
2023 · Travel
The Witcher: Old World
Players take the role of witchers—professional monster slayers—traveling a map of the Continent years before the familiar saga. They accept quests, investigate locations, and face monsters or rival witchers to earn trophies. Gameplay centers on deck-building and card-driven combat: players choose attacks, dodges, and magical signs to create synergies and execute combos. Quests, tavern brawls, dice poker, and encounters provide money, items, and training to raise attributes. The first player to collect the required number of trophies wins. A solo mode adapts the same exploration and combat experience for one player.
- Players
- 1–5 best 3
- Playing time
- 90–150 min
- Age
- 14+
- Complexity
- 2.9 / 5
About the game
- Design
- Publishers
Expansions
See them in Ludoya
The Witcher: Old World – Legendary Hunt2023
The Witcher: Old World – Skellige2023
The Witcher: Old World – Monster Trail2023
The Witcher: Old World – Mages2023
The Witcher: Old World – Kickstarter Expansion2023
The Witcher: Old World – Wild Hunt2023
The Witcher: Old World – Adventure Pack2023
The Witcher: Old World – Mounted Eredin Miniature2023
The Witcher: Old World – Ciri2023
The Witcher: Old World – Lost Mount2023
The Witcher: Old World – Exclusive Monster Pack2023
The Witcher: Path of Destiny – Legendary Monsters2025Photos from Ludoya tables
All photos in LudoyaWhere to buy it
Shop prices and second-hand copies, checked every day.
On Ludoya's tables
Full stats in Ludoya- 298
- Plays logged
- 331
- Players
- 2h 55m
- Average play
- 115
- In collections
- 33
- On wishlists
- 2
- Pre-ordered
7.8/10
from 59 Ludoya reviews
Huge downtime and lack of story, nice combat system. Monsters feels all the same. Sold after first session. +1 star for respect to original novels
Rules questions
Answered from the rulebook by Ludoya's rules assistant.
Do I have to move before taking a Location Action or can I just use actions at my starting Location?
You must Move at least once before performing Location Actions (you can’t begin your Turn by performing actions where you started); to take a Location Action on your starting Location you must move to that Location during your Turn (for example, move away and back). (p.13)
How much goes into Dice Poker and how are ties resolved?
Each player puts 1 Gold into the Poker‑Pool and then 1 Gold is added from the bank (total 3 Gold); the non‑Active Player rerolls once then the Active Player rerolls once, and ties are broken by highest unused die(s) and finally the Active Player wins if still tied. (p.14)
How many Potions can I carry and how many can I use in a fight?
You may hold up to 4 Potions at a time (discard down to 4 if you exceed it), while the number of Potions you may use during a single fight is limited by your Alchemy Attribute value. (pp.11, 22)
When I deal damage to another Witcher, in what order is damage applied?
Damage is applied in this order: lower the opponent’s Shield for each point, then discard cards from the top of their Deck for excess damage, then discard chosen cards from their Hand for further excess, and if their Hand is empty they are Knocked‑Out. (p.23)
How do card slot cost modifiers work when I take an Action card from the row?
A card in the right‑most slot costs 1 less to take (reduced to a minimum of 0), while cards in the two left‑most slots cost 1 more; when you take a card it goes to your hand, you slide cards right to fill the gap, and draw a new card into the left‑most slot. (p.19)
If I meditate and that would give me my final Trophy, does the game end and do I suffer Fatigue?
Meditation cannot end the game: if meditating would grant your final Trophy you do not advance on the Trophy Track and you do not suffer Fatigue, though you still take the Trophy for its ability; only a Trophy gained from a Fight can end the game. (pp.29, 30)
Similar games
The Witcher: Old World – Big Box2023
Tainted Grail: Kings of Ruin2024
Eldritch Horror2013
Lands of Evershade2026
Grimcoven2025
Mage Knight: Ultimate Edition2018
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon2019
Hellbringer2024
Valor & Villainy: Lludwik's Labyrinth2023
Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread2025
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – The Adventure Game2022
Tamashii: Chronicle of Ascend2023People who own it also own
Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island – Collector's Edition (Gamefound Edition)2024
Nemesis: Lockdown2022
Cthulhu: Death May Die2019
Outlive2017
Aquatica2019
Avalon: The Riven Veil2026
Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game2023
Bloodborne: The Board Game2021
Cyclades: Legendary Edition2024
The Witcher Adventure Game2014
Wonderland's War2022
Andromeda's Edge: Deluxe Edition2024Free, on web, Android and iOS
Play The Witcher: Old World with Ludoya
- Keep it in your collectionTrack your copy and its expansions, lend it to friends, or put it on your wishlist and get told when the price drops.Add it to your collection
- Log every playScores, winners, timers and photos, then your stats: win rate, favourite player count, best score.Log a play
- Settle rules questionsAsk anything about the rules and get an answer from the rulebook, with the page to check it on.Ask the rules assistant
- Find people to play it withClubs, game nights and events near you that bring this game to the table.See events
Game facts (players, playing time, age, credits) from BoardGameGeek.








