Long ago, the once-gentle leviathans lost their minds and tore the world apart. After generations of hiding and struggle, humanity discovered that the frenzied leviathans can be restored. Climbers willing to take the risk must explore the wilds and work together to remove a series of binding crystals to heal the leviathans roaming the world.
In Leviathan Wilds, 1-4 players will confront these colossal beings, with each creature being depicted across the spread of a spiral-bound storybook that makes up the game's board. The book also forms the basis of a connected campaign mode built around the game's story, with each of twenty included scenarios estimated to last around 45 minutes. Tougher difficulty levels are also available for added replayability.
Each character's deck of multi-use cards is unique, allowing them to climb, jump, and glide around the board in different ways. The number of cards left in the slim deck represents their grip on the leviathan's body; if the deck runs out, the player loses their grip and begins to fall down the board until they're able to reach a rest space, which resets their deck. Moving onto rest spaces also provides a way to regain one's grip without falling. Other spaces reduce a character's health or grip or they increase blight, a status that reduces their overall hit points.
The leviathan has its own deck of cards, which triggers various effects at the beginning of a player's turn, from targeted attacks that reduce health to effects that move players between spaces or loosen their grip. As the game progresses, the leviathan gradually gains "rage", which intensifies the effect of its event cards. Players' characters can move around a square grid overlaid on the creature's body by spending action points — the number being determined by a card played at the start of their turn — and their remaining hand of ability cards to reach the crystals and reduce them to zero. Victory is achieved by reducing all crystals, which vary in strength, to zero.
- REVOLUTIONARY SPIRAL-BOUND GAMEPLAY: Forget traditional boards; the game is the book. Features 17 beautifully illustrated leviathan maps across a spiral-bound storybook. Each page presents a unique tactical grid with thematic special rules, challenging you to climb, jump, and glide through ever-changing environments.
- TACTICAL "GRIP" CARD MECHANIC: Experience a high-stakes movement system where your deck is your lifeline. Your remaining cards represent your "grip" on the leviathan. If your deck runs out, you lose your hold and fall! Strategically manage action points to reach binding crystals while navigating gravity, blight, and the creature’s escalating "Rage."
- ENDLESS CUSTOMIZATION & REPLAYABILITY: With 64 shuffle-built player deck combinations, no two heroes feel the same. Combine different character abilities to find your perfect playstyle. Coupled with 20 scenarios and multiple difficulty levels, Leviathan Wilds offers a near-infinite variety of strategic puzzles for solo or cooperative play.
- CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED & FAST SETUP: Dive into the action in under 5 minutes with a streamlined setup designed for modern gamers. Praised by industry leaders like The Dice Tower, Shut Up & Sit Down, and No Pun Included, this game delivers an intense, hour-long tactical experience that is easy to start but difficult to master.
Contents:
8 wooden Climber Figures, 1 Spiral-Bound Book of Leviathans (17 total), 12 Dice (d6): [6 Purple, 6 Teal], 4 Dual-Layered Player Boards, 2 Attack Markers, 1 Threat Board, 22 Climber Cards & 72 Class Cards, 12 Injury Cards, 107 Threat Cards & 17 Story Cards, 9 wooden Tracking Cubes: [4 Red, 4 Teal, 1 Purple], Cardboard punchboard tokens: [11 Climber & Class Tokens, 4 Focus Tokens, 16 Mushroom Tokens, 16 Scenario Tokens]
