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Rules assistance for Veiled Fate: Celestials
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–9 players
- 60–90 min
- 14+
Rules assistant for Veiled Fate: Celestials
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Veiled Fate: Celestials is an expansion for Veiled Fate released in 2025 for 2–9 players, 60–90 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Robert Hovakimyan and its main mechanics are Deduction, Hidden Roles, and Action Points.
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About the game
Each of the seven celestial beings bestows one player with an asymmetric win condition & abilities. All other players will have to adapt their strategies around the Celestial's win condition to ensure their own victory. The Celestials expansion is focused on introducing more deduction and misdirection to the game and adds a new miniature, renown tracker, spell cards, and 7 celestial cards.
Designers
Publishers
- IV Studio
Questions and answers
Veiled Fate: Celestials supports 2–9 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 Veiled Fate: Celestials 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 Veiled Fate: Celestials 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.
Veiled Fate: Celestials belongs to these categories: Deduction, Bluffing, and Miniatures. Its main mechanics are Deduction, Hidden Roles, and Action Points. 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 Veiled Fate: Celestials are: Robert Hovakimyan. 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 Veiled Fate: Celestials as an expansion for Veiled Fate. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Veiled Fate to use it. Check that your edition of Veiled Fate is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.