OVERVIEW

Released as a mod for Steam’s Tabletop Simulator, this is an expansion to the board game released alongside the Japanese collector’s edition of Square Enix’s remake of LIVE-A-LIVE. The base board game is a 1-on-1 competitive board game in which players draft a team of four characters and compete to see which player can defeat two of the opponent’s characters first. Characters each have unique action cards which can be used to affect the game state, such as dealing damage to an opponent or healing an ally.

The board game features the eight main characters from the video game. However, there are many more playable characters in the video game beyond the main eight, and I was inspired to implement these beloved characters seamlessly into the base game.

The expansion adds the following.

• 10 new playable characters, each with 3 action cards. In addition to the base game’s 8 playable characters and 24 total action cards, the new total is 18 characters with 54 unique action cards.

• New keywords: unique effects which add new properties to various action cards.

• A new drafting mechanic to not only accommodate the expanded cast, but add more player agency and decision-making.

• New tokens and card artwork using assets from the LIVE-A-LIVE video game.