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Side Quest: Frostpunk
2024
Rules assistance for Side Quest: Frostpunk
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–4 players
- 60–90 min
- 14+
- Complexity 2.0/5
For 1 player
Rules assistant for Side Quest: Frostpunk
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Side Quest: Frostpunk is a board game released in 2024 for 1–4 players, 60–90 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Bartosz Idzikowski and Jakub Caban and its main mechanics are Deduction, Storytelling, and Cooperative Game.
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About the game
You signed up for this mission knowing that many have failed before. You're leading, what, the umpteenth group of scouts in search of a place to call home? Each day is the same out here — white snow and unbearable cold — but it's the grim and desperate faces of your team that keep you from sleeping. After who knows how long trekking through snow, you finally spot something in the distance, an abandoned generator. You're almost out of provisions, almost out of time. You have six days to make this ruin inhabitable before you have to turn back and report on what you've accomplished. Will this be yet another false light on the horizon, or a new beginning for your people? Side Quest: Frostpunk provides players with engaging puzzles, an interesting storyline, and difficult decisions. The game tests your creativity, perceptiveness, and ability to think outside the box. It's time to join the expedition to ensure that we have enough resources to survive and keep the generator working! Side Quest: Frostpunk is a new, exciting puzzle game from the authors of the Escape Tales series, set in the immersive world of Frostpunk - the globally acclaimed video game from 11 Bit Studios. —description from the publisher
Designers
Publishers
- TCG Factory
- MS Edizioni
- Board&Dice
- Grimspire
- 11 bit studios
- Lockme
- Pi Studios
Questions and answers
Side Quest: Frostpunk 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 Side Quest: Frostpunk is 60–90 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: Frostpunk 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: Frostpunk has a complexity rating of 2.0 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.
Side Quest: Frostpunk belongs to these categories: Deduction, Video Game Theme, and Puzzle. Its main mechanics are Deduction, Storytelling, and 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 Side Quest: Frostpunk 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: Frostpunk 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.