New Game Round-up: Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Eleusis Gets Diced & Mysterious Future Releases!

Pathfinder Adventure Card Game is a cooperative, deck-building card game based on the popular RPG of the same name. In this game players take the part of a fantasy character such as a rogue or wizard, each with varying skills and proficiencies that are represented by the cards in their deck. The classic ability scores (Strength, Dexterity, etc.) are assigned with different sized dice. Players can acquire allies, spells, weapons, and other items. The goal is to find and defeat a villain before a certain number of turns pass, with the villain being represented by its own deck of cards complete with challenges and foes that must be overcome.

Pathfinder Adventure Card Game is an expandable game, with the first set containing 400+ cards and being based on the Rise of the Runelords adventure path. The Base Set supports 1 to 4 players; a 110-card add-on deck will expand the number of players to 5 or 6 and add more character options for any number of players. The game will be expanded with bimonthly 110-card adventure decks.

The basic concept is this: It's a cooperative game for one to six players. Each player has a unique character composed of a deck of cards and a set of stats. Roleplayers will find the stats very familiar – characters have roles and numbers that define their abilities and skills. As you go through adventures, you'll improve your deck by acquiring new items, allies, weapons, and other cool things as you explore and overcome challenges; over time, you'll be customizing your deck to suit your own individual vision of your character. All adventures are composed of infinitely usable cards and decks. There's no Game Master, no recordkeeping, no expository dialogue. It's everything I want to do in a roleplaying game without the workload.