For the Queen (game) explained

For the Queen
Date:2019, 2024
Genre:tabletop role-playing game, romance
Skills:role-playing, improvisation

For the Queen is a tabletop role-playing game by Alex Roberts about the dangerous journey of a queen's servants. The first edition was published by Evil Hat Productions in 2019, and the second edition was published by Darrington Press in 2024.[1] The game features themes of power, authority, femininity, love, loyalty, and betrayal.[2] [3] For the Queen has inspired indie role-playing games with similar game mechanics.[4]

Gameplay

Players draw cards from a central deck and respond to textual prompts with spoken narration. Storytelling is collaborative. The game ends when the card with the final prompt is drawn.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meehan . Alex . 2024-01-23 . Critical Role publisher printing new edition of storytelling game For the Queen . 2024-08-13 . Dicebreaker . en.
  2. Web site: Meehan . Alex . 2024-05-16 . “You don't know when something profound is going to happen”: Designer behind Critical Role's new RPG on the therapeutic potential of tabletop games . 2024-08-13 . Dicebreaker . en.
  3. Web site: Wieland . Rob . Darrington Press Brings For The Queen Back To Her Throne . 2024-08-13 . Forbes . en.
  4. Web site: Robinson . Tasha . 2024-05-23 . For the Queen’s creator on the new edition, her many copycats, and her balloon-kink RPG . 2024-08-13 . Polygon . en-US.

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