Fortune and Glory: The Cliffhanger Game
2011

Fortune and Glory: The Cliffhanger Game

1-8

players

240

min

12+

age

Categories

Adventure
Travel

Mechanics

Area Movement
Cooperative Game
Dice Rolling
Pick-up and Deliver
Push Your Luck

Community Tags

Description

--- "Fortune and Glory: The Cliffhanger Game" is a fast-paced, competitive adventure game of pulp-era treasure hunting, where players race Nazis for ancient artifacts amid global peril and cliffhanger action. Key mechanics include: - *Global exploration* Players travel the world, exploring deadly temples to hunt ancient artifacts. - *Combat and defense* Fend off vile villains, Nazis, and dangers at every turn. - *Competitive racing* Race against opponents and Nazis, who have a head start, for fortune and glory. - *Risk management* Navigate edge-of-your-seat dangers in a high-stakes quest with no second-place prize. - *Thematic immersion* Embody heroic adventurers in 1930s turmoil, battling occult darkness. Fortune and Glory: The Cliffhanger Game is an intense, competitive board game set in the late 1930s amid global turmoil, where imperialist aggression and Nazi quests for powerful occult artifacts threaten the world. Players embody heroic adventurers from around the globe, racing to claim ancient treasures by exploring deadly temples, confronting vile villains, and combating the forces of darkness to prevent engulfment in flames. As treasure hunters, participants strap on adventure gear, pilot seaplanes, and arm revolvers to traverse perilous locations, evade or fight Nazis who hold an early lead, and pursue the ultimate rewards of fortune and glory in a cutthroat race where cunning, agility, and bold action determine victory over evil. ---

Expansions (14)