AleStone

So the new flagship game from Dead Box Games is Alestone. I was able to play this game at a nearby Cider/Wine establishment known as Bent Ladder located at the Rittman Orchards just north of Orrville Ohio, when its designer Frank Tedeschi came to demo it. 

A small note, Bent Ladder is a newer gaming friendly Cider/Wine house, and they host a tabletop game night the first Thursday of each month.

AleStone is a game that was once never physically played, but was the "game within a game" as it was the game that characters played within a role playing game setting, but the game in now real, for 2/4 players to enjoy.

Gameplay, is similar to chinese checkers trying to get your chits into your opponents home base. While you're moving your pieces, you can also battle your opponents, and pin their pieces (preventing them from moving). While moving, you can enter the center square (or side squares in a 2 player game) and pick up various buff items making your pieces more specialized.

I was only fortunate to play this twice, once game lasting 20 minutes, and the second lasting 45, so play time can vary, game to game.

Setup, tutorials and complete gameplay instructions are available in video format, so if this game sounds interesting to you too, check out Dead Box Games.

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