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Of Popes and Plagues

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Fonds récoltés : 2 902 €

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Thank you for backing Of Popes & Plague ... a fast-paced card game based on our cult classic Plague & Pestilence.

With this campaign, we have added rulebook translations - Spanish, German, and French with a bonus translation to Portuguese!!!

The games and the printed rulebooks are in stock and ready to ship!!! You still have time to back or to add to your pledge.

Reward will all include a copy of the first printing of the game, a hard copy of the translated rulebook and any stretch goal!

(Each game will ship with a copy of each of the four translations - plus the English language rulebook!)

(Note - Game, Expansion and coloring books are in stock and will be as shown. Dice Trays and Card Trays are representative and may vary slightly from those shown)

Why Back?

Everyone who backs this campaign will receive:

1st Edition copy of the Game Of Popes & Plagues

New Rulebook including French, German and Spanish translation

Each game will ship with a copy of each of the three translations - plus the English language rulebook!

A PDF of the Of Popes & Plagues coloring book

STL for making your own PLAGUE card tray's

Back us now and get two BONUS items at no additional charge!!!

How to Play

Find - Additional information including here : CARD LIST and FAQ

Rule Books

Help us grow this campaign.

See our stretch goals regarding adding additional language support to the game.

Tabletop Simulator

DOWNLOAD: Module available for FREE

If you would like a demo - email me at HillarysToyBox@gmail.com to arrange a time. - Tray

What People are Saying

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Of Popes & Plagues – Review

Publisher: @hillarystoybox

Designer: Tray Green, Dawn Payn, and the Green family

Artist: Giovanni Spadaro

The art strikes a perfect balance between grim and comedic, there’s something both darkly hilarious about a game where you win by being the last one alive while everyone else succumbs to disease, holy wars, or the literal Death Ship. Of Popes & Plagues is an unapologetically mean-spirited take-that filler game that leans fully into its medieval chaos. THIS IS NOT FOR EVERYONE! There was constant laughter, backstabbing, and “WHY would you do that to me?” moments every round. If you don’t take it too seriously the table talk of who should the group target next it’s hilarious.

Theme:

Set in the grim Middle Ages, Of Popes & Plagues casts players as leaders trying to grow and protect their populations through waves of prosperity and plague. The game starts in a relatively calm Prosperity phase, but quickly spirals into chaos once the Death Ship appears, ushering in the Plague. Players must survive wars, crusades, inquisitions, and diseases, all while attempting to outlive their opponents.

Mechanisms:

• Dice Roll : Each turn starts with a dice roll that either grows or diminishes your population, modified by cards or status effects.

• Take-That Card Play: Most cards are played on opponents to decrease their population or ruin their plans.

• Persistent Effects: Cards like Pestilence and the Inquisition stick to you, changing your dice results each turn until you can get rid of them.

• Improvements: Optional buildable upgrades like City Walls and Monasteries offer passive benefits or defensive boosts, giving players some long-term strategy amid the chaos.

• Plague Dice + Special Events: Dice rolls can trigger devastating effects—especially double Plague rolls—and activate permanent game state changes like the shift to the Plague phase.

Final Thoughts:

We wouldn’t play it every game night, but if you have 20 minutes it absolutely shines when you have the right group to embrace chaos and a little carnage. Just… maybe don’t play it with someone you just met. Haha

El arte logra un balance perfecto entre lo sombrío y lo cómico. Hay algo oscuramente gracioso en un juego donde ganas por ser el último con vida, mientras los demás caen por enfermedades, guerras santas o el temido Barco de la Muerte. Of Popes & Plagues es un juego de “take-that” sin remordimientos que se lanza de lleno al caos medieval. ¡ESTO NO ES PARA TODO EL MUNDO! En nuestra partida hubo risas constantes, puñaladas por la espalda y muchos “¿¡Por qué me hiciste eso!?”. Si no te lo tomas muy en serio, el vacilón entre jugadores decidiendo a quién fastidiar es lo mejor del juego.

Temática:

Ambientado en la Edad Media, Of Popes & Plagues pone a los jugadores en el rol de líderes que intentan hacer crecer y proteger su población durante fases de prosperidad y plaga. El juego empieza tranquilo, pero en cuanto aparece el Barco de la Muerte, todo se va al garete. Tendrás que sobrevivir guerras, cruzadas, inquisiciones y pestes, mientras tratas de ser el último en pie.

Mecánicas:

• Tirada de dados: Cada turno comienza con una tirada que puede aumentar o disminuir tu población, modificada por cartas o efectos.

• Cartas “take-that”: La mayoría de las cartas afectan directamente a tus oponentes, reduciendo su población o saboteando sus planes.

• Efectos persistentes: Cartas como la Peste o la Inquisición se quedan contigo, alterando tus tiradas hasta que logres deshacerte de ellas.

• Mejoras: Puedes construir mejoras como Murallas o Monasterios que te dan beneficios pasivos o defensivos.

• Dados de Plaga y Eventos Especiales: Algunas tiradas pueden causar desastres, especialmente si sacas doble Plaga, activando el caos total del juego.

Reflexiones finales:

No es un juego para sacar todas las noches, pero si tienes 20 minutos y un grupo listo para el vacilón y un poco de caos, brilla con fuerza. Eso sí… tal vez no lo juegues con alguien que acabas de conocer. Jajaja.