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Introduction: Your only light is a single candle. Once it’s gone, so are you. You awake to discover that you and several strangers are prisoners inside a mysterious underground labyrinth. Equipped with nothing but dim candles, you must work together to explore the maze and escape. Unfortunately, the weak candlelight only illuminates your immediate surroundings. Worse still, you’re beginning to suspect something else is moving in the suffocating darkness. The Night Cage is a co-operative, tile placement game that pits players against a maze-like prison where the only bars are eternal darkness. Due to the limited light of their candles, players can only see the tiles immediately adjacent to them. As players move, the tiles they leave behind disappear into the darkness. In this way, the maze is continually made and unmade by the players. To win, players must rely on teamwork and collective strategy to collect 4 keys, find an exit gate, and escape the labyrinth together. The Night Cage is a game that delivers an immersive, high-stakes experience without the extensive time requirements common in modern tabletop fantasy games. Using simple mechanics and rich design, the game creates the type of tension, atmosphere, and strategic challenge usually associate with games of far greater complexity. How long will your light last? |
Features: Immersive - Unique gameplay tied tightly to narrative immerses the player in the tension and atmosphere at the heart of the game. Fast - 2 minutes to set up. 40-60 minutes to play. Accessible - Easy to learn for newcomers and experienced gamers. Social - The game’s cooperative nature encourages players to communicate and strategize as they play. The Night Cage Includes: 120 Tiles Dimensional Tile Holder 5 Metal Keys 5 Wood Prisoner Tokens 14 Nerve Tokens Two-sided Game Board 4th Prisoner Marker 5 Prisoner Status Cards Discard Board Rulebook with Scaling Difficulty |
Specifications: Publisher: Smirk & Dagger Games Release Date: 2021 Genre: Board Game Ages: 14+ Play Time: 50 minutes Players: 1-5 |