik said: It does actually sound quite a lot like Mage Knight (Almost every aspect you mentioned except for the dice, actually, even the day/night cycle and random hex-map), which is a good thing, as it is one of my favorite board games. It also sounds like it manages the dice randomness well with modifies, which is good, as I find many board games suffer from high levels of randomness because of poorly implemented dice mechanics. I will probably be getting it then, especially since it seems like there are quite a few people to play it with here... I'd play it with you. If you queue up for a public multiplayer game you can get a chest or a key at the end. You unlock chests with keys to get special die. It's a neat way to give a sense of progression in a game that otherwise has no progression between games. You can actually queue up with 1 or 2 friends, fill the rest of the slots with people you don't know and still get a chest or key at the end. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Kinda necro'ing this, but its relevant. A bunch of us on Discord have been playing this a lot lately, so I've created a Armello Discord Chat for anyone looking for a group to play with. There are a bunch of voice chat rooms if that's your thing too. https://discord.gg/48YjGmy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feelwell Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Come and join us, roast some Armarshmellows by the campfire, scream in rage as you fall victim to you enemies (frenemies?) traps and clever ploys, and cackle in victory as you sit upon the throne of Armello. Or don't, and be a square. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastryOfApathy Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Finally~! A steam badge that truly speaks to me that doesn't involve me indirectly giving money to the people behind the slanderous, undying meme known as 'Bad Rats!' 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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