The Coffeemill Catalogue of Games
Along with Trader’s Journey, we’ve got a few more ideas in the works right now. Some are more developed than others, while some are already in the process of being designed and playtested. We hope you enjoy looking through some of these upcoming games, expansions, and ideas! And as always, if you have any thoughts, questions, concerns, or ideas of your own, shoot us an email and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can!
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“The Lord of Trade is long vanished. The civilized kingdoms are beginning to crumble, and the land of Arden is entering an era of chaos. Only you and your guild—the Traders—have what it takes to brave the misty woods and dark dungeons of the Wilds. Collect coins, buy loot, and protect your Caravan from the perils of the land to become the next Lord of Trade, the only one who can set the land back to its rightful state! Do you have what it takes, Trader? Or will you fall to the Wilds of Arden?”
Inspired by classic dungeon-crawling games we all love, Trader's Journey is set in a mysterious and whimsical fantasy world brimming with ancient ruins, spooky dungeons, terrifying monsters, and awesome loot. In this world, the wilds of the land of Arden lay largely untamed, with the civilized people of the scattered kingdoms relying on you and your guild–the traders–to transport goods across the land. But the traders aren't exactly alone––with the Caravan by their side, they can buy goods that can be used to increase their odds of survival––and with over 250 unique hand-crafted pixel art cards, no two games will ever be the same. So... what will you bring on your journey?
A Tale of Torchlight
“An eerie fog known as ‘the Grim’ has settled over the once-whimsical land of Overroot, twisting villagers into lunatics, magical creatures into horrible monsters, and friends into foes. Join the survivors of the land in lighting your way through the darkness to collect resources, ward off monsters, and find a way out… but remember to always keep your torch lit, or the Grim will get you too.”
One of our favorite new ideas, Tale of Torchlight is a hauntingly whimsical game of managing torchlight to stave off the horrors of the dark. Light up and explore fog cards surrounding you to collect and store resources that can be used to gain points, or hinder your opponents. With a day / night cycle in the form of ‘dawn’ and ‘dusk’ that allows for some spooky map-shifting shenanigans, rounds are easily laid out and tracked throughout the game.
Stay tuned for more details!
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Cats & Coffee
One of our most developed games aside from Trader’s Journey, Cats & Coffee combines two of some of our most favorite things… can you guess? Cats & Coffee is a card game centered around being a cat and brewing your own coffee drinks at your very own, freshly-opened cafe. You’ll need to be careful, though—there’s rival cats around the block who want to steal your business, so you’ll need to brew the best drinks and rake in those customers before the competition!
Unlike Trader’s Journey, Cats & Coffee’s artstyle isn’t set in stone quite yet, though what you see here is reminiscent of what we have in mind for the finalized style of the game: a hand-drawn, thick-outlined cartoonish style.
Cats & Coffee plays as a risk / reward, rummy-like game, where ingredient cards are placed in a central ‘pool’ for players to collect on their turn, which can then be used to craft drink cards to be placed in front of you (your shop).
Each drink card has a ‘customer’ number on it dictating how many ‘customer tokens’ a player will draw at the start of their turn. The player with the most customer tokens at the end of the game wins—but—each drink card also has a unique ability, scaled with how rare it is to craft.
By using (and discarding) the drinks you’ve placed in your shop, you can risk losing out on customers gained each turn to potentially give yourself a boost in the game… by disrupting the flow of the competition. Use your cards wisely to outsmart your opponents!
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