FLAILS & CITADELS Pocket

FLAILS & CITADELS Pocket is a dark solo adventure game fully compatible with DOOM PILGRIM Pocket and released as a standalone pocket version of FLAILS & CITADELS.

The game mechanics are based on those of DOOM PILGRIM, but with a stronger focus on encounters and exploring loot. If you've occasionally experienced cards in DOOM PILGRIM with no noticeable effect because, for example, you have no gold in your pocket, you'll notice a clear difference here: In FLAILS & CITADELS Pocket, almost every card has an effect, no matter what situation you're in. This makes the game consistently action-packed and balanced.

What to expect

Clear rules, deep narration, and high replayability. You choose your path not through numbers or texts, but through dark, vague images inspired by tarot cards, cave paintings, and medieval art. Each round, you draw 3 cards and decide based solely on the motifs: Which path do you reject, which do you postpone for later, and which do you take now?

The story unfolds differently every time. Those who eventually remember which card holds which danger or advantage will have a slight edge in the next playthrough. This makes the game not only roguelike, but in a sense even roguelite.

The game contains 54 cards, each with its own illustration on the front and its own text on the back. All cards are fully compatible with the DOOM PILGRIM Pocket base game and its expansions.

It plays similarly to a gamebook: you maintain a character sheet on which you record stats and equipment, adapted according to the texts on the cards and your decisions.

Three ways to experience this game

As a completely standalone game, as an introduction to the world of DOOM PILGRIM Pocket, or as an expansion to it.

The rules are the same as in the large version. They can be downloaded HERE.