Lucky Duck Games

Redefining Hybrid Board Games with

By Az Drummond, Director of Marketing for Lucky Duck Games

The prophets speak of the Angel of Death and his descent upon the Earth to bring forth the End of Days. The chosen few will be given the power to shape these ordeals and bring onto others both punishment and salvation.

Destinies is a competitive, story-driven, app-supported, RPGlike board game experience, that works without the need for a game master.

Enter A Sandbox Fantasy World

Every scenario in Destinies depicts part of a vivid world, full of dark stories, epic characters, and mysteries to solve. Players take on the role of everyday people with epic destinies to fulfill, and if they do so before the other players, they will win the game. On their journey to reach their destiny, players will uncover mythical locations, interact with intriguing characters, and encounter foul demons and beasts which will present challenges to be overcome.

Each scenario in Destinies features three unique playable characters written specifically for each story. Each character has two possible destinies and all the possible destinies are intertwined with one another. Every action you take or piece of information you reveal to the other players can have a significant impact on the gameplay and the choices that will be made.

An RPG-Like Experience Without a Game Master

“Player agency” is truly rewarded in Destinies as players are able to freely explore, interact with characters, make impactful decisions and truly feel the consequences of their actions in the world. Scanning item cards into the app will present players with contextual outcomes to their actions. For example, choosing to throw a flaming torch into a mystical grove or applying medicinal herbs to a wounded druid could have very impactful opposing effects on the entire game world.

Alongside traditional RPG mechanics such as Intelligence and Dexterity tests, the Destinies app will track the “Virtue” of the player’s actions. Caught stealing food? Characters may refuse to speak with you. Paying the debt of someone down on their luck? They’ll remember and may support you in the future. Ignore the increasingly ravenous rats on the farm? Be prepared for swarms to overrun the town!

An Epic and Versatile Tabletop Experience

Aesthetically, Destinies is an absolute knockout with 150 item cards, 30 individual character miniatures, a huge Abaddon boss miniature, customized dice, quality duallayered player boards, and over 100 different tokens and markers. The game comes with over 65 double-sided map titles that take the players on journeys from misty hills to ruined palaces and from forgotten shrines to ancient battlefields.

Destinies also comes with two ways to enjoy the game in solo play with an open relaxed “Explorer mode” or time-pressured eventful “Challenger mode”. Destinies is for 1-3 players and comes with five unique scenarios, each offering a 2-2.5 hour tabletop experience. It will appeal to fans of roleplaying, narratively driven, or exploration games and it can be taught in just a few minutes.