Those who control humanity’s dreams control humanity itself.

Being a roleplayer, I’ve always wanted to try a miniature game. But taking up Dungeons & Dragons was so daunting, with all the rules and cards and dice and rules. Picking up Hero Clix was too… super heroic. I wanted something fantastical but easy to understand and can switch between Pick-up-and-Play to Critical-Strategic-Play.

And lo and behold, The Beloved pointed me to Dreamblade. Reading up on it and trying out the online flash demo, I wanted it. It seems so easy but it has it’s own depth. Reading the basic rules, the basic premise is easy to understand. It’s a game of strategy and luck , more of strategy of course. It’s a bit like chess, only with figs that are pretty and fantastic.

Okay, when I say pretty, I mean in a nightmarish/ dreamlike sort of way. And when I say fantastic, as in fantasy– That characteristic can range from horrifying to noble to whimsical.

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