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Return to the realms of Etheria! Play as Lord Bane, the lord of Death, as he rises to power, takes back what belonged to him and lays waste to his enemies in this Puzzle-RPG hybrid. Capture the world's mightiest beasts and build a army to ravage your foes! The game will be free to play and possibly open source! Thanks to the developers Infinite Interactive for allowing me to use the assets from the original game!

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This is a article explaining the basic gameplay of the game, as well as some key features!

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Early Combat Screen

What is Puzzle Quest?

For those who are new to Puzzle Quest, Puzzle Quest is a game developed by Infinite Interactive and released in 2007 for multiple platforms. Puzzle Quest combines a bejeweld style gameplay with a turn based RPG style battles. Each player takes a turn to combine 3, 4 or 5 gems and gain a specific kind of mana.

Gem Types

Battle versus the Ai

In the original installment there were 4 kinds of mana gems on board: Red, Blue, Green and Yellow. Each of these gems would give you elemental mana, which would allow you to cast spells. Additionally, the board would be filled with purple experience stars and gold coins that would give your hero gold and experience. The most crucial gems on the board were the Skull gems, which dealt direct damage to your opponent when combined.

Attacking

Gems in this game work differently. While the 4 elemental mana types remain the same, this game has one new mana type, Battle. Battle is obtained when combining 3 skulls and allows your units to attack or cast certain spells that use this mana. Additionally, purple stars, known as morale, take a big part in this game. Combining 3 gems of any kind, or taking certain actions will use up a morale star. When you run out of morale stars your turn ends and your opponent will take his turn next.

Unlike in the original Puzzle Quest games, combining 4 gems will not grant you one extra turn, instead it will double your mana received. This will make matching morale stars a priority, as they allow you to make two more moves.

Spells


Spells and Innates

In the original Puzzle Quest series, each player would have a large set of spells to use during combat. In this game however, every unit has a large amounts of usable spells available, which they will learn upon reaching certain level. Combining multiple units and spells allows a great deal of variety and unique fighting styles.

The Spells of a Zombie

Armies

Barracks Menu

Unlike the original games where you had one hero, every player will be able to recruit multiple units to fight for his side. You will be able to purchase units from certain places around the map, or units will join you after winning certain battles.

Army Joins your Group
Unit Store

*Names, design and visuals may change in the final release.

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