Between Light & Shadow: Chapter I – Dawn

A brain-burning solo dice adventure where every roll doubles as a tactical puzzle.

👥 1 playersapprox. 180 min🪄 Takes some learning14+
🧩 Solo mode5.5 · BGG #17,206

Who it's for

Solo gamers who love heavy, puzzle-dense adventures and don't mind spending real time thinking through every dice placement.

Not for you if…

You want a light or social experience — this is strictly solo, complex, and slow-paced, with sessions that can run a full three hours.

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Vibe's take

Heavy and deliberate — this is not a game you breeze through; every encounter demands careful dice planning, and the tension comes from resource scarcity rather than luck alone.

About this game

Between Light & Shadow is a dense, brain-burning solo adventure told entirely through dice. You place and manipulate dice to move through encounters, manage equipment and resources, and make story choices that push back against servants of an ancient Shadow trying to return — either through standalone scenarios or one long connected campaign.

Solo-only dice manipulation puzzleStandalone scenarios or full campaignResettable legacy story elements
By the numbers

Players

Best at 1 playersWorks with 1

Duration

60–180 min

Ages 14+

Complexity

3.7 / 5 — Heavy

BGG Rating

5.5/10

Rank #17,206

56 ratings

Published

2023