Kinfire Delve: Vainglory's Grotto

A cooperative dice-and-card dive down a well for one or two Seekers, with a final showdown against Vainglory.

Designer: Kevin Wilson
Published by: Incredible Dream Studios
Editions by: Portal Games, Gém Klub Kft., GaGa Games, HIT Games, Old Dawg, PIF GAMES, Colossal Games, Ігромаг

Kinfire Delve: Vainglory's Grotto is a cooperative card game for one or two Seekers who fight their way down a well. Between you and Vainglory, the master of the well, sits a Well Deck of 57 challenge cards. On your turn you tackle a challenge by playing a matching skill card and rolling dice, adding progress tokens until you earn the reward. Fail and you pay: lose health, discard cards or send cards back into the Well Deck. Even off-turn your hand matters, because you can play cards to boost your partner's action. Run out of cards and exhaustion creeps in with effects that can cost you the game. Roughly an hour, tense and puzzly, with a final gauntlet waiting at the bottom.

Well Deck of 57 challenge cardsPlay cards to boost your partner off-turnExhaustion punishes an empty hand

Who it's for

You want a cooperative duo or solo card game with dice and real pressure, where choosing which card to spend matters.

Not for you if…

You are three or more, or you dislike dice and failure penalties. This is built for one or two Seekers and bites back when you run dry.

Vibe's take

Tense and puzzly. Every card in your hand is both a tool for your own turn and a possible gift to your partner, and an empty hand is a real danger rather than a bookkeeping detail.