Roll Player Explained

Roll Player
Designer:Keith Matejka
Publisher:Thunderworks Games
Players:1-4
Playing Time:60-90 minutes
Ages:10+

Roll Player is a euro-style board game designed by Keith Matejka and published in 2016 by Thunderworks Games. In the game, players compete to design the best fantasy adventurer, through dice rolling and card drafting mechanics.

Development

The game was funded through Kickstarter crowdfunding platform,[1] after that the game received two expansions (Roll Player: Monsters & Minions in 2018 and Roll Player: Fiends & Familiars in 2020).

Reception

The game received generally favorable reviews.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Awards

Spin-offs

Several other games share the same setting (universe) as Roll Player, including Cartographers (2019),[8] Lockup: A Roll Player Tale (2019)[9] and Roll Player: Adventures (2021).

In 2021 Thunderworks Games released Roll Player Adventures, a cooperative storybook game set in the World of Ulos giving players the opportunity to import their generated characters from Roll Player and take them on adventures. Roll Player Adventures blends dice manipulation puzzles with choice-driven narrative. Matthew Kearns also found the storyline compelling.[10] James Wolff of Board Game Quest scored the game a 4.5/5 sharing, "Roll Player Adventures gives players interesting choices as they progress through a fantastic choose-your-own-adventure story with engaging dice manipulation puzzles in a deep and vibrant world."[11]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: McMillan . David . Roll Player Game Review — Meeple Mountain . 2022-10-04 . www.meeplemountain.com . 20 July 2019 . en-US.
  2. Web site: Liu . Jonathan H. . 2017-03-14 . Reaping the Rewards: 'Roll Player'—Character Creation as a Game . 2022-10-04 . GeekDad . en-US.
  3. Web site: Roll Player Review - Just Push Start . 2022-10-04 . www.justpushstart.com. 4 August 2021 .
  4. October 2017 . Roll Player . Rebel Times . Polish . 121 . 29–31.
  5. Web site: 2018-06-07 . Roll Player -noppapelin arvostelu ＞ Lautapeliopas . 2022-10-04 . Lautapeliopas . fi.
  6. Web site: Staff . Ars . 2017-12-08 . Ars Technica's ultimate board game buyer's guide . 2022-10-04 . Ars Technica . en-us.
  7. Web site: 2016 Golden Geek Most Innovative Board Game Nominee Board Game Honor BoardGameGeek . 2022-10-04 . boardgamegeek.com . en-US.
  8. Web site: McMillan . David . Cartographers Game Review — Meeple Mountain . 2022-10-04 . www.meeplemountain.com . en-US.
  9. Web site: Brettspiel-News.de - Lockup: A Roll Player Tale "Breakout" Erweiterung ist erschienen . 2022-10-11 . www.brettspiel-news.de.
  10. Web site: Kearns . Matthew . 2022-01-17 . A Stroll Through Nalos — A Roll Player Adventures Review . 2022-10-11 . Medium . en.
  11. Web site: Wolff . James . 2022-06-10 . Roll Player Adventures Review . 2022-10-04 . Board Game Quest . en-US.

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