- BGG rank
- BGG #9,722
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Off the Rails
- 1–4 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 1.8/5
- 2018
- BGG rating
- 4.0
Rules assistance for Orphans & Attics
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
Rules assistant for Orphans & Attics
What would you like to know?
Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Orphans & Attics is an expansion for Orphans & Ashes released in 2018 for 2 players. It was designed by Ryan Costello, Jr. and its main mechanics are Push Your Luck, Tile Placement, and Stacking and Balancing.
Similar games
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,781
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Fireball Island: The Curse of Vul-Kar
- 2–4 players
- 45–60 min
- Complexity 1.5/5
- 2018
- BGG rank
- BGG #21,852
- BGG rating
- 6.0
ORE-SOME
- 2–4 players
- 40–60 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #21,342
- BGG rating
- 8.5
Requiem: Downfall of Magic
- 1–4 players
- 60–90 min
- 2026
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,464
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Olvir
- 2–4 players
- 40–90 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
- 2019
- BGG rank
- BGG #616
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Forbidden Desert
- 2–5 players
- 45 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2013
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,019
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Vast: The Crystal Caverns
- 1–5 players
- 75–150 min
- Complexity 3.7/5
- 2016
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,048
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Forbidden Island
- 2–4 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.7/5
- 2010
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,512
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Sub Terra II: Inferno's Edge
- 1–6 players
- 45–75 min
- Complexity 2.2/5
- 2023
- BGG rank
- BGG #3,162
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Forbidden Sky
- 2–5 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 2.5/5
- 2018
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,226
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Fire of Eidolon
- 1–6 players
- 30–40 min
- Complexity 1.8/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,773
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Fuji Koro
- 1–6 players
- 30–180 min
- Complexity 3.0/5
- 2019
About the game
This expansion adds a second floor to the orphanage. When rolling dice to open doors stairs are now an option. Wooden components on stilts make up the attic. It was an experiment mixing wooden components with the plastic and cardboard. Very limited run.
Designers
Publishers
- Blind Ferret Entertainment
Questions and answers
Orphans & Attics supports 2 players 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.
Orphans & Attics belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Humor, and Comic Book / Strip. Its main mechanics are Push Your Luck, Tile Placement, and Stacking and Balancing. 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 Orphans & Attics are: Ryan Costello, Jr.. 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 Orphans & Attics as an expansion for Orphans & Ashes. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Orphans & Ashes to use it. Check that your edition of Orphans & Ashes is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.