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War for Roshar scales up the epicness at four players

This isn't just "pick a buddy and share" like War of the Ring or Rebellion

Brotherwise continues to flesh out the gaming worlld

The GamingTrend team was able to get a sneak peek at the latest Cosmere announcement from Brotherwise Games, Stormlight: War for Roshar this year at Gen Con. With game design by John D Clair, War for Roshar is a strategic game in the style of War of the Ring and Star Wars: Rebellion. Of note: it sounds like the 4 player version isn't just each player pick a buddy and share...

00:00 War for Roshar Revealed at Gen Con
00:45 A Heavy, Crunchy Asymmetric War Game
01:31 Prototype Disclaimer
02:08 A Year and a Half of Playtesting
02:54 Goal: Win the Soul of Roshar
03:39 Hero Cards & Character Upgrades
04:03 Four Leaders, Diplomacy & Neutral Troops
05:14 Oathgates & the Lost City Nexus
06:12 Round Goals & the Tug-of-War Tracker
07:27 Hand Building, Cards & Surges
09:49 What Makes a Good Player
10:41 Epic Moment: Taking Urithiru
12:24 The 10 Rounds & Storms of Roshar
14:45 4-Player vs 2-Player Differences
15:56 Drafting & Team Synergy
19:28 No Quarterbacking: Open Cooperation
20:20 Outro & Kickstarter Date

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