Death and Ladders
Roll the dice, climb the ladders, avoid scythes, take risky shortcuts, use Tarot Ability Cards to improve your odds or trap your opponent. Reach the end first to win.
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Death and Ladders: Roll the dice, climb the ladders, avoid scythes, take risky shortcuts, use Tarot Ability Cards to improve your odds or trap your opponent. Reach the end first to win.
You are supposed to die, but Death is bored to death doing the same job for an eternity. So he gave you a chance to win back your life, if you entertain him by playing his board game.
Gamble your soul in a relaxing atmosphere amongst a Skeleton crew, or if you want more of a challenge, try your luck against other unfortunate souls in Online or Local PVP.
Core is Random:
The core of the game is rolling dice, with the goal of climbing to the top of the board.
If you end your turn at the start of a ladder, you climb to higher ground.
If you end your turn at the top of a scythe, you go to it's bottom.
You can risk taking optional shortcuts, but if you don't roll exactly what you need, the turn will be wasted
Tarot Cards Improve Your Odds:
At the start of each turn you will get a certain amount of Tarot Ability Cards.
Use those cards to improve your odds, or trap your opponent.
