The convention I'm familiar with is described like this in Ashgate's house style guide: 'Possessive 's -- Should be used as follows: Keynes’s, Jones’s, except in classical and biblical names, thus: Theophilus’, Moses’, Jesus’.'

I rather liked a remark I saw in an old style guide which went something like this: a man who referred to 'the Smiths's dance' might be blackballed at a club, whereas 'St James' Street' would scarcely cause the elevation of a single critical eyebrow. (The street is called St James's Street, presumably on the basis that James is now a common English name even though it is also biblical. I've seen a guideline similar to Ashgate's which explicitly says that 's should be avoided only for Moses, Jesus, and longer classical names like Aristophanes.)

Pretty fun once you get the hang of it, though tough. Just finished my first game as Triss, which happily ended in victory (though it was my opponent's first game as well, and they played pretty smartly). I definitely think this is a good for a pick-up game, at least on the shortest time setting. Would be interesting against multiple opponents, though possibly the waiting for your turn could be excessive then.

As a hearing-impaired gogger, I would appreciate English subtitles on videos like this. You've gone to the trouble of having foreign-language ones.

So are we supposed to get the keys automatically if we preordered the witcher 3? because I ordered it but didn't get any keys........

If some one is interested in giving away a key ;) I'm free!
Would be THIS glad!
Till then, have fun alone :( ;)

The fact that you would take the time to specifically mention that the game supports single player with AI is the reason why I love you.

No DRM, no always on, single player as important.... You get me. You really really get me.

I'll be installing GOG Galaxy as soon as it's available because I trust you.

*HUG*

That's something I'd like to know too, so it'd be much appreciated if you could post some info and rules. :-)

I would really appreciate a spare key, been looking forward to this !

First up, the game doesn't seem too technologically demanding, so hopefully the maximum number of people can run it without worrying about whether their PC/Mac can handle hit. Hopefully GOG will post minimum requirements at some point, if they haven't already.

Overall the game is a map with different locations you can travel to, connected by paths that control which ones you can reach in a single turn. Each location can have Investigations (quests and tasks) of one of the three colours (which I am interpreting as Combat, Fate, and Magic here). Some let you choose from multiple colours, some have only one, and a few have none but other special traits (such as automatically healing you).

Typically you can take two of six Actions each turn. Your choices are Travel, Fast Travel, Investigate, Develop, Special, and Heal. Travel lets you move to one adjacent map location. Fast Travel lets you move up to two locations away, but you have to draw a Foul Fate penalty card as part of the cost. Investigate lets you search out quests and events in your location. Develop lets you draw a Development card for use later. Special is your character-specific Action, such as charging up a spell or brewing a potion. Heal allows you to remove a Wound marker from one of your Actions, freeing it up.

The main goal is to accomplish the required number of quests with the most Victory Points in order to win the game. You can select your primary quest at the start, and I happened to choose one with a lot of Victory Points attached (16). My opponent choose the lesser one, but racked up a number of VP by accomplishing side quests. Your primary quest will have side quests that can be accomplished to add points, on top of the other quests you pick up along the way. (Be sure to cash those in before cashing in the primary quest itself - I didn't do that and missed out on an even bigger victory.)

As you accomplish tasks you acquire Proofs, also of the three different kinds. These are needed in order to finish your primary quest, and may be needed in other cases as well.

When traveling you will encountered enemies of three difficulty levels (Bronze, Silver, and Gold), as well as Foul Fate events that can impede you. Damage taken in combat results in Wounds and Serious Wounds, which are applied to the six different Actions you can take. Actions can also be cursed with a Foul Fate, which makes you draw another Foul Fate card whenever you use them.

The game seems more of a race rather than a direct conflict, as each of you are trying to finish your quests and get the most VP before the others. You can indirectly impede your opponents by strategically placing monsters and Foul Fate flags as the result of certain events, but these can just as easily impede you as well. There may be more direct ways of entering into conflict, but I did not encounter them in my one playthrough so far. :)

I am totally interested in trying this , tho I have nothing to give in return . With the keys being limited and all + me being a total stranger there is a very low chance of this happening but one can only hope.

Anyone able to see other people in the lobby?

I preordered The Witcher 3 on 6th june. Up until now, I haven't received the beta keys for The Witcher Adventure Game.
I read here they'll be sending the keys on 1st come-1st served basis. Since I preordered the game on day 1, what could be wrong ?

Thanks for attention paid!

Henrique

They're being sent out in batches over time.