IDW Games has announced plans to publish Jamie Keddie’s card game Random Encounter:  Plains of the Troll King for April.

In Random Encounter: Plains of the Troll King, players send their teams of adventurers into battle with the creatures of the Troll King’s Kingdom, while defending their hard-won loot from the other players.  The game uses bluffing and hand management game mechanics in a trick-taking format to resolve conflicts

This card game features pixel-style artwork of the style made popular by the computer game Minecraft.  It was designed by Jamie Keddie of the UK design studio Joyride Games, who was an artist on the 4J Studios team producing the console version of Minecraft.  Keddie had attempted to self-publish the game earlier this year.  IDW picked up the title after its unsuccessful Kickstarter campaign.

Random Encounter:  Plains of the Troll King will include 58 cards and 6 dice.  The game is for 1 to 5 players, ages 10 and up, and plays in about 20 minutes.  MSRP is $19.99.