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?
Woken up in a dark and dusty mansion captured by a mysterious spell, you and your fellows must face the Ahriman(daemon)by exploring the rooms and cancel the spells until you catch Ahriman in the last room and defeat it... Zaar is played over 3 major phases.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Action Points
Spend a limited allowance of points across several possible actions each turn.
Grid Movement
Move pieces between adjacent spaces on a regular grid.
Dice Rolling
Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Modular Board
Build the play area from interchangeable sections that vary between games.
Hexagon Grid
Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
Read the full game description
Woken up in a dark and dusty mansion captured by a mysterious spell, you and your fellows must face the Ahriman(daemon)by exploring the rooms and cancel the spells until you catch Ahriman in the last room and defeat it... Zaar is played over 3 major phases. In the 1st phase players will explore the rooms finding items and cancelling spells with the help of the Remal and Astrolabe, trying to reveal the Ahriman`s demonic letters. In the 2nd phase they will catch the daemon in the last room and fight with him. In the 3rd phase, and with the death of Ahriman, the mansion starts to fall. Players have to take themselves to the clean rooms as fast as they can, while trying to gather treasures.