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Nocturnes

Nocturnes

(Self-Published) · 2016
2–630–60 min13+ yrs9.4 BGG
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How do you play Nocturnes?

You have all agreed to be research subjects for studies on sleep and dreams. The researchers are primarily interested in psychological responses to terror and have invited you to participate in an overnight experiment.

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You have all agreed to be research subjects for studies on sleep and dreams. The researchers are primarily interested in psychological responses to terror and have invited you to participate in an overnight experiment. However, as the game progresses things spiral out of control.

You all have a preset number of starting sanity points kept in front of you. You begin the game on the starting tile which will expand to create the game board. The game proceeds with players laying down tiles and moving from one tile to the next. Most of the tiles contain nightmares that slowly remove sanity points from the players who land on them. A few tiles do not initially remove sanity and you must strategize to take advantage of those.

You also have action cards to impact player sanity, impacting the tiles or the other players. Cleverly combining tiles and action cards can do a lot of damage. All players lose sanity, and once a player reaches zero sanity they are out of the game. The person who keeps at least one sanity the longest wakes up with sanity intact, winning the game.

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BGG rating9.4 / 10
Play time
30–60 min
Players
2–6
Recommended age
13+ yrs

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Q3How do you play Nocturnes?
Nocturnes is a horror game, for 2–6 players, taking ~30–60 minutes, featuring grid movement. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Nocturnes — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Nocturnes support?
Nocturnes is played by 2–6 players.
Q5How long does a game of Nocturnes take?
A game of Nocturnes takes about 30–60 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Nocturnes for?
Nocturnes is recommended from age 13.
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