Welcome to The Play Lab, where Baltimore's up and coming indie game creators show off their latest unpublished games, and you take an active part in helping them build their perfect tabletop gem.
Volume 1 features five fantastic games, from card games to TTRPGS! To play, simply click this link, and add your name to an open slot. Walk-ins are welcome, but pre-registration is recommended.
Friday April 26
6:30 - Close
FREE
GAMBESON
A system where you can play pulpy but fragile characters in a fantasy world. The stories have a focus more on intrigue and investigation because much like the call of Cthulhu system that inspired it, combat is quick, brutal and deadly.
WHICH 'WICH
"Which Wich is a push your luck and hand management card game built light enough for players new to gaming but crunchy enough and novel enough to entice even the most seasoned hobbyists. Build 'wiches cooperatively, then compete to claim the best 'wich of the bunch. You can only score one 'wich per round, so knowing when to claim and which 'wich to claim is essential if you're hungry for victory. After three rounds, the player with the most points wins!"
NURTURE HOPE
Follow the footsteps of color in this TTRPG focused on kids bringing color to a colorless world as they travel across an apathetic landscape to find home.
ROGUE'S ROOST
Rogue’s Roost is a dungeon crawl game using a cooldown system. Playing abilities puts them on cooldown, and while on cooldown different abilities give new Techniques to access.
Boss Fights: There will be 2 boss fights to choose from.
The Ritualist is summoning and sacrifices demons to empower himself. Once you end his ritual, he absorbs any power he has gained throughout the stage and tries to kill you.
Lucy the Traitor is a little more abstract. She traps the players in a nightmare full of traps that players must explore and find a way to escape. They do this by finding the “threads” of the dream and unraveling them by create patterns in the dream.
TOKENS AND TRIUMPHS
Tactical card placement inspired by Love Letter and A Fox in the Forest