ZOR: Pilgrimage of the Slorfs
Using a deck of cards and turn based tactics, delve through a procedurally generated gauntlet of areas filled with dangerous beasts and hostile terrain. If you survive, scavenge what you can and make camp, where you can craft cards and upgrades to meet the growing dangers to come.
On a weird and ridiculously dangerous planet, a tribe of resourceful monsters called Slorfs, have witnessed a terrible omen. The star god ZOR has wept a tear, blasting the horizon with a haze of despair.
The Slorf tribe must explore further than ever before, growing their ranks and completing construction of the astrolabe, to regain ZOR’s favor before all of existence disappears!
A deep combination of card choice, coordinated actions, and tension between combat and survival
Every decision is life or death, from swinging a weapon to picking a turnip
Terrain, traps, enemy threats and auras make positional gameplay paramount
The tactical puzzles that emerge each turn reward mastery over metagaming
Use clever tactics to squeeze the most out of your turn
On each Slorf turn, use a card from a deck they share to decide their actions
There are 100s of cards with a variety of uses. Harvesting, attacking, movement, building, buffs and more
Cards cost food and water to use, so efficiency and planning is paramount
Use experience to upgrade cards to more powerful versions, and expand your deck through exploration and crafting
Improve and customize your deck with branching upgrades and crafted cards
Delve through a gauntlet of clearings filled with dangerous beasts and hostile terrain
During the battle, scavenge what you can. Thirst and hunger are stalking you
At camp, use your resources wisely, for they offer many possible choices
A tenuous balance between combat and survival, with shifting and emerging tactics
With procedural areas, strategic crafting choices, and many ways to build your deck from hundreds of cards, no two games will ever be the same!