Players use cards they draw from a deck to cast spells, recruit followers, heal wounds, or use items that grant special abilities. Cards and dice are used to directly interact with the game world, and form the basis for the game's combat system. The game uses a turn-based system where players are allowed to perform actions such as equip items and purchase talents during another player's turn to reduce downtime. As the game progresses, players can acquire currency to purchase additional abilities for their hero using a talent tree system specific to each character. The playing board area is divided into hexagon-shaped tiles that contain randomly generated features such as dungeons to explore, quests to complete, rival heroes to battle, or settlements to capture. Up to four players assume the role of a Hero character that represents a specific animal clan, each with their own unique strengths, with the ultimate goal to storm the castle and become the new king or queen of the kingdom.

The game features turn-based board-game mechanics that revolve around the use of dice and cards that are drawn from a deck, with each player's actions influencing the outcome.Īrmello recreates a traditional tabletop role-playing game, based on a fantasy world populated by anthropomorphic creatures.Īrmello is a digital simulation of a traditional fantasy tabletop role-playing game utilizing virtual dice and cards which allow the player to carry out specific actions. Set in a fantasy world filled with anthropomorphic animals, up to four players assume the role of a hero chosen among their clan to take part in a campaign to become the next king or queen. The game was chosen to receive additional support from governmental funding agencies Screen Australia and Film Victoria. Between April and May 2014, a successful Kickstarter campaign was started to help fund a port to Steam and GOG.com, as well as stretch goals to bring the game to Android and Windows tablets. Announced as an iPad title in September 2012, the game has been in development since mid-2011, with music by composers Lisa Gerrard and Michael Allen. Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4Īrmello is a digital role-playing strategy board game developed by Australian independent game studio League of Geeks as their debut project.

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