Overboss: A Boss Monster Adventure
Draft terrain and monsters to build the mightiest map in the pixel-art Boss Monster world.
- Designers
- Kevin Russ, Aaron Mesburne
- Published by
- Brotherwise Games
- Editions by
- Lucky Duck Games, Muduko
In Overboss, rival Boss Monsters leave their dungeons to conquer the Overworld. Each turn you draft and place terrain tiles and monster tokens, and your goal is to craft the map with the greatest Power and become the ultimate Overboss. It comes from the makers of Calico (Aaron Mesburne and Kevin Russ) and lives in the retro pixel-art world of Brotherwise Games' Boss Monster, but it is an entirely new experience. You pick Forests, Swamps, Caves, Camps, Graveyards and Dungeon Entrances, because each terrain scores differently and bigger sets grow in Power. Monsters earn points when grouped or placed in the right spots. Fast, puzzly and a little spiteful, for one to five players, about thirty minutes.
Who it's for
You like short tile-laying puzzles with a touch of drafting spite, something like a monster-flavored cousin of a map-building puzzle.
Not for you if…
You want a deep strategy game or you need no interaction at all. Drafting means you will sometimes block your neighbor.
Vibe's take
Snappy and puzzly. You grab the tile you need, place it to make a better set, and spot the one your rival was about to take.
Published 2021 · 5 years ago
newer than 63% of games
In 6,424 collections
collected more than 67% of games
1–5 players · ages 8+
Best with 3
20–30 min
shorter than 69% of games · typical 30–90 min
Complexity: medium
One warm-up round · 2.0 out of 5 · lighter than 50%
Opinions: broad agreement
Most people rate it similarly
Language: little text
A few terms, easy to look up
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