Children of Morta: The Board Game

Children of Morta: The Board Game is a cooperative experience that puts you and your friends in the shoes of the valiant Bergson family. With an innovative system for building shared bags, the game encourages collaboration and strategy between players. During the game, you will face hordes of evil creatures as you seek to reverse the corruption that threatens Rea. As you progress, the characters develop permanently, allowing each member of the family to become stronger and more adaptable to the growing threats. Simultaneous turns ensure an agile and engaging game dynamic, while the interconnection of actions between players reinforces the idea that together they are more powerful. Get ready to defeat challenging monsters and bosses, unlocking new skills and resources along the way. In Children of Morta: The Board Game, family unity is the key to triumphing against evil!

Age 12 + 45 min 1 to 4 players

Artists: ;

Designers: Amir Salamati;

Date: 2024

Note: 5.9

Mechanics: Cooperative, Players with Different Skills, Data Scrolling, Simultaneous Action Selection, Solo

Topics: Adventure, Fantasy, Video Game Theme

Table of Contents
- How to Play
- Tips for playing
- Game mechanics
- Game components
- Additional Information

How to play Children of Morta: The Board Game

Start by setting up the board according to the instructions in the manual. This will include arranging the scenario tiles, cards, markers and hero pieces.

Each player chooses a hero from the Bergson family to control during the game. Each hero has unique abilities that can be used in combat against enemies.

Players take turns exploring randomly generated dungeons, revealing new tiles as they go. When encountering enemies, players must use their heroes' abilities to defeat them.

Manage resources wisely. During the game, you'll collect gems and other useful items that can be used to improve skills or heal heroes.

Communicate with other players to form strategies, especially in more difficult combats. The synergy between heroes' skills can turn the game in your favor.

The aim is to progress through the storyline, facing bosses and completing specific objectives mentioned on the mission cards.

Use the game's narrative events to delve deeper into the story and make decisions that will affect the course of the game.

Remember that the game is cooperative. All players win or lose together, so work as a team to overcome the challenges.

Main objective

The main objective of "Children of Morta: The Board Game" is to guide the members of the Bergson family through a series of procedurally generated dungeons to fight the Corruption, facing diverse enemies and challenging bosses, while each character uses their unique abilities to protect Mount Morta, solving cooperative challenges and evolving throughout the matches to ensure the balance and protection of the ancestral home.

Tips for playing Children of Morta: The Board Game

Here are some tips for doing better in the game Children of Morta: The Board Game:

  • Communicate effectively with other players to coordinate actions and defeat enemies together.
  • Make the most of each character's unique abilities to face different challenges.
  • Manage your resources carefully; spend wisely on upgrades and improvements for your group.
  • Pay attention to the synergies between the characters to form powerful combos during battles.
  • Always maintain a balanced defense while attacking, avoiding exposing vulnerabilities.
  • Explore as much as possible; hidden treasures and powerful artifacts can change the course of the game.
  • Adapt to the unexpected; the ability to react quickly to situations can be crucial to victory.
  • Work as a team to heal and restore the heroes' health at critical moments.

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Mechanics of Children of Morta: The Board Game

  • Deck building: In the game, players build their personal decks as they progress through the narrative. Each card in the deck represents skills, powers and actions that can be used in battle. Deck-building strategies directly influence the group's effectiveness against enemies.
  • Bags and parts: Valuable and consumable items found during the game are represented by bags and pieces. Players use these pieces to perform special actions or improve their characters' attributes. Efficient management of these resources is crucial to surviving the challenges.
  • Cooperative: The game emphasizes cooperation between players, requiring them to work together to face enemies and progress through the story. Coordination and planning of the characters' actions are vital to the success of complex missions and challenges. Each player takes on the role of a member of the Bergson family, each with unique abilities.
  • Players with Different Skills: Each character in the game has distinct abilities that reflect their individual talents and traits. Players must strategically choose which character to use in different situations to complement the group and maximize combat effectiveness.
  • Rolling dice: The randomness of battles and events is managed by rolling dice. The results of the dice directly affect the course of actions and the effectiveness of skills, bringing a layer of uncertainty and the need for strategic adaptation during the game.
  • Simultaneous Action Selection: At certain stages of the game, players must select their actions at the same time. This mechanic adds tension and requires everyone to anticipate the intentions of other players and enemies in order to coordinate their strategies efficiently.
  • Solo: The game offers a solo variant, allowing a single player to control multiple characters from the Bergson family. The rules are adjusted to strengthen the challenge and the narrative, while maintaining the intimate cooperative essence in a solitary experience.

Game components Children of Morta: The Board Game

See all the items in the game below Children of Morta: The Board Game:

  • Skill Cards
  • Character Pawns
  • Adventure Board
  • Enemy components
  • Life Markers
  • Event Cards
  • Action Data
  • Equipment parts
  • Artifact Cards
  • Character Base

Additional Information

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