Destinies*
Destinies is a unique blend of board gaming and digital app integration, offering a rich, competitive, story-driven experience set in a dark medieval-fantasy universe. It is the first game in a series utilizing the innovative Destinies system.
Key Features
- Game Type: Competitive, story-driven adventure and exploration.
- Technology Integration: Uses an app combined with Scan&Play technology for dynamic storytelling.
- Game Master-Free RPG: Provides an RPG-like experience without needing a dedicated game master.
Gameplay Mechanics
- Player Roles: Each player assumes the role of a hero on a quest to achieve their character's destiny.
- Multiple Paths to Victory: Each character's destiny has at least two distinct paths, offering varied quest lines and endings.
- Dynamic World: The game world evolves based on players' choices, with meaningful consequences altering the game state.
Game Structure
- Exploration and Interaction: Players explore new world sections, interact with NPCs, and face situations where their choices impact the narrative.
- App-Driven Narrative: The app guides the gameplay, providing story elements, events, and choices.
- Competitive Elements: Players compete to steer the world towards their character's destiny.
Conclusion
Destinies stands out for its seamless integration of digital and physical gaming elements, creating a compelling narrative experience. It appeals to players who enjoy deep story immersion, RPG elements, and the novelty of a game world that reacts and changes based on their decisions. The game offers a fresh take on board gaming, mixing traditional mechanics with modern technology to deliver a unique, story-rich adventure.
Nominated for 9 awards and won 3.
- 1 - 3 Players
- 90 - 150 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
We like Destinies so much that we recommend it in the following board game recommendation lists 2024
- Position 7 in The best adventure board, card & dice games
- Position 8 in The best board, card & dice games set in Medieval age
- Position 5 in The best board, card & dice games with role playing elements
- Position 24 in The best board games for 1 to 2 people 👨-👯♀️
- Position 16 in The best board games for adults
- Position 5 in The best Board Games for Hardcore Gamers
- Position 7 in The best board games that take long⏰
- Position 27 in The best board games that you can play alone (Solitaire games)
- Position 6 in The best board games with exploration elements
- Position 20 in The best "Cardboard Republic Laurel Awards🇺🇸" winners and nominees
- Position 12 in The best fantasy board games
- Position 14 in The best fighting board, card & dice games 🥊
- Position 43 in The best games recommended ❤️ by Spiegel Online magazine
- Position 10 in The best games released in 2021📆
- Position 20 in The best games that were crowdfunded via Kickstarter 💵
- Position 4 in The best games where the map 🗺 evolves in the game
- Position 20 in The best games with dice rolling 🎲
- Position 9 in The best miniatures board games
- Position 7 in The best storytelling games - making up stories
- Position 13 in The best tile placement games
- Position 17 in The Best "UK Games Expo Awards🇬🇧" winners and nominees
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