Ancient Terrible Things*

In Ancient Terrible Things, a Pulp Horror adventure game for 2-4 players, players become fearless adventurers exploring a dark jungle river. Each round involves traveling to a fateful location, confronting sinister encounters, and attempting to decipher ancient secrets. Success earns points, while failure unleashes a terrible entity that affects the final score; the goal is to collect the most secrets by the end of the game. Players roll dice to create combinations for overcoming encounter cards and gaining valuable resources like focus, courage, treasure, and feat tokens, each providing unique benefits in gameplay.

  • 2 - 4 Players
  • 60 Minutes
  • 14+ years old
  • Easy to learn

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