PixlBit

Culdcept (various platforms)

 

Culdcept is a strategy board game that plays like Monopoly and Magic the Gathering combined. Each player has a character who moves along a board based on dice rolls but they also have a deck of cards used for placing monsters, summoning items in combat or using spells on other players, monsters, etc. If someone lands on your monster they either have to pay a toll or attempt to kill your monster and steal its place on the board. There are multiple win conditions you can set up such as reach X amount of gold, or whoever has the most gold at X many turns.

 

Win or lose you receive new cards every fight and decks are very customizable. There are 4 elements each creature is assigned to as well as a neutral element. Matching the right color monster with the right color square will give you bonuses and make your creature stronger. You can also level up certain squares that you own to increase your monsters power and the toll your opponent must pay for landing there.

 

While the graphics and story leave something to be desired, Culdcept can be played up to 4 players on a single controller since it is turn based as well as including bots or playing online if you have the 360 version. There is a lot of replay value in this game for people who like to customize their decks or collect all the cards.

The Culdcept series are excellent games the newest one called Culdcept Saga is another great one.

And either of these games are extremely fun and addictive and two I highly recommend.