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52 Realms: Adventures
2024
Rules assistance for 52 Realms: Adventures
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- 1 player
- 10–20 min
- Complexity 1.9/5
For 1 player
Rules assistant for 52 Realms: Adventures
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52 Realms: Adventures is a board game released in 2024 for 1 player and 10–20 minutes per game. It was designed by Matthew Dunstan and Rory Muldoon and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game, and Card Play Conflict Resolution.
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About the game
Across the 52 realms light and darkness exist in a fragile equilibrium. As an adventurer for hire, your mission is simple: protect the light by venturing into the shadowy places that few dare to tread. Of course, it’s not all honorable deeds and heroic quests. The dark places also contain untold riches for those brave enough to seek them out... 52 Realms: Adventures is a new solo print at home game from the designers of Voyages, Aquamarine and Waypoints. Armed with a standard 52 card deck, you’ll venture into a dungeon, choosing one of many paths to face off against a final boss. Each dungeon map is contained on a single sheet of A4 or Letter paper with one additional sheet used for tracking items, wounds and equipment on your character. As with all of our games, there is no crafting required, and you’ll just need three markers (e.g. coins or cubes) and a deck of playing cards to play the game. —description from the publisher
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Questions and answers
52 Realms: Adventures supports 1 player according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for 52 Realms: Adventures is 10–20 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
52 Realms: Adventures has a complexity rating of 1.9 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
52 Realms: Adventures belongs to these categories: Card Game, Fantasy, and Print & Play. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game, and Card Play Conflict Resolution. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of 52 Realms: Adventures are: Matthew Dunstan and Rory Muldoon. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists 52 Realms: Adventures as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.