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Tyler Owen @tyler.randomseedgames.com · 1d

🎮 I'm joining this year's #ExtraLife game marathon to support the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital! My employer, Crystal Group, will match up to $1,250 raised - let’s hit that goal!
Game Day: Nov 8 🕹️
Donate here 👉 www.extra-life.org/participants...

Extra Life | Change Kids' Health, Change the Future

I'm raising funds with #EXTRALIFE for kids treated at my Children's Miracle Network Hospitals! I need your help to reach my fundraising goal. Please donate today to change kids' health.

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Random Seed Games @randomseedgames.com · 1d

Rope hook is another fan-favorite equipment in Sylvan Tactics. Don't want to put yourself in danger to attack someone? Bring them to you instead! You just have to ask yourself if the expense is worth it. 2 Sigils is one of the highest ability costs in the whole game.

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Random Seed Games @randomseedgames.com · 8d

Here's your new card art for the week: Thundertooth Guardian. Another Apex Predator. If you can afford the hit to your King's Morale, you can play this big angry bear for only 4 Sigils instead of 6. Allowing you just enough to sneak in a single move and attack in the same turn.

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Random Seed Games @randomseedgames.com · 15d

Since I missed last week, I figured we should probably reveal 2 cards today. Advantageous Terrain and Fiery Forge are two of our latest Battlefield cards with final artwork! These are also using our new card layout designed with Dextrous.

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Random Seed Games @randomseedgames.com · 29d

A simple, yet effective weapon - the Piercing Lance. Line up your opponents and skewer them!

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Random Seed Games @randomseedgames.com · Sep 8

Another Monday, another new art piece to share. I have never lived in an area that had pikas. I wish I did though, because they are so darned cute! This little forager can be pretty handy for pumping up grouped units on your back line.

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Random Seed Games @randomseedgames.com · Sep 2

This card has been a favorite of almost every player who encounters it during playtests. Border Trenches enable some really interesting flanking strategies. And of course the borderless art for our Battlefield cards look awesome as always.

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Random Seed Games @randomseedgames.com · Aug 25

Another Monday, another card art reveal. The Heavy Battle Axe might be simple, but it's very effective. Put the hurt on your opponent with this +3 Strength buff to one of your Mercenaries.

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Random Seed Games @randomseedgames.com · Aug 18

Hey! It's been a hot minute since we shared a preview of a new Mercenary card. Say hello to Shadowtail Tracker. This agile trickster is tough to catch thanks to her ability "Cunning" which allows her to reposition after an attack.

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Random Seed Games @randomseedgames.com · Jul 28

Join us at GenCon’s First Exposure Playtest Hall on Thursday and Friday (10am–noon & 8pm–10pm) to try Sylvan Tactics for yourself. Stop by our table to get a free mini poster featuring several characters from the game. To celebrate this milestone, today we are sharing new art for the King and Queen!

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Random Seed Games @randomseedgames.com · Jul 21

New card reveal!... Timing is everything. Strategic Retreat lets you pull your forces back at the perfect moment, nullifying enemy attacks and setting up your counterplay. Would you use this as a defensive maneuver or a sneaky repositioning tactic?

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Random Seed Games @randomseedgames.com · Jul 16

Coming to GenCon? Sylvan Tactics will be at the First Exposure Playtest Hall! randomseedgames.com/blog/2025/7/...

Be there at the following times for a chance to play:
Thursday July 31st, 10am–12pm
Thursday July 31st, 8pm–10pm
Friday August 1st, 10am–12pm
Friday August 1st, 8pm–10pm

Bringing Sylvan Tactics to GenCon: Our First Exposure Playtest Hall Debut — Random Seed Games

After months of design, playtesting, art direction, and mentorship, we're excited to finally bring Sylvan Tactics to GenCon 2025 as part of the First Exposure Playtest Hall (FEPH)! If you're attendi...

