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What Lies Beneath

What Lies Beneath

Fervent Workshop · 2023
160–120 min14+ yrs2.0/5 complexity7.7 BGG#16.365 BGG143Couples
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You dream you're in a chapel. Small, high-pitched voices sing an ancient song. Yet a sense of unease washes through you. The core is more macabre. Dream yields to waking confusion.

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You dream you're in a chapel. Small, high-pitched voices sing an ancient song. Yet a sense of unease washes through you. The core is more macabre. Dream yields to waking confusion. Dust, bones and dried death. A flickering torch. Underground. A crypt.

You catch a wisp of a breeze, heavy with the stench of rot. You gag. Yet a breeze suggests a way out. You take the torch, determined to get out of here alive.

Synopsis Structured as a branching narrative, What Lies Beneath invites you to direct the plot – but only if you master a unique combination of game mechanisms. Enjoy all the challenges of solo roleplay:

 Buffing your character: Gain items that unlock new powers
 Classic skill checks: Roll against thresholds to hit enemies
 Intellectual puzzles: Manipulate dice using limited actions
 Dexterity tests (optional): Flick dice at specified targets

And when (not if) you die, you can spend experience points to boost your next character. Perhaps, this time, you will survive.

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity2.0 / 5
BGG rating7.7 / 10
Vibe
Couples
Play time
60–120 min
Players
1
Recommended age
14+ yrs
BGG rank
#16.365

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What Lies Beneath is a adventure game, for 1 players, taking ~60–120 minutes, featuring dice rolling. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about What Lies Beneath — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does What Lies Beneath support?
What Lies Beneath is played by 1 players.
Q5How long does a game of What Lies Beneath take?
A game of What Lies Beneath takes about 60–120 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is What Lies Beneath for?
What Lies Beneath is recommended from age 14.
Q7How complex is What Lies Beneath?
What Lies Beneath has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.0 out of 5.
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