A new Fable game exists – as a card game

By Parker Wilhelm

Lionhead Studios may have shut down, but a collectible card game will carry the torch for the Fable franchise.

Fable Fortune, planned as the next entry in Lionhead’s fantasy universe before the studio’s sudden closure, is being revived via crowdfunding for the PC and Xbox One, IGN revealed

Ex-Lionhead developers Craig Oman, Mike West and Marcus Lynn – now reborn as Flaming Fowl Studios – will take Fable Fortune to Kickstarter tomorrow, May 31 at 3pm GMT.

All cards, no cardboard

Under development in secret for a year and a half, Fable Fortune will be easy to adjust to for those already acquainted with digital CCGs like Magic: Duels, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, or Elder Scrolls: Legends.

Players assume the role – and accompanying deck – of characters in Fable’s world as they summon creatures, cast spells, and knock their opponent’s life total to zero.

Some unique mechanics have also been revealed, such as completing quests during the middle of a match, and using your character’s morality to transform cards in your own hand into either good or evil variants.

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Source:: techradar.com – Gaming