
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,892
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Escape Tales: The Awakening
- 1–4 players
- 180–360 min
- Complexity 2.2/5
- 2018

Rules assistance for Side Quest: 7th Sea – Puzzle Duel
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Side Quest: 7th Sea – Puzzle Duel is an expansion for Side Quest: 7th Sea released in 2023 for 2 players, 90–120 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Bartosz Idzikowski and Jakub Caban.
Get ready for an epic duel filled with riddles. Puzzle Duel Promo is a set of cards for two players with various puzzles to solve. Both competitors play cards from their hands on their opponents and force them to crack the riddle! The person who does it faster wins the round! Do it a few times and defeat your opponent with a short duel game set in the 7th Sea World! —description from the pubilsher
Side Quest: 7th Sea – Puzzle Duel 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.
The listed playing time for Side Quest: 7th Sea – Puzzle Duel is 90–120 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 Side Quest: 7th Sea – Puzzle Duel 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.
Side Quest: 7th Sea – Puzzle Duel belongs to these categories: Card Game, Puzzle, and Expansion for Base-game. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed Side Quest: 7th Sea – Puzzle Duel and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Side Quest: 7th Sea – Puzzle Duel 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 Side Quest: 7th Sea – Puzzle Duel as an expansion for Side Quest: 7th Sea. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Side Quest: 7th Sea to use it. Check that your edition of Side Quest: 7th Sea is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.