الجمعة، 29 مايو 2020

Latest news from Portal Games

Hello Gamer!

As we're getting ready with brand new content coming this year, let me show you what we've been up to in the last 2 weeks. Our new game app is finally live for iOS and Android mobile devices, and we're getting crazy bragging about our highest personal scores. Join the fun!

Imperial Settlers: Roll & Write App is live on iOS App Store and Google Play

The wait is over. This week we finally launched Imperial Settlers: Roll & Write app in iOS Store and Google Play and it's getting a fabulous response! The app is based on the roll & write game published last year, in which you develop your empire and gain victory points by efficiently managing resources and clever engine-building. The app introduces a new twist to the base game - the points the player is earning allow him to unlock new Settlements. The app is totally addictive - check it out and post your score on our Facebook page! :-)

PortalCon Online coming to you 10 - 11 July!

Our PortalCon Online preparations are well underway. This will be a live streaming convention available on YouTube July 10th - 11th and will feature contests, gameplay sessions with designers, seminars, special guests, and more. Get your free tickets and join us in July! We're excited to entertain you! :-)

Last days of orders for Imperial Settlers: Storage Box

We're closing orders on May 31. If you're still hesitating now is the moment to for a final decision. This is most likely the one-time offer. The box will contain perfectly designed insert for all the Imperial Settlers base game components and faction expansions, as well as 3 single-piece player boards for Amazons, Atlanteans, and Aztecs, 9 extra cards for the common cards deck with fun artwork crossover with Empires of the North, and a complete rulebook covering the base game and all the expansions in one single brochure. Store your Empire Settlers with style!

Last 2 weeks of preorders for Detective: Dig Deeper by Rob Daviau

Preorders for Dig Deeper written by Rob Daviau, our first case in the Signature Series of Detective have proved extremely popular. If you're a fan od Detective, this deliciously thematic case is something not to be missed. Plus the character portraits added to every preorder for free will make your experience as an investigator a true delight. The last 2 weeks of preorders are in - don't miss out on this amazing offer!

Interested how Dig Deeper was developed?

Read the latest blog post by Ignacy Trzewiczek, in which he describes the backstage moments about developing Dig Deeper and working with a board game industry icon, Rob Daviau - the author of the first case in the Detective: Signature Series.

Tried Detective online?

We've been getting this feedback from our fans a lot recently - Detective works awesome as a game you can play using online communicators! If you're still unsure how to do this, we made a simple tutorial with a link to our free to play case Suburbia. Gather your friends in front of their screens, open the files, and try it out! There's absolutely nothing to lose, and so much to gain! :-)

Special deals for BGT&C Virtual Con this weekend

This weekend Portal Games is taking part in the Board Game Trading and Chat UK Virtual Con. We've prepared some fantastic deals in our European Store - up to 60% off on selected products and 40% off on bundles. If you're in the European area - check them out!

Check out #stayathome and #playforfree site!

Another freebie on our website - lot's of content you can print out and enjoy at home - alone or with your family. Empires of the North, Imperial Settlers: Roll & Write, Pret-a-Porter, Neuroshima Hex, First Martians, Detective, 51st State - there's something for every game taste ;-)

Have a great weekend!
Portal Games Team

الأربعاء، 27 مايو 2020

Imperial Settlers: Roll & Write App available in iOS App Store and Google Play

Imperial Settlers: Roll & Write App available for iOS and Android

Portal Games is proud to announce releasing Imperial Settlers: Roll & Write App in the iOS App Store and Google Play Store.
The app is based on the popular Imperial Settlers: Roll & Write game, in which players develop their empires and gain victory points by efficiently managing resources and clever engine-building. The app introduces a new twist to the base game - the points the player is earning allow him to unlock new Settlements.

HOW TO PLAY

The game consists of 10 rounds. At the beginning of each game, 3 Favor Tokens are randomly drawn. They will help the player build the Settlement. The tokens help gather Resources, gain extra actions or win Victory Points. Some Favor Tokens are activated automatically after being chosen, others need to be activated by the player in the middle of the round. At the start of each round player picks one of the Favor Tokens he wants to use in that round.

Just like in the paper version of the game, there are 3 basic Resources: Wood, Stone, Food, as well as Gold which is treated as a joker Resource. Another important Resource is the Workers which represent the actions the player can spend during the round. All the available Resources are visible at the top of the screen.

During the round player can use his Workers and Resources to:
- construct the Buildings available in the Settlement, which grant additional abilities after being built beginning from next round; the player can view the Building's ability when tapping it,
- develop Walls, Cottages, Granaries, and Bridges, bringing Victory Points, and much-needed space to further upgrade the Buildings in the Settlement and increase their abilities; Bridges also grant access to the Fields, that can be harvested for Resources,
- harvest Fields, that are connected to the Village by Bridges.

Apart from regular Worker placement actions, once per round player can upgrade a Building, that has previously been built, by drawing its Blueprint on the emptied spaces in the Constructions area in the middle of the screen. Each time the Blueprint is drawn, it increases the ability of the corresponding Building by 1, thus improving the player's engine.

The game ends after the 10th round. The number of Victory Points gained during the game generates the Points, which can be then used to unlock new Buildings from the next Settlements. When all Buildings in the Settlement are already unlocked, the player can use this Settlement in his next game. Only the highest score of each Settlement counts for Empire Score, so the more Settlements player unlocks, the better the chance of a higher score for the whole Empire.

The first edition of the App includes solo mode and a global ranking where players compete with their Empire Scores. Future updates will add multiplayer mode to the App.

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