The idea behind Fellowship Manager was to combine medieval combat with the classic football manager franchise formula. We wanted to focus on developing a game where the battles were simulated, but you would be responsible for managing your fellows (soldiers) between battles and deciding on strategic formations for battles.

From the real time stats during a battle and coloured blocks of text commentary highlighting the action - we attempted to pay homage to a formula that's been around for 20+ years!

Not quite as much of a "spreadsheet" as football manager, but plenty of stats to manage to help you micro-manage your fellowship (making a table in Unreal Engine was not my most fun use of time during the weekend!).

The scope of the game meant that "fun", "balance" and "user-friendly" weren't terms that were considered enough! 😁 However, we'd still love for you to check it out and let us know what you think: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/fellowship-manager/ - especially if you've ever enjoyed a Championship / Football Manager game once upon a time! (for me, it was Championship Manager 96/97)