Fortune & Famine

Fortune & Famine is a turn-based tabletop strategy game in which you rule a fantasy kingdom facing a long winter. You compete with neighboring rulers to hire workers and stockpile resources, using strategic bids, resource management and attacks to steal from opponents.

Seasons and phases

A game spans four seasons and 12 rounds, using three worker decks. Each round has five phases:

• Hire: bid on workers to fill out your kingdom.
• Attack: use attacking workers to steal resources from other players.
• Payment: spend resources on your workers.
• Rewards: collect rewards from your workers.
• Decision: take resources or pay to store your grain so it cannot be stolen.

The player who has safeguarded the most resources by the end of the 12th round wins.

Workers and rulers

Worker cards include Farmers, Merchants and Jesters, who generate resources. Traders let you quickly convert currencies, Philosophers double the payout from other workers, and Seers protect you from attacks. Light wizards give you resources, while dark wizards let you steal from your neighbors. The game also features six unique rulers with special abilities.

Play with others

You can play locally by taking turns, use Steam Remote Play to play with others remotely, or compete against up to five AI opponents. Fortune & Famine is based on the tabletop game of the same name by Mid-Level Meeple.