# Set a Watch

Set a Watch is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 45–80 minutes and is meant for ages 13 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 1. It is rated 7.5 out of 10 by 20 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $44.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 1)
- **Playing time:** 45–80 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 13+
- **Complexity:** 2.4 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2019
- **Categories:** Fantasy, Card Game, Adventure
- **Mechanics:** Solo / Solitaire Game, Cooperative Game, Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.5 out of 10, from 20 reviews
- **Owned by:** 62 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 86
- **Unique players:** 96

**Designers:** Todd Walsh, Mike Gnade

**Artists:** Robert P. Schneider, Andreas Rocha

**Publishers:** Rock Manor Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Miniature Market | 44.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/rma110.html |
| Cardhaus Games | 45 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/set-a-watch/ |
| Mathom | 44.99 € | https://mathom.es/es/set-a-watch/47077-set-a-watch-edicion-deluxe-revisada-8437022228044.html |
| Outlet Games | 41.07 € | https://www.outletgames.es/juegos-de-mesa/bumble3ee/set-a-watch-edicion-deluxe-reimpresion-p-BMB-8437022228044.html |
| Alphaspel | 499 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/157540-set-a-watch-retail-edition-en |
| Zacatrus | 44.99 € | https://zacatrus.es/set-a-watch.html |
| Fantasiapelit | 53.5 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_197652 |

## Expansions

- [Set a Watch: Outriders Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/set-a-watch-outriders-expansion)
- [Set a Watch: Doomed Run](https://www.ludoya.com/games/set-a-watch-doomed-run)
- [Set a Watch: The Few & Cursed Promos](https://www.ludoya.com/games/set-a-watch-the-few-and-cursed-promos)
- [Set a Watch: Hulking Amalgam promo](https://www.ludoya.com/games/set-a-watch-hulking-amalgam-promo)
- [Set a Watch: Winterlands](https://www.ludoya.com/games/set-a-watch-winterlands)

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## Rules questions

### When exactly do Creatures reveal — can I attack them before they show up or before their reveal abilities resolve?

Creatures are revealed during the Watch phase according to the Campfire reveal level and each Creature’s reveal powers are checked and resolved immediately as it is turned faceup, so you cannot direct attack a Creature until it has been revealed and its reveal effects fully resolved (pages 11, 20, 24).

### If the first Creature I reveal reduces the campfire, does that stop me from revealing the rest I expected?

Yes — Creatures are revealed one at a time and each reveal’s effects are resolved immediately, so if the first reveal reduces the Campfire reveal level you stop revealing further Creatures (pages 11, 20).

### What happens if the Creature deck runs out during play?

If you must draw but the Creature deck is empty, shuffle the Graveyard (including any Unhallowed and Summon cards) to form a new Creature deck and continue drawing (page 20).

### Do Ability cards refresh between Locations or how do they refresh?

Ability cards do not automatically refresh between Locations; the only ways to refresh are being the Adventurer who spent the round in Camp (automatic refresh at start of Camp) or being targeted by a Heal action (a 6) (page 21).

### Can I exhaust an Ability card instead of assigning a die to it, and can I use an Ability more than once in a round?

Yes — you may choose to exhaust an Ability instead of assigning a die, and an Ability can be used twice in a round at most (once by spending a die and once by exhausting it) or just once if you only do one of those (pages 12, 21).

### Is there a fixed turn order in combat — who goes first and can we split dice/use them later?

There is no fixed player turn order in combat; players decide the order they use dice, may split dice across actions, and may save dice for later in the Watch; however, the overall sequence is: reveal Creatures, resolve reveal powers, then Adventurers may use abilities/attacks, and when a Creature is defeated advance the Line and repeat (pages 21, 24, 11).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/set-a-watch)
- [Set a Watch in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/set-a-watch)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/228855)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._