Set in the Fantasy Strike universe, Yomi is a card-based fighting game inspired by fighting videogames like Street Fighter. The core mechanic is based on rock-paper-scissors, but builds a lot of strategy and depth on top of that foundation. David Sirlin’s ongoing Kickstarter campaign brings new characters, new play modes, and some revisions to the original base game.
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David Sirlin decided, midway through his initial campaign for Pandante, to pull the plug and make some changes. The game, a poker-inspired bluffing game, was getting good feedback and probably would have successfully hit its funding goal, but Sirlin felt he could do even better. The rebooted Kickstarter campaign launched today.
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David Sirlin’s latest game, now on Kickstarter, is Pandante, a poker-like gambling game with some interesting twists.
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David Sirlin, the designer of the Fantasy Strike family of games (Yomi, Puzzle Strike, and Flash Duel) is hosting his first Fantasy Strike Expo in San Francisco, June 7-9. The expo will have both tournament and casual play of all three tabletop games as well as videogame tournaments for Street Fighter HD Remix and Puzzle […]
Continue ReadingThe Fantasy Strike contestants are practicing for a tournament by sparring — one hit ends the round, but you have to position yourself to hit your opponent. Flash Duel has 20 unique characters to choose from and can be played …
Continue ReadingTake a look at what’s inside Puzzle Strike 3rd Edition and the Shadows Expansion.
Continue ReadingLast year I reviewed a unique deck-building game, Puzzle Strike, which uses cardboard poker chips instead of cards. Instead of shuffling cards, you throw all your chips into a bag, shake ’em up, and pull several out at a time …
Continue ReadingOverview: According to the manual, Puzzle Strike is a “card game played with chips instead of cards that simulates a puzzle game (that doesn’t exist) that simulates a fighting game (that also doesn’t exist).” Confused yet? Don’t worry; the essence …
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