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Rules assistance for The Shared Dream: The Crux Collection
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
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Rules assistant for The Shared Dream: The Crux Collection
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
The Shared Dream: The Crux Collection is an expansion for The Shared Dream released in 2017 for 1 player, 90–120 minutes per game, and ages 13 and up. It was designed by Matthew Tarulli and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Storytelling, and Modular Board.
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About the game
The Crux Collection adds 6 unique solo scenarios, each of which will help immerse you in the lore of The Shared Dream.
Designers
Publishers
- ODAM Publishing
Questions and answers
The Shared Dream: The Crux Collection supports 1 player 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 The Shared Dream: The Crux Collection 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 The Shared Dream: The Crux Collection for ages 13 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.
The Shared Dream: The Crux Collection belongs to these categories: Fighting, Horror, and Adventure. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Storytelling, and Modular Board. 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 The Shared Dream: The Crux Collection are: Matthew Tarulli. 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 The Shared Dream: The Crux Collection as an expansion for The Shared Dream. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need The Shared Dream to use it. Check that your edition of The Shared Dream is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.