7 Grand Steps is an upcoming release by Mousechief (Dangerous High School In Trouble) and I guarantee it is unlike anything you've ever played. Essentially a board game where you have to have your family survive through the ages, it's a brilliant mashup of the old Avalon Hill game Advanced Civilizations, Crusader Kings II, and a little bit of King of Dragon Pass thrown into the soup for good measure, all played out on something resembling a Pachinko machine.
This video explains it better than I can: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdK9G8giXZo
I've been playing the demo like crazy, and am impressed enough to write the developer asking for a spot as a beta tester.
Doesn't appeal to me at all. But, I did like the little Cobra recruiting ad!
Different strokes, I guess. Here's a much longer video showing how much deeper the gameplay can get. There's no narration, but he appears to be starting with the tutorial on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4BquqewLV4
Look like an interesting game, thanks for the heads up tgb, I'll give the demo a spin. So to speak :)
Pre - order and get the beta for $10 (http://p4.hostingprod.com/@mousechief.com/7GS/Beta_Sale.html)
Thanks tgb, I've pre-ordered! This sort of thing is right up my street and should be heartily encouraged!!
Thanks for the heads-up, tgb. I don't remember ever seeing a game like 7 Grand Steps. So I will most likely be buying it.