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Board Games›Return to Dark Tower
Return to Dark Tower

Return to Dark Tower

Adventure, Electronic, Fantasy

by Tim Burrell-Saward, Isaac Childres, Noah Cohen

Score

7.3

Ratings

6,040

Published

2022

Players

1–4 players

BGG community rating

Ranked #230 on BoardGameGeek

Complexity

2.7

Medium

Best with

4

players

Play time

100–120 min

Age

10+

Information

Players

1–4 players

Best with

4 players

Play time

100–120 min

Age

10+

Complexity

2.7 / 5 · Medium

BGG Rank

#230

Published

2022

Designers

Tim Burrell-Saward, Isaac Childres, Noah Cohen, Rob Daviau

Artists

JJ Ariosa, James Bousema, Tim Burrell-Saward, Lindsay Daviau

Publishers

Restoration Games, Broadway Toys LTD, Choo Choo Games

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About

For an age, the tower lay in ruins. Unbeknownst to the people of the realm, a great evil stirred in its bowels. It started with strange sightings: a flock of crows flying in circles until they dropped from the sky, the lake frozen solid in the height of summer. In time, they could not deny that which they most feared. The evil had not been vanquished. The darkness would soon fall again. The tower will rise. A "sequel" to the 1981 grail game, Return to Dark Tower is a game for 1-4 players who take the role of heroes. Together, they gather resources, cleanse buildings, defeat monsters, and undertake quests to build up their strength and discern what foe ultimately awaits them. When the heroes face the tower, the game shifts into its dramatic second act, where the players have one chance to defeat the enemy once and for all. The game features both cooperative and competitive modes of play. The game features traditional game mechanisms, such as engine building and resource management, paired with a technological interface unlike any seen before in games, including the titular tower, which holds more than a few secrets. —description from the publisher

Where to buy

Buy from $42on the BGG marketplace →

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Expansions (5)

Return to Dark Tower: Alliances

Return to Dark Tower: Alliances

Return to Dark Tower: Covenant

Return to Dark Tower: Covenant

Return to Dark Tower: Creeping Darkness Corruption Deck

Return to Dark Tower: Creeping Darkness Corruption Deck

Return to Dark Tower: Expeditions

Return to Dark Tower: Expeditions

Return to Dark Tower: Meshuggenah Promo Card

Return to Dark Tower: Meshuggenah Promo Card

Categories & mechanics

AdventureElectronicFantasyFightingArea MovementCooperative GameEventsPush Your LuckRandom ProductionScenario / Mission / Campaign GameSolo / Solitaire GameSudden Death EndingTradingVariable Player PowersVariable Set-up

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