Winter Tales

2012 · Novel-based

Winter Tales

Players enact a branching fairy-tale conflict between hopeful inhabitants of a town and the icy forces trying to freeze the world. Each player controls characters from one of the opposing factions, moving figures, resolving encounters, and using narrative-driven abilities to advance personal and shared objectives. Gameplay blends tactical skirmishes with a card- and token-based story engine: characters gain wounds and upgrades, events and scenes alter the board state, and players trigger plot twists that change goals and available actions. Sessions create a unique shared narrative as the balance between Hope and Winter shifts through player choices and conflict outcomes.

Players
3–7 best 5
Playing time
90 min
Age
14+
Complexity
2.5 / 5
5.6 on Ludoyafrom $9.17Card GameTeam-Based GamePoint to Point MovementRole Playing

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5.6/10

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  • Benjamín Amorín6.0

    Narrative and fantastic game with mechanics of hand management and area control. Original and interesting but way too complex on rules for the final enjoyment.

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