Dark Venture: Battle Of The Ancients

Should this hit the table?

Quick read before the metadata.

Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct confrontation and strategic depth.

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.6

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.6

Deep strategy

Control 2.3

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct confrontation and strategic depth.

Replay value

Dark Venture: Battle of the Ancients has a high replayability score due to its variability in gameplay, strategic depth, and adaptability to different player counts. The game offers different experiences each time it is played, with expansions available to add new content and gameplay elements. Players have room to improve their strategy over time, and the game scales well with different numbers of players. While it may take some time to learn, the depth it offers makes it worth the investment.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Dark Venture: Battle of the Ancients is 4.67, indicating a moderate influence of luck in the game. Random elements, such as dice rolls or card draws, have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game relies on a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with player decisions playing a significant role in the game outcome.

Overview

What ABG knows about this game

Dark Venture - Battle Of The Ancients is a SOLO, COOPERATIVE and COMPETITIVE tactical strategy game set in an apocalyptic, sci-fi universe where players control weird, asymmetric factions engaging in brutal conflict against one another. In a dark, destroyed world ruled by chaos, hordes of otherworldly creatures battle against one another for dominance and survival. Amidst the shrill call of battle horns, the ground rumbles as squadrons of mutated abominations rush into combat! On their turns, players roll 6 ACTION DICE then spend them to (a) MOVE the units of their faction or (b) activate FACTION ABILITIES: The BOHMERK split their units to create new ones, the VARPEN grow their units in size and strength, the DHARGON collect resources and use them to replicate their units, the ORPAL open portals to transport new units into battle, and the ALDERKANG fabricate new units using the DNA of captured enemies. Complete the objectives to summon a powerful ANCIENT to the battlefield, an otherworldly leader who grants your faction a unique special ability! Core game modes SCENARIO: choose a 1-4 player quick adventure scenario card, get into battle! VICTORY: collect a set number of victory points to win in a 1-4 player game. —description from the publisher

Mechanism

4

Dice Rolling Grid Movement Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game Variable Player Powers

Family

2

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Media

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