A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Android

Originally started to procrastinate making my board game's physical rule book, Behind the Trenches (digital version) is meant primarily to teach people the rules of the game.  So, here's an overview:

Some TLDR notes:
No sounds have been added yet to game.  But will be added in future updates
Few animations have been added but eventually bombardment will have some explosions and a few other small animations.
The AI is still very new.  Let me know any suggestions or bugs please.


The game consists of 3 Phases
Bidding Phase: 
You bid on cards against your opponent. The player that bids the most, adds that card to their discard pile.  There's a payout to the losing bidder called a "looting bonus" that is basically 6 food, 6 wood, 6 coal, 1 oil, 5 ammo, 4 equipment, or 3 metals, depending on the card looted.


Country Phase: 
Each country gains a unique set of resources.  Has a few unique processes like building a trench or turning one resource into another.  Most importantly, its where you build your guns and train your troops (adding a basic infantry card to your discard pile).

War Phase:
Remember all those cards we put in the discard pile?  Shuffle them and form a deck.  Now draw 4. Take turns with your opponent playing one card at a time.  If you draw extra cards using a logistics card, you get to play them sooner.  The phase ends when both players hands are empty and either player has 0 cards to draw. 

Move the front line (little cannon icon) into your opponents HQ and you win the game


The  deck is made up of 86 cards.
36 Resource Cards 
   10 food, 10 wood, 10 coal, 6 oil
14 Logistics Cards
   6 Railroad, 5 horse transport, and 3 truck transports
18 Battle Cards
   6 dig in, 6 bombardment, 2 cut comms, 2 embargo, 2 gas attack
17 Processing Cards:
   6 ammunition plant, 6 equipment manufacturing, 5 metals processing

Each player start with 1 basic infantry, 1 ammunition plant, 1 equipment manufacturing, and 1 metals processing to start the game. 

Published 1 day ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Android
Release date 1 day ago
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Authorf1fighterpilot
GenreCard Game, Strategy
Made withGodot
TagsBoard Game, Deck Building, Economy, Management, Singleplayer, Tabletop, Turn-based Strategy, War, World War I
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behind-the-trenches.apk 72 MB
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behind-the-trenches.dmg 111 MB
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behind-the-trenches.exe 136 MB
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Behind the Trenches iOS.ipa 71 MB

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