- BGG rating
- 6.9
Guardians' Chronicles: Kickstarter Additions
- 2–5 players
- 20 min
- 2014
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,007
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Guardians' Chronicles
2014
Rules assistance for Guardians' Chronicles
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–5 players
- 75 min
- 14+
- Complexity 2.8/5
Rules assistant for Guardians' Chronicles
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Guardians' Chronicles is a board game released in 2014 for 2–5 players, 75 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Frédérick Condette and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, and Dice Rolling.
Expansions
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Guardians' Chronicles: Night Squad
- 2–5 players
- 120 min
- 2015
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Guardians' Chronicles: The Terror Trio
- 2–5 players
- 120 min
- 2015
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Guardians' Chronicles: True King of Atlantis
- 2–5 players
- 120 min
- 2015
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Guardians' Chronicles: Everyday Heroes
- 1–6 players
- 2017
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Guardians' Chronicles: The Big League
- 1–8 players
- 2017
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About the game
Guardians Chronicles is a superhero-themed miniatures game in which you play as one of the members of the Liberty Patrol or as the group's archnemesis, Professor Skarov. To set up, the Skarov player arranges the nine double-sided game board tiles into a 3x3 grid, with his control room in the center space. Each player takes her character sheet, miniature and 7-10 action cards. These characters enter the grid on one of the side tiles and need to advance around the square – confronting minions and traps along the way – in order to achieve whatever objectives are in place for this game, such as thwarting a nuclear missile attack. Each turn, the hero players play 1-2 action cards; each card shows both a special power and modifiers to that hero's inherent statistics – movement, attack, defense and mental – and the played cards can be used for either the special power or the modifiers. Each hero player has four actions in a round, and the players can play in any order they wish; the actions are move across the base, attack an enemy, or use a special power on a played action card or the hero's character sheet. Professor Skarov then receives a number of action points based partially on the heroes' actions, and he uses these to activate himself, his minions, or his robots, with these figures also performing move, attack, or special power actions. As the players complete (or fail to complete) objectives, the newspapers report on who did what, and the sum of those reports determine who comes out on top.
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- IELLO
- The Red Joker
Questions and answers
Guardians' Chronicles supports 2–5 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 Guardians' Chronicles is 75 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 Guardians' Chronicles for ages 14 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.
Guardians' Chronicles has a complexity rating of 2.8 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.
Guardians' Chronicles belongs to these categories: Comic Book / Strip, Miniatures, and Science Fiction. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, and Dice Rolling. 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 Guardians' Chronicles are: Frédérick Condette. 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 Guardians' Chronicles 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.