Don't Turn Your Back

Should this hit the table?

Quick read before the metadata.

Moderate level of interaction

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.7

More strategic control

Table feel

Moderate level of interaction

Replay value

Don't Turn Your Back has a high variability gameboard, impactful expansions, deep strategic possibilities, moderate player interaction, good scalability, and moderate easiness to learn. Overall, it offers a high level of replayability.

Luck profile

Don't Turn Your Back has a moderate level of luck. Random elements have minimal impact on the game outcome, and players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

Overview

What ABG knows about this game

Walk the twisted streets of the Mad City in a boardgame that fuses worker placement with deck building and area control to create a unique experience. Extract dreams in the City Slumbering and use them to buy favors from Nightmares. Procure special services in the Bizarre Bazaar. Score points through skillful play in Mother When’s deadly High School, and the sinister 13th District. Compete for the Wax King’s favor, and the ultimate prize…escape! In this game, set in the sinister world of the Don’t Rest Your Head role playing game, your opponents lurk around every corner, waiting to attack. Can you outsmart your friends and win the Nightmares’ game? Whatever you do, Don’t Turn Your Back!

Mechanism

3

Area Majority / Influence Deck, Bag, and Pool Building Worker Placement

Family

1

Crowdfunding: Kickstarter

Type

1

Strategy

Media

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