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Too Many Bones: Automaton of Shale

The Automaton of Shale is a Too Many Bones short story, told in verse by Logan Giannini and enhanced by beautiful pop-up art by Anthony Letourneau, with paper engineered by... (read more)

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Reviews
very positive, 91% of all reviews are favorable
Playtime
60 minutes
Published
2021
Age
14+
Publisher
Chip Theory Games
Players
1 to 4 players
Designers
Adam Carlson, Josh J. Carlson, Josh Wielgus, and Logan Giannini
Playstyle
Involved
Game's Categories
Chip Theory Games, Josh Wielgus, Josh J. Carlson, Anthony LeTourneau, Dice Rolling, Adam Carlson, and Fantasy
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Description

The Automaton of Shale is a Too Many Bones short story, told in verse by Logan Giannini and enhanced by beautiful pop-up art by Anthony Letourneau, with paper engineered by Sam Ita.

The book contains a unique Too Many Bones adventure, complete with new encounters, loot, baddies and a new tyrant to battle at the end of the adventure. These pieces may be played front to back as a singular adventure or mixed with your existing Too Many Bones content.

Mechanisms:

• Deck, Bag, and Pool Building• Dice Rolling• Grid Movement• Hand Management• Role Playing• Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game• Stat Check Resolution• Tech Trees / Tech Tracks• Variable Player Powers

Contents

  • 1 Pop-up Book with Playable Content
  • 1 Mystery Deck

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Game's Categories

Genres

  • Cooperative Game
  • Dice Game
  • Expansion

Themes

  • Fantasy
  • Adventure

Mechanic

  • Dice Rolling

Publisher

  • Chip Theory Games

Designers

  • Adam Carlson
  • Josh J. Carlson
  • Logan Giannini
  • Josh Wielgus

Developers

  • Logan Giannini
  • Josh Wielgus

Editor

  • Shannon Wedge

Artists

  • Anthony LeTourneau
  • Federico Pompili
  • Ryan Howard
  • Shaun Boyke
  • Melonie Lavely
  • Chris Beck
  • Josh Wielgus
  • Logan Giannini

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