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Altar Quest samples I painted.
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Altar Quest samples I painted.
Altar Quest samples I painted.
Altar Quest samples I painted.
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A Feral Mother!
Altar dice
Hero dice in Altar Quest

Altar Quest (2020)

Players
1–4
Best: 1, 2
Playing time
30–90 min
Age
14+
7.56
Average rating
1,318
Ratings
3.38/5
Weight
#2407
BGG rank
Top 5,000
Designer:Brady Sadler, Adam Sadler
Artist:Henning Ludvigsen, The Creation Studio
Publisher:Blacklist Games
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 5, Luck 8, Interaction 5, Complexity 6.8, Theme 8
Strategy5.0
Luck8.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity6.8
Theme8.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

Card GameFantasyDiceExplorationAdventureFightingMiniaturesModular BoardVariable Player PowersCooperative GameHand ManagementDice RollingDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingGrid Movement

Overview

In Altar Quest, each player chooses to play as a hero with their own cards and equipment. The players choose a quest deck to undertake, a threat deck to serve as the main enemy forces, and a sinister villain deck. Each of these decks are fixed and require no assembly, but can be mixed and matched to create a wide variety of combinations. In addition the enemies in the chosen threat deck, the danger of lurkers is always present in every quest. Lurkers are represented by a deck of various types of enemies that add to the variety of enemies heroes must defeat in the game.

While heroes attempt to complete their quest before drawing the attention of the almighty villain, the unstable magic of the altars constantly affect the game. The altar dice are tied to the mystical powers known as "rhunes," which can enhance cards in different ways. Each time an altar die is used (either by the heroes or the enemy), that die is rolled to create an ever-changing mix of rhunes to draw upon.

Inspired by the modular deck system that was introduced in Street Masters and Brook City, Altar Quest is an epic fantasy adventure game that provides a deep game experience whether as a one-off game or an engrossing campaign.

-description from publisher

Expansions

Altar Quest: Ruins of Arkenspire
Altar Quest: Stretch Goals
Altar Quest: The First Four Hero Pack
Altar Quest: Call of the Lunarin
Altar Quest: Lurker Pack
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