Verrotwood beta play test

 

Had the  honor of play testing the Beta rules for a skirmish game called Verrotwood, composed by Michael Crutchett, A dark skirmish world of strangeness and horror, Cults  fight for the  place in the world encountering terrors and horrors as they hope to survive to reach the goals of there Dark lords.

The Beta gives the basic rules and 2  cults and a scenario to try out, played on a 3x3 table  in a wooded close confine  with many dangers  lurking and seeking there end. the  game was to get 6 objectives while trying to avoid a hateful ghost who would  scare the life out of you. each cult was of four characters of   simple stat lines, the combat using a D10 dice pool which  to me works great for the game play. Only 4 turns of furious action using a random activation system , I used blank playing cards with names and the ghost on then shuffled and drawn as the characters activated

Cult one, Mo, Vanya, Psycola and Sam.

Cult two Sir robin, Red, Carl and Legless.

My play area smaller then 3x3 but looked great

                                     The hateful ghost, wanders and attacks anyone in her  place, (A 6" area                                                                           around her tree)

                                                        Turn 1 Vanya gets to and objective

                                                                Carl reaches another one

                       Mo using a ritual ( a pool of points to use a power or gift from there cult)

                                         Is transported to another tree on the far side of the table

                                                             Sir Robin moves to engage Mo

                           As Red and Legless advance Sam  hits Leglass from the  darkness of the trees        

                                                                     Carl attacks Mo 

                                                The Ghost charges and strikes down poor Red

                                               Sam and Leglass exchange bow shots

                                                        The Ghost tears into Psycolas mind

                                          Sir Robin joins the fight  with Carl against Mo

                                           The Ghost attack Sam as he skirts the area

She then spots Vanya and  strikes

Slaying her as Psycola grabs another objective

Mo kills Carl and then exchanges blows withe Sir Robin, as the 4 turn ends

 Mo wins with 2 casualty s and 3 objectives taken for the loss of only Vanya.

Sir robin is left alone with only one objective taken, bad day for his Cult.

The game; for me its a great skirmish  game so far, the combat is fast and furious, the scenario plays well and the horrors make it a very fun scenario to play. I will play more  to help the play test. Good fun. be safe my friends.