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Altar Quest

Altar Quest

Blacklist Games · 2020
1–430–90 min14+ yrs3.4/5 complexity7.6 BGG#2.368 BGG3 KCo-opStrategy
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How do you play Altar Quest?

In Altar Quest, each player chooses to play as a hero with their own cards and equipment. The players choose a quest deck to undertake, a threat deck to serve as the main enemy forces, and a sinister villain deck.

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Altar Quest box art
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In Altar Quest, each player chooses to play as a hero with their own cards and equipment. The players choose a quest deck to undertake, a threat deck to serve as the main enemy forces, and a sinister villain deck. Each of these decks are fixed and require no assembly, but can be mixed and matched to create a wide variety of combinations. In addition the enemies in the chosen threat deck, the danger of lurkers is always present in every quest. Lurkers are represented by a deck of various types of enemies that add to the variety of enemies heroes must defeat in the game.

While heroes attempt to complete their quest before drawing the attention of the almighty villain, the unstable magic of the altars constantly affect the game. The altar dice are tied to the mystical powers known as "rhunes," which can enhance cards in different ways. Each time an altar die is used (either by the heroes or the enemy), that die is rolled to create an ever-changing mix of rhunes to draw upon.

Inspired by the modular deck system that was introduced in Street Masters and Brook City, Altar Quest is an epic fantasy adventure game that provides a deep game experience whether as a one-off game or an engrossing campaign.

-description from publisher

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity3.4 / 5
BGG rating7.6 / 10
Vibe
Co-opStrategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
30–90 min
Players
1–4
Recommended age
14+ yrs
BGG rank
#2.368

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Q3How do you play Altar Quest?
Altar Quest is a adventure game, for 1–4 players, taking ~30–90 minutes, featuring cooperative game. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Altar Quest — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Altar Quest support?
Altar Quest is played by 1–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Altar Quest take?
A game of Altar Quest takes about 30–90 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Altar Quest for?
Altar Quest is recommended from age 14.
Q7How complex is Altar Quest?
Altar Quest has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 3.4 out of 5.
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