Blood Scheme

About the Game:

《血中骗案》 is a casual indie strategy game developed and published by Black Phoenix Studio, adapted from a real-world criminal case of the century's greatest fraud. Players take on the role of the only journalist who knows the truth, collecting clues, managing dice rolls, and engaging in risk gambles to complete articles exposing the fraud and prevent the company from going public.

Basic Information:

- Title: 血中骗案
- Genre: Casual, Indie, Strategy
- Developer: Black Phoenix Studio
- Publisher: Black Phoenix Studio
- Series: Black Phoenix Studio
- Release Date: September 24, 2022

Game Features:

- Adapted from real criminal cases, delivering an immersive investigation experience
- Dice-driven strategic gameplay: draw clue cards and roll dice each turn to meet conditions and acquire resources
- Dynamic risk management system: when clues remain unsolved, the target company raises more funds and grows stronger
- Board members serve as powerful opponents, including media tycoons, former admirals, former senators, former secretaries of state, millionaires, and more, each bringing unique challenges
- Replayability through random combinations: company skills and board member compositions vary randomly each game, with selectable difficulty
- Stress mechanic: reaching 10 stress points causes the journalist to break down, requiring careful management
- Evidence card gambles: after accumulating sufficient resources, players can open unknown evidence cards to exchange for victory points upon success, or trigger unexpected events upon failure

Gameplay Highlights:

- Turn Flow: Draw clue cards each turn and roll dice to meet conditions for obtaining resources. Unsolved clues advance the enemy's IPO progress.
- Risk Management: The enemy rolls company dice each turn to trigger skills. Players can allocate dice to block specific skills, but this consumes available dice. Weigh the choice between enduring risks and active defense.
- Board Growth: When the company raises funds to certain thresholds, new board members join, making the situation more challenging.
- Victory Condition: After accumulating sufficient clue resources, open evidence cards and successfully exchange them for victory points to stop the IPO.

System Requirements:

Minimum:
- OS: Windows 7 or newer, 32-bit
- Processor: i3-2125
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 2 GB VRAM
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 200 MB available space