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Turns out that The Battle of Versailles was the introductory title in a series Salt & Pepper Games is calling "Wars Without Bullets", and the second title in this series is The Battle of the Divas, a two-player game from Albert Reyes that will be crowdfunded for release in 2025. Here's an overview:
In The Battle of the Divas, players take on the roles of Maria Callas and Renata Tebaldi in their fight for operatic supremacy. Throughout the game, each diva will perform great operas, gain fame, and experience key moments of their career in a timeline that will shape their legacy. The objective is to earn more points than your rival, which can be achieved through different strategies:
• Performing iconic operas in the most prestigious theaters.
• Skillfully managing diva cards, which include historical events, special abilities, and key career moments.
• Mastering the piano and expanding your vocal range, which is essential for unlocking new musical opportunities.
• Managing influence over the orchestra and fame in theaters, which allows for timeline adjustments and decisive advantages.
The game ends when five operas have been performed. At that point, players add up the points earned from theaters, the orchestra, the piano, and the timeline to determine who has left the most indelible mark on opera history. Will Callas' overwhelming charisma or Tebaldi's vocal perfection claim the ultimate glory? Only the stage will decide.
• Performing iconic operas in the most prestigious theaters.
• Skillfully managing diva cards, which include historical events, special abilities, and key career moments.
• Mastering the piano and expanding your vocal range, which is essential for unlocking new musical opportunities.
• Managing influence over the orchestra and fame in theaters, which allows for timeline adjustments and decisive advantages.
The game ends when five operas have been performed. At that point, players add up the points earned from theaters, the orchestra, the piano, and the timeline to determine who has left the most indelible mark on opera history. Will Callas' overwhelming charisma or Tebaldi's vocal perfection claim the ultimate glory? Only the stage will decide.
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The title comes from the name of Hiroo Onoda, a Japanese soldier who refused to believe that World War II had ended and who conducted guerrilla warfare on Lubang Island in the Philippines until 1974. Here's an overview of the setting and what you're undertaking:
Recreate the experiences of soldier during his stay on Lubang Island — thirty years of adventures, danger, comical situations and tragic moments, life and death and, above all, a demonstration of the resilience of human beings in adverse conditions — in the solitaire game Onoda.
During six rounds of variable duration, you have to obtain a number of resources that will allow you to finish the turn without suffering penalties. In each round, you will also undertake a mission, earning honor points for it. During your adventures, you will experience some of the events that the real-life Onoda had during his stay in Lubang. If you manage to overcome the six rounds without going insane due to paranoia or dying due to ill health, it will be time to see whether you will be recognized a hero or fade into oblivion.
Onoda will get different results depending on the amount of honor you have accumulated solving missions, keeping your comrades alive, and keeping your squad in good shape.
During six rounds of variable duration, you have to obtain a number of resources that will allow you to finish the turn without suffering penalties. In each round, you will also undertake a mission, earning honor points for it. During your adventures, you will experience some of the events that the real-life Onoda had during his stay in Lubang. If you manage to overcome the six rounds without going insane due to paranoia or dying due to ill health, it will be time to see whether you will be recognized a hero or fade into oblivion.
Onoda will get different results depending on the amount of honor you have accumulated solving missions, keeping your comrades alive, and keeping your squad in good shape.
Want to know more? Check out this thoughtful overview from Daniel Thurot of Space-Biff!
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Here's an overview of this 3-6 player game:
Step into the heart of the Conclave, where tradition, intrigue, and ambition collide. In Habemus Papam, players take on the roles of Cardinal factions, each representing distinct interests within the Catholic Church. Your mission? To influence the election of the next Pope by supporting a candidate whose traits align with your faction's public profile — covering their stance on the church, age, personality, and origin — while secretly pursuing a hidden agenda that might conflict with your stated goals.
Strategic use of influence is at the core of the game. This resource serves dual purposes; influence is the currency for playing powerful cards and swaying the vote, but it's also your points, so spend it wisely. Each round, you gain more influence by advancing your interests through candidates who garner widespread support, but negotiation is crucial.
Forge alliances, eliminate threats, and outmaneuver rivals to secure your faction's dominance. Deduction plays a vital role because uncovering the hidden motives of others can shift the balance of power.
At the end of each of the first four rounds, the Conclave may declare a "Fumata Blanca" — crowning a Pope and triggering final scoring — or a "Fumata Negra", signaling another round of intrigue. If no Pope is elected after five rounds, the game concludes with or without a Pontiff, and the final score is tallied.
Will your cunning and diplomacy lead to the rise of a Candidate who embodies your ideals — or will your secret ambitions remain unfulfilled? The path to power in the Sistine Chapel is yours to navigate.
Strategic use of influence is at the core of the game. This resource serves dual purposes; influence is the currency for playing powerful cards and swaying the vote, but it's also your points, so spend it wisely. Each round, you gain more influence by advancing your interests through candidates who garner widespread support, but negotiation is crucial.
Forge alliances, eliminate threats, and outmaneuver rivals to secure your faction's dominance. Deduction plays a vital role because uncovering the hidden motives of others can shift the balance of power.
At the end of each of the first four rounds, the Conclave may declare a "Fumata Blanca" — crowning a Pope and triggering final scoring — or a "Fumata Negra", signaling another round of intrigue. If no Pope is elected after five rounds, the game concludes with or without a Pontiff, and the final score is tallied.
Will your cunning and diplomacy lead to the rise of a Candidate who embodies your ideals — or will your secret ambitions remain unfulfilled? The path to power in the Sistine Chapel is yours to navigate.
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