Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
S.Y.N.C. is the cooperative game where players choose the character (phantom) cards that are best linked with the available sets of associations.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Communication Limits
Rules restrict what players may say, show, or reveal while cooperating.
Cooperative Game
Players coordinate their actions toward a shared objective and win or lose together.
Simultaneous Action Selection
Choose actions secretly or concurrently before revealing them together.
Connections
Create meaningful links between locations, pieces, or concepts.
Voting
Players collectively approve, reject, or select an outcome through votes.
Targeted Clues
Give clues intended for a particular player, word, or hidden target.
Read the full game description
S.Y.N.C. is the cooperative game where players choose the character (phantom) cards that are best linked with the available sets of associations. The trick is that the players are not allowed to communicate with each other before they make up their choice and to win the round all of the players need to pick one and only one character from the available pool. The difficulty grows with each round as the pool of the characters to choose from is increasing. The objective of the game is to gather members of the space expedition among the phantoms of the past (historical personalities) and phantoms from the imaginary world (fictional characters). Players need to choose only one phantom card, that is best linked with the generated association key-cards. Each player makes the choice secretly, without discussion with the team. To win the round, all players must unanimously point at the same phantom. To win the game the players must win 5 rounds within maximum of 9 attempts. S.Y.N.C. legend S.Y.N.C. (Synchronizing Neuro-Connector) is a super-computer that allowed humanity to establish contacts with the new worlds using the power of synchronizing minds. It has become possible to teleport phantom messengers of the Earth from the past or from the mysterious dimension of fantasies to the distant corners of the Universe. The experiment requires a group of people who can use S.Y.N.C. technology to assemble an expedition of five phantoms and send them to discover new space horizons. But be careful as five unsuccessful sessions will reboot the system and you will have to start all over again. The key to the success of the mission is the unity of thoughts and feelings of the participants. Synchronize with each other and discover the power of the collective mind as you connect via S.Y.N.C. S.Y.N.C. DISCOVERY is the 1st game in the S.Y.N.C. family and very soon there will be new modules available including traitor expansion, campaign expansion, new phantom card sets and new assoication key-cards sets. Stay tuned :)