{"id":141280,"date":"2024-08-15T23:10:41","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T22:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toucharcade.com\/?p=327688"},"modified":"2024-08-15T23:10:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T22:10:41","slug":"sword-poker-inspired-the-golden-caravan-gets-playable-browser-demo-coming-to-mobile-and-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/15\/sword-poker-inspired-the-golden-caravan-gets-playable-browser-demo-coming-to-mobile-and-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Sword &amp; Poker\u2019-Inspired \u2018The Golden Caravan\u2019 Gets Playable Browser Demo, Coming to Mobile and PC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gather &#8217;round children, and let me regale you with a story about the olden times. Specifically, January of 2010. This is when developer Gaia first released <em>Sword &#038; Poker<\/em> to the App Store. Back in those earlier days of mobile gaming you&#8217;d frequently get some unassuming game released with zero fanfare that would turn out to be one of the most clever concepts you&#8217;ve ever seen, and that was indeed the case with <em>Sword &#038; Poker<\/em>. It blended the mechanics of Poker with elements of role-playing games, and back then that was still a somewhat new and novel concept. <em>Sword &#038; Poker<\/em> and its sequel were considered legendary amongst the mobile gaming crowd, alongside other hidden gem favorites like <em>Game Dev Story<\/em>, <em>Dungeon Raid<\/em>, and <em>Tiny Wings<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Then in 2014 it all came crashing down. Konami bought the <em>Sword &#038; Poker<\/em> IP and released a new entry titled <em>Sword &#038; Poker Adventures<\/em>. In many ways it brought some welcome modern flourishes to the original 2010 formula, but it also opted for a pretty unappealing free-to-play pay model as opposed to the buy-once games that came before it, and it really never reached the level of acclaim that its older siblings did. Nowadays, more than a decade later, and none of the <em>Sword &#038; Poker<\/em> games appear to be available anymore. And in cases like these sometimes you have to rely on an indie developer to dust off a long-gone idea like <em>Sword &#038; Poker<\/em> and take their own stab at recreating it. Enter developer Bigfoot Gaming with their own &#8220;stab&#8221; called <em>The Golden Caravan<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-responsive\">\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CN3rhXOvNqY\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The core gameplay is straight out of <em>Sword &#038; Poker<\/em>. A 5&#215;5 grid with the interior 9 squares filled in with random cards, and 4 cards dealt to each player. You take turns placing cards around the outside edge to create a Poker hand either vertically, horizontally, or diagonally. The type of hand you make determines the amount of damage you&#8217;ll deal. There&#8217;s also special weapons you can collect and equip that will augment some aspects of your play, like how much damage a particular hand deals or giving you shielding against certain hands dealt by your opponent. If you&#8217;ve played any of the <em>Sword &#038; Poker<\/em> games before then things will feel very similar in <em>The Golden Caravan<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest departure here is thematically. <em>The Golden Caravan<\/em> has a 1930s-era gangster vibe and Art Deco-inspired visuals. Your grandfather is kidnapped by a local mob boss and you set out to rescue him, Poker-battling all manner of street toughs as you work your way up floor by floor in the Golden Caravan casino, making your way towards the boss. It&#8217;s a theme that works, and you can see it in action for yourself with a new playable demo <a href=\"https:\/\/huevoquilmes.itch.io\/the-golden-caravan\">available on the game&#8217;s Itch.io page<\/a>. The demo is not mobile-friendly, so you&#8217;ll need a desktop or laptop browser, but <em>The Golden Caravan<\/em> is planned for release on mobile devices in addition to PC and in the meantime you can talk about this one <a href=\"https:\/\/toucharcade.com\/community\/threads\/poker-roguelite-inspired-by-swords-poker.432638\/\">over in our forums<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gather \u2019round children, and let me regale you with a story about the olden times. Specifically, January of 2010. This \u2026 <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/toucharcade.com\/2024\/08\/15\/the-golden-caravan-announced\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;\u2018Sword &amp; Poker\u2019-Inspired \u2018The Golden Caravan\u2019 Gets Playable Browser Demo, Coming to Mobile and PC&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-container-style":"default","site-container-layout":"default","site-sidebar-layout":"default","disable-article-header":"default","disable-site-header":"default","disable-site-footer":"default","disable-content-area-spacing":"default","footnotes":""},"categories":[21,6165],"tags":[61,122,127,129,124,128,125,132,131,133,126,130,123,66,94,88,97,56,64,65,60,112,40,75,95,104,33,120,105,101,98,115,30,29,41,86,70,69,68,72,71,26,118,108,87,46,55,48,52,54,51,50,83,62,58,57,109,35,59,63,85,79,82,96,80,27,81,114,44,42,43,45,38,39,110,117,100,111,116,73,89,90,92,91,93,84,78,37,102,34,36,77,67,74,99,113,119,28,121,32,47,49,53,103,31,76],"class_list":["post-141280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game","category-news","tag-airpods","tag-anime","tag-anime-characters","tag-anime-cosplay","tag-anime-edits","tag-anime-merchandise","tag-anime-movies","tag-anime-news","tag-anime-recommendations","tag-anime-reviews","tag-anime-series","tag-anime-streaming","tag-animes","tag-app-store","tag-app-store-samsung","tag-appgallery","tag-appgallery-oneplus","tag-apple","tag-apple-music","tag-apple-tv","tag-apple-watch","tag-bbc-sport","tag-best-mobile-games","tag-bixby","tag-bixby-xiaomi","tag-champions-league","tag-cyberpunk","tag-cyberpunk-2077","tag-fantasy-football","tag-fifa","tag-football","tag-formula-1","tag-fortnite","tag-free-fire","tag-free-mobile-games","tag-freebuds-pro","tag-galaxy-a52","tag-galaxy-note-20","tag-galaxy-s21","tag-galaxy-watch-4","tag-galaxy-z-fold-3","tag-game","tag-games","tag-golf","tag-harmonyos","tag-how-to-backup-iphone","tag-how-to-factory-reset-iphone","tag-how-to-reset-iphone","tag-how-to-restore-iphone","tag-how-to-unlock-iphone","tag-how-to-unlock-iphone-5","tag-how-to-unlock-iphone-6","tag-huawei","tag-ios","tag-ipad","tag-iphone","tag-live-soccer","tag-lol","tag-macbook","tag-macos","tag-mate-40-pro","tag-mi-11-lite","tag-mi-home-security-camera-basic-1080p","tag-mi-home-security-camera-basic-1080p-huawei","tag-mi-smart-band-6","tag-minecraft","tag-miui","tag-mlb-scores","tag-mobile-game-design","tag-mobile-game-development","tag-mobile-game-marketing","tag-mobile-game-monetization","tag-mobile-games","tag-mobile-gaming","tag-nba-scores","tag-nba-standings","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-scores","tag-nhl-scores","tag-one-ui","tag-oneplus","tag-oneplus-9-pro","tag-oneplus-buds-pro","tag-oneplus-nord-ce-5g","tag-oxygenos","tag-p40-pro-plus","tag-poco-x3-pro","tag-pokemon","tag-premier-league","tag-pubg","tag-pubg-mobile","tag-redmi-note-10-pro","tag-samsung","tag-samsung-pay","tag-soccer","tag-sports","tag-steam","tag-steeam","tag-top-10-anime","tag-valorant","tag-when-do-the-iphone-7-come-out","tag-when-does-the-iphone-7-come-out","tag-when-is-the-iphone-7-coming-out","tag-world-cup","tag-xbox-series-x","tag-xiaomi"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141280"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":141366,"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141280\/revisions\/141366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}