But it's possible to do even more with an app. More details here: ĭead of Winter showed it is possible to do Crossroads with cards. UPDATE: Founder of Plaid Hat Games has reacquired the company from Asmodee. If you pre-order through their website or with a FLGS, you can get a 20% discount. Up to 7 players, ages +14 retailing for $59.95 and releasing April 10th. The rest of the game is on the table though, with character sheets, player pawns, tokens, etc
It has a web app, which is mandatory to manage the Crossroads and other "narrative moments." Looks like you can download the app and play offline, but there's no way to play without it. Principle design by Isaac Vega (City of Remnants Ashes: Rise of the Phoenix-born) and J Arthur Ellis (Crystal Clans, Dead of Winter). It uses Crossroads mechanics like Dead of Winter. It uses a storybook board, like Stuffed Fables and Aftermath. It's a piratey game of treasure and adventure, like SeaFall. Plaid Hat is back with a new game Forgotten Waters that seems like it's pulling all kinds of stuff from their various other properties.
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Crossroads" is a game series from Plaid Hat Games that tests a group of survivors' ability to work together and stay alive while facing crises and challenges from both outside and inside.