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Escape Tales: Children of Wyrmwoods
2020
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- 1–4 players
- 450 min
- 16+
- Complexity 2.5/5
For 1 player
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Escape Tales: Children of Wyrmwoods is a board game released in 2020 for 1–4 players, 450 minutes per game, and ages 16 and up. It was designed by Bartosz Idzikowski and Jakub Caban and its main mechanics are Cooperative Game.
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About the game
Escape Tales: Children of Wyrmwoods is a story driven escape room in card game form, with immersive exploration, no time limits when solving puzzles, and a collection of tough choices that will captivate and draw you deeply into a riveting story set in a dark and mysterious world. Children of Wyrmwoods is the third entry in the Escape Tales product line — a standalone story that can be played and enjoyed without previous ownership of or familiarity with either Escape Tales: The Awakening or Escape Tales: Low Memory. All you need for a full, satisfying, narrative, and challenging experience is already here! Your name is Gilbert, and you have spent your whole life in a small town, its walls surrounded by an unsettling, aggressive, and dark wilderness. The woods outside the city walls are home to Wyrmvines, hybrids of plants and animals fused into a deadly abomination by a long forgotten, blasphemous sorcery. The town is safe ... for the time being. However, you find little joy here, as you are no more than a drifter, a man with no family, no home, and no place in the world. All you have is what happiness you share with Sevillia – the only person in this misty town that sees you as more than yet another homeless wretch. Yet, powers you know little about plot to claim the smallest measure of comfort which destiny has not yet taken away from you. For what lies beyond the town walls calls upon you and tugs at the strings of your fate in ways both subtle and irresistible. The time of grueling trials draws near. Be ready! Escape Tales: Children of Wyrmwoods features the dark and twisting story of a young man whose fate is beset by both the most mysterious of powers and by the tyranny of evil men. Prepare for a gripping story filled with plot twists and numerous surprises, astonishing exploration, and riveting puzzles. Faced with deeply personal choices which will influence the tale, take a step into a grim fantasy world where little is what it seems at first. What this new game brings to the line: More cards with even more riddles! A character progression system based on your choices! An original dark fantasy setting, previously unexplored in the series! A non-linear and complex narrative making your path unique! New category of cards: useful items that will help you on your journey into darkness! -description from publisher
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Questions and answers
Escape Tales: Children of Wyrmwoods supports 1–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Escape Tales: Children of Wyrmwoods is 450 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.
The catalogue lists Escape Tales: Children of Wyrmwoods for ages 16 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Escape Tales: Children of Wyrmwoods has a complexity rating of 2.5 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-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.
Escape Tales: Children of Wyrmwoods belongs to these categories: Card Game, Fantasy, and Deduction. Its main mechanics are Cooperative Game. 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 Escape Tales: Children of Wyrmwoods are: Bartosz Idzikowski and Jakub Caban. 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 Escape Tales: Children of Wyrmwoods 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.