LarkSpurGames specialises in story-based tabletops with easy rules, fast-to-play setups and exciting game dynamics. My name is Dr RDJ McLennan. There are now over 10 LarkspurGames games and more in development.
Best-sellers include "Labyrinthians", a Celtic dungeon crawl below the Highlands of Scotland. Labyriinthians can be played many times with differing outcomes and has a respawn mechanism that turns heroes into villains. It can encompass a whole session of solid adventuring for a solo dungeoneer or with one or two mates, and it fits inside a take-anywhere pouch.
"Escape from the Isle of Morrow" is a dungeon dive, but more rogue-like and tiny in its mint tin. It is designed as a solo, narrative-driven one-shot. But it can also be played with up to four players in collaboration to enable more combat and less strategic retreating.
"666" is a large-scale narrative-driven game of demonic witchcraft. It starts as a whodunnit-style Jubensha. Then it turns into a stealth city-crawl, then a choose-your-own-adventure game, and culminates in a wargame across your entire tabletop. Your group - the Guild of the Hound -plays as the gamemaster, making creative and vital decisions. 666 uses three six-sided dice (666) for combat, magic and more. It promises an afternoon or evening of creepy fun or can be played as one-shots over a series of get-togethers.
"Temple Racers" is inspired by the Raiders movies (of course). It is a competitive, fast race game for two players attempting to build a pathway to the hidden treasure room of the Temple of the Jaguar. It includes overgrown jungle and underground lava levels. It is swift and ruthless and requires skill, strategy, a little luck and a certain amount of schadenfreude to succeed.
"Dungeon Domiños" are 73 hexagonal, isometric dungeon tiles that look beautiful together. The deck includes additional monsters, weapons, keys and other cards to spice up your games. It is designed as a dungeon-building aid, but one game - "All Is Fate" - is included.
"Aon" is a take-anywhere, tarot card-like game where two to six players set good against evil to free themselves of all their cards first. It is fast and ruthless - a combo of classic card games Crazy 8s and War.
"Tower of Blood" is a solo, competitive or collaborative dungeon crawler for up to four players. It features dungeon dominos, monsters to slay, weapons, armour, potions and other unique loot to find, a host of prisoners to rescue and... a unique "Tower of Blood" level-building mechanism.
"Pillage the Weak" is an adventure strategy game for up to four players designed by my son, Archie. It retains a fantasy battle theme, with a nasty dragon hidden in his volcano lair. It is fun for kids and adults, easy to learn and provides a good hour or so of ruthless fun.
Each LarkSpur game is currently only available to order from The Game Crafter, a print-on-demand game store in the US. For non-US residents, games can take up to six weeks to arrive, and the shipping can be costly, so be prepared. Spending $25 USD will end up costing around $40 Australian, for example.
Publishers interested in distributing the games in physical stores or in other POD facilities in other continents, please get in touch - ross@whistlingwolf.com.au
Enjoy your table-topping with LarkSpurGames!
Dr RDJ McLennan (Game Designer)