The Reckoners

A cooperative dice game of Epics and assassins, based on Brandon Sanderson's Steelheart world.

Designers: Seth Van Orden, Brett Sobol
Published by: Nauvoo Games

Ten years ago, a burst in the sky turned ordinary people into Epics, and every one of them went bad. Now you are one of the Reckoners, ordinary humans who hunt them down, starting with the all-powerful Steelheart who rules Newcago, formerly Chicago. This cooperative game from 2018 is based on Brandon Sanderson's young adult novels. Everyone picks actions at the same time, rolls dice, locks results and decides how far to push your luck, then plays out the fallout together. Each role has its own powers, and the plan has to work for the whole team. It plays solo or up to six, and about an hour and forty minutes.

Based on Brandon Sanderson's Reckoners novelsRoll, re-roll and lock dice, push your luckPlayable solo or up to six

Who it's for

You love Sanderson's Reckoners books, or like cooperative dice games where the team has to plan around each member's powers.

Not for you if…

You do not like dice-driven randomness or have no interest in the source novels.

Vibe's take

Tense, collaborative and full of near misses. You push your luck on dice, lock what works and then wince together as the Epics respond. Talking it through as a team is half the fun.