На днях допрошли настольную игру "Спящие боги".
Это кооперативная игра с повествованием, ядром которой является книга сюжетов. Главные герои, за которых вы, собственно, играете — команда корабля, неведомым образом попавшая в сказочный мир. Мир представлен книжкой-раскладушкой с картой, по которой надо перемещать кораблик (каждый разворот книжки это небольшой участок карты). Можно высаживаться в любом месте, дальше вы открываете книгу сюжетов на отмеченном номере и читаете что-то вроде: "Вы высадились на скалистом берегу, к вам подошел подозрительный человек и предлагает торговать". И выбор, например: "Торговать — откройте номер такой-то; атаковать — номер такой-то; пройти мимо — такой-то". Таким способом сюжет ветвится и создаёт игровые ситуации.
Во многих случаях нужно проходить проверки на навыки: сила, мастерство, хитрость, наблюдательность и так далее. Для этих проверок создана довольно интересная механика, вынуждающая игроков обсуждать, кто из них пойдёт проверяться. При этом можно прокачивать персонажам навыки и легче проходить проверки в дальнейшем. А еще покупать на рынках предметы: и это почти всегда не личные предметы, а общие, на команду, и дают они обычно преимущества всем, но активирует предмет кто-то один в зависимости от игровой ситуации.
Ну и, моё любимое — в игре фантастически крутая система боя. Она совмещает в себе тактику и накал страстей, при этом довольно простая понятийно, потому что построена на геометрии расположения игровых компонентов.
Из недостатков ожидаемо можно отметить сложность сетапа — пока разложишь игру в том виде, где вы остановились в прошлый раз, пока вспомнишь, что было. Да и карточек несколько видов, часть из них в процессе прохождения кладется в коробку, часть остается на столе, часть в колоде итд.
Но в целом очень интересный и необычный экспириенс. Да, для игры вам нужна семья или компания друзей, с которой вы собираетесь регулярно, и которая готова к сравнительно длинным игровым сессиям (на коробке так и написано: до 1000 часов). То есть, "Спящие боги" не для казуалов и новичков, хотя сами по себе механики не сложные.
Однако, если у вас такая компания есть, то игра подарит множество приятных вечеров. Мы дошли только до одной концовки, а их там более десятка. И вообще, есть чувство, что коснулись игры только по верхам.
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