{"id":10271,"date":"2022-07-15T17:03:44","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T15:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horribleguild.com\/?p=10271"},"modified":"2022-07-22T14:24:41","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T12:24:41","slug":"the-kings-dilemma-chronicles-a-single-player-narrative-driven-political-rpg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horribleguild.com\/us\/the-kings-dilemma-chronicles-a-single-player-narrative-driven-political-rpg\/","title":{"rendered":"The King&#8217;s Dilemma: Chronicles, a single player, narrative-driven political RPG"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10271\" class=\"elementor elementor-10271\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d58c45 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d58c45\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50c999f\" data-id=\"50c999f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a6d334 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a6d334\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are delighted to announce <strong>The King&#8217;s Dilemma: Chronicles<\/strong>, a brand new <strong>single player video game<\/strong> based on our critically acclaimed legacy board game, <em>The King&#8217;s Dilemma<\/em>.<\/p><p>Travel back to the Kingdom of Ankist and play as the <strong>Head of the Council<\/strong>, the leader of the King\u2019s inner circle. Will you listen to the advice of your Council of Houses, or will you <strong>overrule their decisions<\/strong>?<\/p><p>Face <strong>hundreds<\/strong> of dilemmas where every <strong>decision<\/strong> you make may affect your relationship with the other <strong>Houses<\/strong>, influence the <strong>well-being<\/strong> and <strong>resources<\/strong> of the kingdom, and change the course of <strong>history<\/strong> itself.<\/p><p><strong>Relive the story<\/strong> from the board game spanning across <strong>tens of generations<\/strong>, form alliances, survive betrayals, and prepare for the <strong>final uprising<\/strong> foretold by an <strong>ancient prophecy<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86ca269 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"86ca269\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/ltGlcH1GDwM?utm_source=HGwebsite&amp;utm_campaign=KIDDIBT_reveal&amp;utm_medium=news&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-050a15d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"050a15d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2069180?utm_source=HGwebsite&#038;utm_campaign=KIDDIBT_reveal&#038;utm_medium=news\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">WISHLIST ON STEAM!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa5d895 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa5d895\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ee89a8\" data-id=\"6ee89a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4f6f84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4f6f84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Key Selling Points &amp; Features<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Play as one of 12 different Houses, each with their own narrative goal<\/li><li>Discover (or rediscover) 300+ story-driven dilemmas through Ankist and its neighboring kingdoms<\/li><li>Choose branching narrative paths across 6 intertwined storylines<\/li><li>Explore multiple endings, with each playthrough lasting 3 to 4 hours<\/li><li>Use influence or corruption to control the Council<\/li><li>Make and break alliances in the Council<\/li><li>Invest in research, technology, and buildings<\/li><li>Play across generations, choose your heir as well as their personality and goals, and prepare for the final battle<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8537bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f8537bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/horribleguild.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/HG_WEB_NEWS_202207_KID-Digital_Screen01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10281\" alt=\"The King&#039;s Dilemma: Chronicles - 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Travel back to the Kingdom of Ankist and play as the Head of the Council, the leader of the King\u2019s inner circle. 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