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| 2-6 | 13+ | 30-120 min | $20 |
For the Queen
The land you live in has been at war for as long as any of you have been alive.
The Queen has decided to undertake a long and perilous journey to broker an alliance with a distant power.
The Queen has chosen you, and only you, to be her retinue, and accompany her on this journey.
She chose you because she knows that you love her.
A tale of love.
A land in peril.
For the Queen is a card-based story-building game that you and up to five other players can begin playing in minutes. Choose your queen from among fourteen gorgeously varied illustrations—or start from scratch—and use the prompt cards to collaboratively tell a story of love, betrayal, doubt, and devotion.
In this game, you’ll find:
- Clear instructions to start any group playing in minutes.
- 14 beautifully rendered queens by a diverse group of artists to inspire your stories.
- 46 prompt cards that will help you develop your world, your characters, and their relationships to each other and the Queen.
- An X-Card to remove content you don’t want in the game.
- Tragedy, heartbreak, betrayal, love, doubt, and unwavering dedication.
The queen is under attack. Will you defend her?
For the Queen!
GAME INFORMATION
Number of players: 2-6
Age of players: 13+
Length: 30-120 minutes
Type of Game: Roleplaying Game/Card Game Hybrid
Languages Available: English
Product Number: EHP0044
ISBN: TBD
Card Count: 82 cards
Format: Tarot Deck and Digital Formats.
Release Date: June 2019 (pre-order in March 2019)
Availability: Check here (mid-2019 targeted)
Game Designer: Alex Roberts
I can’t wait to the artwork for the cards.
Wow! I can’t wait for more information about this game! It looks fantastic.
This sounds like a lot of fun. It doesn’t say if it can be played cooperative or if it’s a competitive game. My group likes cooperative games best.
For the Queen is very collaborative indeed! I think you’ll love it!
It’s a story-telling game that’s adjacent to a roleplaying game. You could probably angle your character to be competitive with the others if you wanted, but as *players* you’re building the story together, after all.
This is my favorite RPG / story game of the year. Hands down.
I’ve played this game upwards of 20 times now and I can say, with quite a bit of confidence, that whether or not the story becomes competitive and filled with intrigue, or becomes a cooperative journey (either for or against the queen) is almost entirely up to the players and how they answer the prompts. The game has A LOT of flexibility when it comes to tone.
Also, do not be fooled! This game can be played very well with just 3 people, and groups of over a dozen as party game!
I’ve written some of my thoughts about this game here, if you are interested (without any spoilers): http://www.supernovembergames.com/tomes-of-tomes/2018/10/25/do-you-even-for-the-queen. Also the game can’t be spoiled. Like I said, I’ve played it a huge number of times, and it’s never gotten old.
We played this at PAX South this month and it was the best game we tried, hands down. Can’t wait for release.
So great to hear. Thank you Katherine!