Description:Charterstone: Digital Edition is a campaign-driven, legacy-style board game that combines strategic city-building with evolving gameplay. In this game, players work together to build and develop a shared village, making decisions that will impact the game world in lasting ways. As the game progresses, new rules, characters, and abilities are introduced, transforming the experience. Charterstone is unique in that it is a "legacy" game, meaning the decisions you make and the outcomes of each game session have a permanent effect on future sessions.
Players take on the roles of different factions, competing to expand their influence by constructing buildings, collecting resources, and achieving various goals. With each game, you unlock new content, adding depth and complexity to your gameplay. The digital edition retains all the excitement of the physical game, while offering an intuitive interface that makes setup, gameplay, and progression easier and smoother.
HOW TO PLAY:Setup:
At the start, players choose a faction to play as. Each faction has its own unique abilities and starting resources. The game takes place in a shared village, and the goal is to contribute to the growth of the community while also gaining points through various objectives.
Campaign and Legacy Elements:
Charterstone is played over a series of sessions, and each session represents one chapter of the ongoing campaign. As you progress, you'll unlock new buildings, rules, and goals. The digital version ensures that your progress is tracked, and all changes from previous sessions are automatically applied. Decisions made early in the game will impact the available options in future sessions, creating a unique, evolving experience.
Actions and Turns:
On each turn, players can perform actions such as building new structures, exploring the surrounding area, collecting resources, and completing objectives. Actions are chosen from a central set of actions available to everyone, but special buildings and upgrades can give players additional actions or abilities that set them apart from others.
Building and Resource Management:
The core of the game revolves around building and resource management. As players expand the village, they gain access to more actions and abilities, allowing for greater flexibility and power. However, players must balance the cost of building with the need to gather resources and complete goals.
Objective Completion and Scoring:
Players earn points by completing objectives, constructing buildings, and developing their faction. Some objectives are personal to each player, while others are shared. At the end of the campaign, the player with the most points is the winner, but the journey and the evolving world make the process incredibly engaging and enjoyable.
Unlocking New Content:
As a legacy game, Charterstone introduces new elements as you progress. This might include new factions, special abilities, or new game rules that change how you play. The digital version offers a seamless experience, automatically unlocking new content and helping you manage changes to the game state.
Replayability:
Once the campaign ends, the game is considered "complete," but the experience is still incredibly replayable. Players can choose to revisit the game with different factions or try new strategies. The digital edition also allows you to track your progress and stats, making it easier to experiment with new tactics.
Winning the Game:
At the end of the campaign, the player with the most victory points wins. However, the game emphasizes the collective development of the village, so while individual victories are important, the journey of the entire group is just as meaningful. The campaign’s narrative, along with the evolving mechanics, offers a sense of progression that makes each session feel significant.