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Random Seed Games @randomseedgames.com · Jul 14

This week’s reveal is all about Riposte Equipment. Hidden Trap punishes enemy movement with a surprise wound, while Martyr’s Reliquary turns fallen allies into sudden power. Play them during your opponent’s turn for maximum impact. #SylvanTactics

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Random Seed Games @randomseedgames.com · Jul 7

New card announcement today! This has got to be one of our favorite cards so far. Not just because of the amazing art either. Frightening Battlecry provides a ton of utility in the form of modifying your opponent's positioning. Strike fear into their hearts and push back their advances!

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Random Seed Games @randomseedgames.com · Jun 30

Our card template file has been fixed! Which means we can start sharing card reveals again. Today we have two new Battlefield cards to share to make up for a couple of weeks without new cards. What do you think of Hard Freeze and Regional Dominance?

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Tyler Owen @tyler.randomseedgames.com · Jun 11

Personally, I don't need much more than the thematic backdrop and maybe a few sentences that set the stage in the rulebook.

Random Seed Games @randomseedgames.com · Jun 11

How important is the "lore" in a board game to you? Is it enough to just imagine the conflict playing out as a story in your mind during gameplay? Or do you want to dive into supplemental storytelling that exists outside of the game?

#boardgames #tabletopgames #storytelling

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Random Seed Games @randomseedgames.com · Jun 9

🔥💨 New Card Reveal: Smoke Them Out

Forced from the shadows, driven into the light. This powerful Action lets you dislodge enemy Mercenaries and Pawns from the safety of Black spaces.

Play it right, and you’ll scatter enemy lines or punish them with a 1 Strength hit if they have nowhere to run.

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Random Seed Games @randomseedgames.com · Jun 2

Card Reveal Monday - With the Field Hospital Battlefield card active, your units can get healed up as long as they are on their home turf. Great for establishing a defensive strategy.

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Random Seed Games @randomseedgames.com · May 27

🛡️ New Mercenary Reveal! 🛡️
Meet Ironhide Defender, our armored Armadillo Mercenary who refuses to back down!

With the Tough ability, Ironhide Defender gains a +4 Strength boost when attacked, making it a formidable force on the battlefield.

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Random Seed Games @randomseedgames.com · May 21

We have an official logo for Sylvan Tactics! Read more about the design in our blog post: randomseedgames.com/blog/2025/5/21/logo-reveal-the-look-of-sylvan-tactics

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Random Seed Games @randomseedgames.com · May 20

This week we are sharing the new Sigil card design. The "blank" side represents your inactive Sigils which you will flip over one per turn to awaken your Sigils. Once they are flipped over to the full green Sigil symbol they can be used as a resource to pay for any other card in your hand.

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Random Seed Games @randomseedgames.com · May 12

🌿 CARD REVEAL: One with the Land 🌿
When the forest fights beside you, you can do more with less. This powerful Battlefield card reduces the Sigil cost of all your cards, but only if you're willing to go all-in on nature's path. Follow for more #SylvanTactics card reveals every Monday!

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Random Seed Games @randomseedgames.com · May 9

We will be running playtests of Sylvan Tactics next weekend at Protospiel Online (May 16-18). If you like Redwall or Mouse Guard you will love the theme! And if you like chess or Magic the Gathering you will love the gameplay! protospiel.online/prototype-ga...

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Sylvan Tactics – Entry #9301 - Protospiel Online

Sylvan Tactics is a tactical card-battling game played on a chess board, where woodland creatures use unique abilities and classic piece movements to outwit opponents.

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Random Seed Games @randomseedgames.com · May 7

Big moves ahead for Sylvan Tactics! Playtesting events at Protospiel Online + Gen Con 2025. 50% of our card art will be done by September. Multiple digital versions in development. Find out more here: randomseedgames.com/blog/2025/5/...

What’s Next for Sylvan Tactics? — Random Seed Games

The next six months are packed with major development goals for Sylvan Tactics. We’re preparing for public playtests at Protospiel Online in May and Gen Con 2025 in August, while tracking toward 50% c...

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Random Seed Games @randomseedgames.com · May 5

Been a while since we posted an Action card. This is one of the few cards in the game that your opponent can play during your turn. So watch out if they've left 2 Sigils unused at the end of theirs! You might get ambushed!

#BoardGames #CardGames #MtG #Chess #SylvanTactics #GameDev

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