BoardGameGeek (episodes 1&2) BoardGameGeek (episodes 3&4)
- rank: 1,482 & 6,664
- rating: 7.7 & 8.2
- published: 2022 & 2025
- designers: Richard Ámann, Thomas Vande Ginste, Viktor Péter, Wolf Plancke, and Dávid Turczi
Print Status
- in print - sort of? (it was primarily a Kickstarter product)
Why It's On The List
- Crunchy dice-drafting decisions are coupled with oodles of thematic elements across a four game system with gorgeous production values.
Tips & Tricks:
- The four games ("episodes") that make up the series are related to each mechanically - each uses a dice drafting mechanism that is placed to activate a variety of actions. But, in practice, each game develops in very different ways as the objectives of the overarching story create intriguing new puzzles for players to struggle with.
- The story is a like a fever dream mash-up of LOST, Jurassic Park, and Stargate - but the team makes it work with evocative card & board art as well as really nice miniatures.
- The solo system is impressive - not particularly simple to learn but thematically strong and clever to play against.
- Objective for 2026: finally play the Chronicles box that connects the four episodes together!
Extras
- I purchased a nearly pristine used copy of all three boxes from the BGG Marketplace (thank you, kind sir!)... our hobby can be a really wonderful sometimes.
- Mindclash Games has specialized in these sprawling 'heavy' games with splendid production. No surprise - there's another Mindclash game coming on the countdown.
- This is the second of four games designed by Dávid Turczi on the countdown.
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