At the Gen Con gaming convention in Indianapolis last week, developer MetaArcade debuted a prototype of Tunnels & Trolls on mobile, which it hopes to release later this year.
First published by Flying Buffalo in 1975, Tunnels & Trolls is a tabletop pen-and-paper role-playing game set in a fantasy world. In addition to group adventures, the game offers a series of solo adventures, which users can play on their own, rather than in groups. On mobile, users will have access to the Tunnels & Trolls solo adventures, which are played like “choose your own adventure” stories.
Gamers will choose a hero for each story, each with different stats and strengths. As they read through each story, players will be able to make choices that may change the way the story unfolds. For instance, players may come to a fork in the path, and they may be able to choose which path to take. Some choices may have negative outcomes and could result in the end of the game. As gamers progress, they may come across battle encounters and other situations that require them to roll digital dice. The results of these dice rolls may impact the way the story continues.
As users successfully complete adventures, their heroes will collect treasure and become stronger, allowing players to take them into more difficult adventures later on.
Speaking with SocialTimes, David Reid, founder and CEO of MetaArcade, said the company hopes to have all 30-plus solo adventures from Tunnels &a...