Armello, The Best Early Access Title Ever? | The Game Scouts

Palmer Sturman: Armello, is without a doubt one of the best early access titles I have had the pleasure of coming across. I know, I know, starting this article with that statement is like I’m starting at the end, but I cannot begin to heap enough praise on top of this wonderful digital board game. Armello takes delightfully animated anthropomorphized animals and throws them into a politically fueled scenario full of intrigue where a mad king is slowly dying due to his interaction with Rot (Armello’s version of dark magic), unless you can save him. Saving him is not easy, and you’ll soon find that the best option may be to manipulate the strings around him, setting yourself up to gain his throne once he passes. It’s a simple concept, but Armello’s design takes it to another level, throwing in warring factions lead by a number of different species all of which have several unique traits and will appeal to certain playstyles. At first glance the hex-tiled map layout might seem familiar…