I’d never heard of Runespell: Overture until today, and now I’m dying to play it. This amazing looking puzzle RPG might draw comparisons to Puzzle Quest, but the combat is quite different. You and the monsters you are fighting each have a tableau of solitaire cards. You move the cards between stacks to build poker hands which serve as attacks while your opponent does the same. You also have an arsenal of spells and allies you collect as the game progresses to supplement your poker playing prowess. Runespell: Overture is due out on Steam for PC and Mac in July from developer Mystic Box. In the meantime, check out this trailer featuring the combat system.
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Lewis Pollak has been a member of the Gaming Trend community since before it held that name, and they finally let him join the staff all these years later, probably so he would stop asking. His illustrious career encompasses such ridiculous decisions as quitting medical school to start a tabletop RPG company and briefly becoming a car salesman.
A gamer since the days of loading 'Hunt the Wumpus' and 'Eliza' from cassette on a TRS-80, Lewis enjoys card and board games, as well as video games. He enjoys the dying breed known as the turn-based RPG, as well as racing, puzzle, and adventure titles. He has also been known to give his life over to MMORPGs for extended periods of time.
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