Cryptid

To set up Cryptid, place the map board tiles in the formation specified by a randomly drawn setup card. Each player chooses a color and receives a matching set of wooden discs and cubes, along with a secret clue book. Players are assigned one secret clue from their book that dictates the possible habitat locations of the monster, ensuring every player has a unique perspective on the board.

The main objective of Cryptid is to be the first player to correctly deduce the exact hex on the map where the cryptid lives. Players must use logic and deduction based on opponents' answers to narrow down the possibilities without revealing their own secret clues.

During a player's turn, they choose between two actions: Question or Search. To question, you place your pawn on a hex and ask a specific opponent if the cryptid could live there according to their clue, prompting them to place a disc or cube. To search, you place your pawn and a disc on a hex you believe is the correct habitat, asking all players in clockwise order if it is possible.

Cryptid does not use a traditional point-scoring system. Success is binary: either you successfully deduce the correct hex during your search action, or you continue playing until someone else does.

The game ends instantly when a player takes the search action and every other player answers affirmatively by not placing any cubes. This reveals that the chosen hex satisfies all players' clues, crowning that player the winner.