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Oathen
A highly replayable fantasy based game designed to mimic the feel and pace of an arena battle. Oathen uses 24 heroes with their own unique playstyles and skill decks, including healers, tanks, dmg and support. It comes with 9 game modes, and a dynamically changing arena that makes each match unique.
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-- Since Oathen is KickStarting in July, we are bringing all 24 characters, 10 game modes, and 85 arena tiles with us to Chupacabra Con. You can play expansion content before it's ever released (including our new pure cooperative game modes where you face off against Gods from the Oathen lore), and coordinate arena teams that include a full range of damage, healing, tank, and support characters. This is the LAST TIME that Oathen will be playable in Texas before it hits the shelves. Hop in a game and try out any of these characters: Assassin, Berserker, Reaper, Shaman, Keeper (Earth Mage), Gladiator, Firemage, Icemage, Marksman, Whisper (Cultist), Trickster, Trapper, Druid, Paladin, Gambler, Faithful, Bard, Necromancer, Guardian, Alchemist, Brawler, Shapeshifter, Forcemage, and Bloodfiend. We will also be bringing with us all KickStarter exclusives for you to try out right at Chupacabra Con. --
About the Game
Adventure into a randomly generated game board full of traps and treasures where you will battle it out for the title of arena champion. Players pre-plan their turns ahead of time, studying their competitors and finding the right combination of abilities to grant them victory. Will your Oathen hero unleash a flurry of blows against your target? Or will the other players play defensively to negate your attacks?
Combat carries out one ability at a time, each player playing actions from their hand to attack, counter attack, evade, and power themselves up for more devastating blows. The strongest of abilities will then go on cooldown and will be unavailable for use until a certain number of rounds has passed. If you plan correctly, you could pull off amazing combos - fail, and you may be exposed to such attacks yourself.
Example Round:
About the Arena
The arena is constructed with 36 of 52 total locations, providing boosts and traps that can alter your battle, and making every game into a unique match. Oathen also comes with different game modes, including free-for-all, team point match, team elimination, capture the flag, and round table. Choose between six Oathen champions to play as. Each one plays differently with 20 unique abilities to plan - including an ultimate ability that can turn the tides of battle. Future expansions will increase the number of heroes to 24, including defensive characters, healers, and devastating damage dealers. The first box of Oathen includes:
- Eldheim the Firemage (Top Left)
- Nyxa the Assassin (Top Right)
- Isolda the Icemage (Middle Left)
- Bravus the Berserking (Middle Right)
- Quinn the Marksman (Bottom Left)
- Inali the Shapeshifter (Bottom Right)
Reviews
"Oathen has intriguing ideas and a strong, timely theme." Mike Fehlauer, Penny Arcade Vice President
"I'm not a huge fan of arena or PvP board games, but Oathen blows that away by being easy to pick up, consistently fun, and always immersive to the point that we're laughing about what our characters just did. Nothing is quite as satisfying as a clutch dodge or attack that makes all the players erupt into shouts or cheers." Aaron Bonner, Playtester
"I have playtested a lot of games over the years, and the time that I played Oathen is definitely in my top three experiences. I will buy this game when it comes out. Two enthusiastic thumbs up." Ryan Opp, Vice President of the Colorado Game Designers Guild
"This has seriously been all that I can think about for the last two weeks. The rules are deceptively easy to pick up, the game play is hard to master, and every moment pulls you into the match. It makes me feel like I'm playing a video game in board game form. I can not recommend this title enough." Gorgio Harris, Playtester
Check out our video reviews! Seeking Heroes
Fun Facts
- Artwork by David Thor Fjalarsson (Subterra, Terrene Encounters, Damsel)
- Design by Jason Luedeking (Someone with too much time on their hands)
- 4+ years of development
- 2000+ hours of playtesting
- Winner of Best 2017 Tabletop Game at DreamHack
- Runner up at PAX South 2017
- Easy to pick up (the rules take 5 minutes to learn), but difficult to master (provides deep game play interactions.)
- Kickstarting this summer!
