Coraquest (Kickstarter)

CoraQuest is designed to be as accessible to children as possible without diluting any of the fun for adults. Here are three of the key features of the game:

You explore the dungeon by drawing cards from the dungeon deck and placing each card out into the layout.  This means every game you play will have its own unique dungeon map – providing a different experience each time.

Whenever you venture into the dungeon there is a chance you will encounter some of the fearsome creatures that lurk there. Orcs, goblins and gremlins emerge from the shadows whenever a card with their symbol is added to the dungeon.

Whimsical and family-friendly narrative emerges during the game via the « quest cards » that are spaced out within the dungeon deck.  When a quest card is placed in the dungeon you read a short passage from the quest book and carry out any special instructions it gives you.

The quest cards’ illustrations include multiple elements that are open to interpretation, allowing you to use them as inspiration to design your own adventures.

Combat is exciting, fun, and simple for even young children to understand. It’s resolved using custom red and white dice. Your hero card and your weapon tell you what colour dice you need to roll, then you inflict one damage to your target for each success you get.

If you’re in combat and you completely miss your target your hero flips over to their « determined » side. This means you will get even more dice to roll for your next attack. This helps take the sting out of rolling badly for younger children (and for adults too).

The countdown track adds another level of decision making and tactical thinking to the game.

Each hero has a special ability that is activated by putting a token on the countdown track. At the end of each round the tokens will move down one space on the track. You’re unable to use your special ability again until your token has moved off the bottom of the track and has come back to you, so you need to think very carefully about when is the best time to use it.