Save My City!

Save My City!

Once again, it is supposed to be Ancient Greece. The city, which You are protecting, is unexpectedly being approached by enemy forces. Will You raise to occasion and rouse the defenders in time? It is going to be a race with time.

A game for one player. Potential players need to provide a number of six-sided dice. Current version uses up 4 dice in one colour and 8+6 dice in a different colour.

The intended features of the game:
a) unpredictable 'enemy behavior';

b) Garrison troops - which are crucial for the victory - can switch sides, there are two counters which may join the opposition (though it may also not happen in a particular playthrough);
c) the goal of the game is about management of dice within limited number of turns: they represent resources available to the player at a given time. This means multiple things - there is a a lot of randomness to the game. Balance may be found outside of your household' windows. 

The game currently is very "WIP" / "Work-in-progress". Details of the procedures or instructions how to resolve combat may be subject to changes. However, the basic premise and ideas behind the game will remain intact.

It is my hope that with time, I can polish (heh, it's okay, it's an inside joke of sorts) and improve the design, before the Jam 2023 data will be over.

The game is inspired by the ancient text ascribed to Aeneas Tacticus: translated into English as "How To Survive Under the Siege". The text is dated for fourth centure BC. This is the period when the worst enemy of every Ancient Greek city-state are... their own citizens. Not only internal strife can harm the communities but also there are turncoats who will happily admit external enemies within the walls. Only vigilance and constant supervision over the armed citizens can ensure safety.

From the author we can find also other tidbits: for example, when sawing through wooden bolts holding the gate, it is useful to soak up the bolt with some oil first. 

The text is available online in English

http://demonax.info/doku.php?id=text:how_to_survive_under_siege

The game will be slowly updated and modified by me.
All feedback is welcome - especially because it can speed up the creation of '1.0' version :)

TTS Module (English) - under development as well - is available under this link:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2914623264

May the game bring players some fun and joy!