04/04/2016
Game of the Week: Force of Will
Force of Will is an up-and-coming card game that has only been around for two years and is gaining speed in the trading card game (TCG) community. Force of Will brings fantasy characters such as Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Alice in Wonderland, Cthulhu, and more! The game is new, and the battle has only just begun.
In Force of Will players wage a war of gods. Each player gets a ruler. These rulers along with the army of resonators that they control carry different attributes including light, fire, wind, water, darkness, void, and moon. In order to call the resonators to battle, the amount of will (in the form of magic stones) needed to put them into play is pulled from the deck by "tapping" the ruler. This is a play style similar to Magic the Gathering. The difference between Force of Will and Magic the Gathering is that the stones are in a separate deck, whereas in Magic the mana is shuffled into the main deck. This aspect of Force of Will eliminates the possibility of getting "mana-screwed".
Each player starts the game with 4000 life points that are guarded by their ruler and resonators. The object of the game is to overcome the opponent's army and attack the player directly until their life point value is 0. Resonators and rulers are not the only things that can defend players. Some characters have extra abilities that can aid players along with the use of spell cards.
Force of Will is a TCG that also follows a story line (available online on their main site). Each set of cards released creates a complex relationship between the main rulers and enhances game play. If you like an immersive story, easy game play, and fun characters, Force of Will is a great TCG for you.