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VEmpire: The Kings of Darkness

Platform(s): PC
Genre: Strategy
Publisher: Vempire Entertainment
Developer: Wolfgang Lueger
Release Date: Fall 2017

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'VEmpire: The Kings of Darkness' Delayed

by Rainier on Aug. 28, 2017 @ 10:45 a.m. PDT

VEmpire: The Kings of Darkness is a vampire themed digital deck-building game, inspired by one of history's most influential royal dynasties - the house of Habsburg.

VEmpire is a turn-based card game about building an Empire that is stronger than your opponent’s! As soon as one player has 50 points in his Empire, he is going to win. The opponent has two turns to catch up.

The player can choose to play against the AI, invite a friend for a casual game, or play a match against a server-selected opponent.

VEmpire is a deck-building game like Dominion or Ascension, just to name two popular games of this genre. It provides innovative mechanics and an exciting, atmospheric theme that is about the resurgence of the Habsburg rulers as terrific vampires!

VEmpire includes more than 100 unique cards with amazing artwork in four factions! All cards (vampires, locations, artefacts & spells) are drawn based on real historical characters, famous ancient buildings and gory battles!

In VEmpire it is the goal to gather Empire-Points. They can be collected by playing cards with Empire-Points from your Hand into yourEmpire on the board. If the Empire-Value (the value in the blue shield!) of a player is 50 or more points, this player is about to win. He will win if the opponent cannot catch up within the next 2 rounds!

Originally scheduled to launch today, Vempire Entertainment has decided to delay the game to further refine the accessibility of the game.

 My Dear Followers!

It is hard for us but since there are too many issues with the game at the moment (Game-Engine but also Gameplay & Accessibility) we have decided to delay the release!

This was no easy decision, but we do not want to disappoint any of you with a product that is beyond your and our expectations!

Thank you all for the great support up to now & please stay tuned!

The game starts with the flip of a dime.The winner will choose its King of Darkness first and play first! The opponent will therefore select his King from the remaining ones. Each player starts with a start-deck of 10 cards: The chosen King and 9 Mercenaries!

You could buy new and better cards from the Market-Place with the gulden-values from your cards by playing them from your Hand for acquiring.

As the game starts, the Market-Place is built out of the cards from both selected factions. The two leftmost cards are your private-deck and consists of vampire- & realm-cards which are under the spell of your selected king, therefore only you can acquire those cards! The two rightmost cards are the private-deck of your opponent. Only he can buy those cards. However with spell-cards you can banish cards also from your opponent’s private cards.

The three cards in the middle of the Market-Place are available to both players, those are the location- & spell-cards from both factions. This means that each king-duel combination provides a fresh and unique collection of cards, which offers different tactical and strategic challenges and possibilities each game.

Key Features:

  • BUILD YOUR EMPIRE: It is the goal of the game to build a strong Empire of cards on the game board not in the decks!
  • SELECT YOUR KING: Decide the king & faction you want to start your game with. Depending on this choice you get your start-deck and your private-deck in the Market-Place to acquire cards from!
  • COLLECT GROUPS: You collect and play Groups, the most powerful entities in the game, which are designed after its historical examples (e.g. Pairs like ‘Sisi’ & ‘Franz Joseph’). They count twice if they are completed in your Empire, but not at all if not!
  • HOLD CARDS: Location-Cards not only provide you permanent guldens each turn but also holding-ability which gives you more strategic flexibility and control!
  • PLAY POWER-CARDS: Play Power-Cards for fast and surprising play! Depending on your chosen king & faction there are different types of Power-Cards available for you at the Market-Place.
  • ACQUIRE OR EMPIRE: Vampire-Cards can be played for acquiring new cards or into your Empire to gather realm points – but there is no way back, so decide wisely!
  • PLAY SPELLS: Use offensive or defensive Spell-Cards, depending on your strategy!

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