Till the Last Gasp

Till the Last Gasp is a storytelling, two-player, PvP boardgame that developed by Darrington Press LLC and published on March 14, 2023.

Content

 * A 40-page rulebook with step-by-step instructions and examples of play, as well as three pre-made scenarios
 * 2 twenty-sided Duel Dice
 * 20 six-sided Edge Dice
 * 2 Player Boards
 * 9 Jumbo Map Cards for thrilling genre-spanning backdrops to your duels
 * 12 pre-made characters for quick play
 * 2 blank character sheets
 * Drama Deck that includes such prompts as: "Insist to your foe that they are making a mistake. Tell them what it is." or "Admit a secret it has pained you to keep hidden."
 * Objectives and Stance Cards
 * Tokens and trackers

If the game bought in one of the Darrington Press Guild stores
 * Exclusive pre-made player and non-player characters from Campaign 1.

Gameplay
Till the Last Gasp is a storytelling game of both "character's innermost feelings" and "armor or weapons". Two players are involved into a conflict exploring their inner sides, reflected in the outside enviroment (e.g. character smashes vases, swings from chandeliers, or scares machinery with laser swords), exploring the setting, and "the emotions tangled within them". The game have an option to create characters of any setting, including monks, gunslingers high-tech laser sharpshooters, and wielders of the arcane arts, and the players can import characters of their own or from other storytelling games or media.

The game lasts about 60-90 minutes.

Development

 * Created By: Will Hindmarch
 * Additional Design: Alex Roberts
 * Producer: Alex Uboldi
 * Writing By: Alex Roberts, Meredith Katz, and Austin Taylor
 * Editor: Meredith Katz
 * Scenarios By: Austin Taylor
 * Graphic Design: Stephanie Gottesman
 * Illustration: Arka Tu, Daryna Kyrychenko, and Idamaria Pajala
 * Cover Art: Arka Tu
 * Cultural Consultant: James Mendez Hodes

Links
How-to-play Till the Last Gasp video sponsored by Darrington Press.