Dark Tomb: Bloodthorn Island cover
2024BGG rank #9,467

Dark Tomb: Bloodthorn Island

by Andy Bergmann · Kozz Games

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Players1–5
Time20–50m
ComplexityMedium-Light
Age12+

About the game

What is Dark Tomb: Bloodthorn Island?

Dark Tomb - Bloodthorn Island is the next adventure in the Dark Tomb series. It's an ultra-portable tabletop dungeon crawler in which a group of uniquely skilled characters must navigate to Bloodthorn Island and defeat the evil land serpent Lorgon. Characters are fully interchangeable with Dark Tomb - Crypts of Aurelian, and work collaboratively though three stages collecting items, battling monsters, and exploring tiles. On each turn characters can choose from a variety of attacks, movement, or other abilities in addition to utilizing items encountered. If the party fully explores a stage and defeats all monsters they conquer it and move on to the next. If they fail in their quest, they can recoup and try again. Map tiles, monsters, and items are randomized, so every play-though is unique. —description from the publisher

How it plays

Mechanics

Cooperative GameDice RollingDie Icon ResolutionSolo / Solitaire GameVariable Player PowersVariable Set-up

On the shelf

Categories

ExplorationFantasy

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