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Tesseract

The Tesseract appeared in our skies six days ago, over the exact magnetic north of the planet. It was the size of a city block. Since that time, it has... (read more)

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Reviews
mostly positive, 73% of all reviews are favorable
Playtime
60 minutes
Published
2023
Age
14+
Publisher
Smirk & Dagger
Players
1 to 4 players
Designer
James Firnhaber
Playstyle
Involved
Game's Categories
Science Fiction, Strategy Game, Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, Action Points, Solo / Solitaire Game, and Cooperative Game
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Description

The Tesseract appeared in our skies six days ago, over the exact magnetic north of the planet. It was the size of a city block. Since that time, it has been condensing, collapsing upon itself. it can now fit in the palm of your hand.

Together, our world's best minds will either find a way to contain and control the reactions of this alien artifact, or its exponentially increasing destructive powers will remove our planet from existence, reconfiguring our space/time to the extra-dimensional needs of its creators.

Are we intelligent enough to shut down the Tesseract, or is humankind simply a blip in the grand scheme of the universe?

In this challenging cooperative, dice-manipulation game, a cube of 64 dice represents the TESSERACT. Your team will disarm it by taking cubes off the Tesseract, adjusting their values, transferring them between labs - and ultimately, isolating them into the Containment matrix.

To win, the matrix must be completely filled by a cube of each value and color, which shuts the artifact down. Remove the last cube or cause too many Breaches to occur - and you lose, destroying our world.

• Action Points• Cooperative Game• Set Collection• Solo / Solitaire Game• Sudden Death Ending• Variable Player Powers

Contents

  • 64 Dice
  • 11 Researcher Character Cards
  • 41 Research Cards
  • 9 Containment Cards
  • 4 Lab Mats
  • 1 Breach Mat & Token
  • 1 Dice Sleeve
  • 1 Platform Board
  • 1 Containment Board
  • 2 Support Legs
  • 4 Two-Sided Base Plates
  • 1 Rotating Turntable

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Game's Categories

Genres

  • Cooperative Game
  • Dice Game
  • Strategy Game
  • Solo / Solitaire Game

Themes

  • Puzzle
  • Aliens
  • Science Fiction

Mechanics

  • Variable Player Powers
  • Dice Rolling
  • Set Collection
  • Action Points
  • Die Icon Resolution
  • Sudden Death Ending

Publishers

  • MINDOK
  • Don't Panic Games
  • Smirk & Dagger
  • Smirk & Dagger Games
  • Rosiness
  • Smirk & Laughter Games
  • Smirk and Dagger Games

Designer

  • James Firnhaber

Developer

  • Curt Covert

Artists

  • Curt Covert
  • Denis Freitas
  • James Firnhaber

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