Duck and Cover
My name’s Emile, and I’m making a game.
What game you ask? Well, this blog is here to inform you.
Apochalyptica is a unique tabletop game for 4-8 players based around a group of people that find themselves facing nuclear war in the late 1940s. WWII has just ended, but any celebration to be had is cut short by news of bombs falling worldwide, with more headed their way. This ragtag group must gather as many supplies as they can before locking themselves away in a bunker for twelve months. During this time, they will have to deal with a number of trials and tribulations from petty arguments among themselves, to food, water, and oxygen running out; all with the threat of fallout exposure looming around every corner.
The game is board-and-card based, but plays like your average tabletop rpg. Players have the opportunity to roleplay as their characters, dealing with interpersonal relationships within the bunker as you wait for the timer to tick down and free you. Each character has their own unique set of skills and traits to bring to the table, and players must decide how to best use them to ensure the survival of the group.
The game is currently still in-progress, and updates will be posted as they occur. My hope is that I can gain enough of an interest to eventually kickstart this game and get it out to people so they can play it for themselves.
Where will you be when the bombs begin to fall?
