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Jul 25, 2023·Interview·49:16·696·Watch on YouTube

Donald Shults on Plaid Hat, Crossroad Games & Freelancers

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Watch “Donald Shults on Plaid Hat, Crossroad Games & Freelancers,” a board game interview for Freelancers: A Crossroads Game on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by The Cardboard Herald on YouTube:

Freelancers is the new crossroads game from Plaid Hat Games. Timestamps are below, pre-order here: https://www.plaidhatgames.com/news/2023/03/30/announcing-freelancers-crossroads-game/ 00:00 - Introduction & feelings leading up to release 04:26 - The Plaid Hat Way 06:10 - Starting Board With Life 11:00 - Freedom & flexibility in the design process 13:53 - What defines a crossroads game? 17:49 - Freelancers' art direction 21:32 - Setting 24:32 - Character creation 27:07 - Gameplay, saving & progress 30:08 - Emergent elements? 33:35 - Designing to player count 38:44 - The lost mechanical germ 42:25 - What caused this apocalypse 44:51 - What's on the horizon? Links: Our Site - https://www.cardboardherald.com Our Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHerald Our Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHerald Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

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Freelancers: A Crossroads Game

Freelancers: A Crossroads Game

2023·Donald Shults

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28
Creators
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Mainly reviews. Freelancers: A Crossroads Game is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 16 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 3 recorded sessions, 4 unboxings, and 3 other videos.

3 - 7 players
90 - 180 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

About Freelancers: A Crossroads Game, from BoardGameGeek:

Congratulations! Humanity is dead! The bad news is that all they left behind is their garbage and a broken gig economy. That's why we need freelancers like you who are ready to take any job, no matter how loathsome. As a freelancer, you will delve into ruins, brave the wilds, and slay the hordes of hideous creatures that litter the dark forgotten corners of the world. All so you can gather loot and return home, ready to blow it all and start over again the next day. It's a lousy gig, so it's perfect for the likes of you. Freelancers: A Crossroads Game condenses the fantasy RPG campaign experience into a single night of fun and mayhem. Create a character, roll funky dice, and blaze your way through multiple stories set in a world of magic, monsters, and murder. Better yet, no game master is required, as a magical companion app does all the storytelling for you! Immerse yourself in fully-voiced, industry-leading audio as you play. Explore hundreds of branching paths in five highly replayable campaigns. Mix and match a multitude of species and jobs to build your own unique character. Pick up and play, simple rules, low commitment and no prep. -description from the publisher

Designer

Donald Shults

Artists

Chris Bryan, Allison Carl, Sam Mameli, Sean McCoy, Karl Stjernberg

Publisher

Plaid Hat Games

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AdventureDice

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