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10 years ago
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Got to try a new board game called Shadows over Camelot. a group of up to 8 people work together to defeat evil and save the day. The catch? one or two of the party may be traitors and working to foil the other knights in an effort to bring about Camelot's destruction. And I was one of the two traitors :3. the Knights lost, and darkness reigned supreme XD
I love it. I miss playing it :c
The group has to take down some near impossible objective...but.
At the same time.
you have to assassinate someone in the group.
While keeping an eye out...because someone else is out for you.
This one time, the grail quest was literally one card away from being lost; there were only three surviving knights from the original eight (!); I was one of them, Sir Kaye. Sir Palamedes was the other Knight; and King Arthur was just starting his turn. Things weren't going well. There were eight white swords on the table; and four black swords... the grail quest would bring it to an end. One traitor had already been found; he would act immediately after the King, and surely the quest would end. If there was a traitor in our midst - and it was looking likely - black swords would have to be added to the table, and Camelot would be lost.
It all came down to one thing. King Arthur began his turn. He eyed us both suspiciously. Then he demanded we prove our loyalty.
We argued. We argued bitterly, as the minutes ticked by. I was loyal; but I'd made mistakes, I'd had bad luck. I begged our King not to blacken my name with false accusations, keenly aware that Camelot would be lost if a mistaken accusation were made! Yet Palamedes did likewise. Could we all three be loyal? Had we found the only treachery in Camelot?
The King snarled at Palamedes suddenly. "Traitor!" he accused. "I remember your participation in our heroic quests... always arriving late and stealing the glory, never participating until it was too late to sabotage..! Traitor!" he cried, and...
...he was.
Camelot was saved!
Though, I must admit the best moment was one time where Sir Gawain completed the grail quest and got the Holy Grail, then triumphantly led a group of Knights to slay the dragon to turn the tide against the darkness; but the dragon's cards on their revelation were really strong, and someone had put very low-strength cards into the fight against it. Two Knights - two! - were on the brink of death, zero life left, and only the power of the grail could save them. They begged and pleaded for it to be them who was saved, lauded their loyalty and bravery and strength to do more...
...and Sir Gawain smiled, slowly, and drank the Grail's contents, with the words, "I think I'll just keep this for myself".
Best traitor revelation ever. We were all gobsmacked. [He won that game. ]
In my game I was Sir Palamedes, and had aided in the acquiring of the holy grail though did not receive it personally. things were looking dark with both a Saxon and geek(?) invasion on the borders. the Saxons successfully invaded, raising the number of siege engines to 11 on the turn before mine. I thought I had won, when I tried to place the twelfth engine, but merlin prevailed, dashing my plans. fortunately, with a little twist of fate I revealed myself and did not give them a coveted sword. three turns later, a fellow traitor, Sir Galahad, tried to place the final siege engine, only to have merlin foil his plans. the game went on with the knights slowly falling and the grail being used. three swords away, where seven white swords sat on the table, the final siege engines were summoned with a black card and won the traitors the game.
I have only played it once, but I must say that I love it XD
It's a really neat game. I love games with a "traitor" mechanic - try Battlestar Galactica the board game, and Betrayal at House on the Hill (not a typo). Both good games with traitor mechanics, working very differently!