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Playing Card Plethora / FREE Download—Empress: Fight To The Top 1.0
« on: November 05, 2019, 12:31:09 PM »
The official rules for Empress: Fight To The Top have arrived! Be a part of the worldwide launch with this free 10-page & vintage-illustrated download https://sellfy.com/p/rqdnxy/.

“Empress is a world of exotic steam and punk in which a one-eyed despot rules supreme. It is a world of indentured peons and hardworking mules, traveling tinker bands and perspiring fixers bathed in furnace glow. Merchantmen anchor off far-flung ports while rank upon rank of Her Majesty's rifles assemble in faceless obedience. A darkened corner could turn up one of Turing's programmatic spies while, ensconced underground, seers break through into a kaleidoscope of forbidden futures. Here, there are dukes (one mad), princelings with dark pasts and kings and queens of uncertain allegiance. Overhead, her Highness's trusted fighting aces rule the skies; beneath, her elephantine automatons shake the very ground.

“In this realm, the all-seeing, all-knowing tentacles of the Great Empress reach far and wide. So wide, in fact, that many have despaired of freedom and—at a glance of her one baleful eye—life itself. But there is hope: a tale overheard in the fevered ruminations of a nameless prophet speaks of a day when one of her subjects will approach the throne, wrench the cephalopodic scepter from her grasp and end the reign of terror. But who?” —description from the publisher



Empress: Fight To The Top is an innovative climbing game of cunning, strategy and power. The premise? Be the first to shed all of your cards and ascend the throne of the Great Empress. But beware—a tragic misstep and you could find yourself wallowing in drudgery as a Peon or Mule. Empress may be played with any number of players from 2 to 8 (add a second deck for 5 or more).

This game works well with traditional playing cards, however there is no question that Empress: Fight To The Top is best integrated with Empress playing cards. To be Kickstarter'd in the near future. Stay tuned!

To card games and the fine players who play them,

Colin
Empress Playing Cards
https://empress.cards

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First, we have the same “Iron Giant-esque” character art as the Small Joker, but on black.

Second, a silhouetted and spotlit giant in art deco style.

Third, the Empress' cephalopodic scepter sits on white with gold accents.

The last is interesting because the new art varies from the Small Joker, and could be used in dueling or RP style card games for a new and different mechanic.

And one more thing. I'd love your feedback on the recently unlocked “Recon” Spook of Spades—as the story goes, a prototype which was stolen from Turing's own lab by a renegade disciple. Mass-produced and pressed into service for the Empress, these deviously automated urchins haunt dark corners, out of sight, in order to spy out and bust anti-monarchist sectarians who dare to threaten the Pax Imperii.



Thank you!

Colin,
https://www.empress.cards

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Playing Card Plethora / Empress Playing Cards
« on: October 07, 2019, 01:01:33 AM »
Looking for something new for your holiday game time with family and friends?

Back Empress on Kickstarter and trick out your deck with component upgrades, alternate art and more. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/colinmacintyre/empress-the-card-game?ref=72m79x

What is Empress?

Empress is a world of exotic steam and punk in which a one-eyed despot rules supreme. It is a world of indentured peons and hardworking mules, traveling tinker bands and perspiring fixers bathed in furnace glow. Merchantmen anchor off far-flung ports while rank upon rank of Her Majesty's rifles assemble in faceless obedience. A darkened corner could turn up one of Turing's programmatic spies while, ensconced underground, seers break through into a kaleidoscope of forbidden futures. Here, there are dukes (one mad), princelings with dark pasts and kings and queens of uncertain allegiance. Overhead, her Highness's trusted fighting aces rule the skies; beneath, her elephantine automatons shake the very ground.

In this realm, the all-seeing, all-knowing tentacles of the Great Empress reach far and wide. So wide, in fact, that many have despaired of freedom and—at a glance of her one baleful eye—life itself. But there is hope: a tale overheard in the fevered ruminations of a nameless prophet speaks of a day when one of her subjects will approach the throne, wrench the cephalopodic scepter from her grasp and end the reign of terror. But who?

Yet these are not only story-flavored playing cards. Empress™ is also a game—a game of cunning, of strategy, and power. The premise? Be the first to shed all of your cards and ascend to throne to become master of the table—the Great Empress. But beware, a tragic misstep and you may find yourself wallowing in the bottom ranks.

Empress may be played with any number of players from 2 to 8 (add a second deck for 5 or more). Back your decks today, invite some friends over, and find out just how fun and addicting a game night of Empress can be! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/colinmacintyre/empress-the-card-game?ref=72m79x



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