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?
In Video Game High School, players take on the role of students from an alternative school where their classwork is all about preparing for careers as professional video gamers.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Hand Management
Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
Variable Player Powers
Each player has different abilities, restrictions, or strategic advantages.
Dice Rolling
Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Worker Placement
Commit limited workers to action spaces before opponents occupy them.
Read the full game description
In Video Game High School, players take on the role of students from an alternative school where their classwork is all about preparing for careers as professional video gamers. Each student has unique player powers that they will use to their advantage as they select from a limited allotment of actions to train their gaming skills, take on challengers, and set high scores in various video games. The goal of the game is to climb the player ranks and become the top ranked gamer at VGHS. NOTE: No prior knowledge of the webseries is needed to play the game.