Perpetua 52: At the Threshold 04

On a small isle in the southwestern reach of the Valte Archipelego, the crew of the Little Snail sits in frustration. Their ultimate destination has been made clear to them: A continent to the south, separated not only by distance, but by a seemingly unbreachable power. How will they breach such a barrier, and more, what might it mean that their cyclical predecessors often faced a similarly fatal obstacle on the path to their great destinies…?

This week on Perpetua: At the Threshold 04

Alukard83

So, does anyone know how to actually play The Speel.

xXZelgadyskXx

I looked everywhere, even found a way to get to Stitchscore (the town that's all about games and sports from the demo?), but I just don't think it's in the game. Or at the very least least not on disc one.

I've definitely been collecting as many pieces as I can just in case it shows up later though!

Alukard83

Oh no, I meant like, in real life. Have you found the rules explained anywhere? It would be cool if they sold a set.

DoomTreeAnne

You know I don't like to be a naysayer or a "Negative Nancy," but I don't think they could really do that…

If you paid close attention when it first came up (both in Perpetua Prelude and when the party finds its first piece and the concept gets introduced), there's a line about the game having thousands and thousands of pieces. Perpetua would have to be way more popular to make a game with thousands of little miniatures like that!

Alukard83

You could make it like a card game. CCGs have tons of cards.

TheUnforgivenIII

OMG, you're a card game freak!! That's why you have "kard" in your name. Card games are gay as hell.

It needs to be a cool war game where you have huge badass armies fighting each other. That's why there are so many pieces, because you need to put a ton of them on the table and make them fight. You could even customize your army and paint them differently. 

FriendOfNei

Can we not use "gay" like that, Unforgiven? Mods?

CarlsSr

"Card games are gay. I'm a big tough man. The only thing I love more than heavy metal music is painting my cute little figurines."

TheDiamondRanger

My mom says its okay to be gay and my uncle is even one but she won't let me buy any card games cause she says they're paper casinos.

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