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Divinity Original Sin the Board Game

NEED TO KNOW hile we usually deal only in through our quests, with prose to describe
pixels and microchips what’s happening, and instructions for
RELEASE DEVELOPER W across these pages, we’re setting up the cards and tokens
October 20200 Larian Studios
making a special exception representing each encounter.
PUBLISHER LINK for Larian’s new board game It’s in combat that things get really
In-house bit.ly/36sTicn adaptation. Why? Because it cleaves exciting. As in the games, elemental magic
so closely to the style of the games is the star of the show. A set of easy to
that they might as well have slapped track mechanics allow you to douse
DIVINIT Y Divinity Original Sin 3 on the box. enemies in oil before setting them on fire,
pour rain over them to set them up for
ORIGINAL SIN Any tabletop fan will know that fantasy freezing or electrocution, and more. It
dungeon crawlers are a dime a dozen
ensures battles are far more than just
rolling to hit – they’re tense, tactical
these days. What makes DOStBG (hmm,
THE BOARD GAME not the best acronym) stand out is how puzzles of careful area control and status
management, with the interlocking effects
elegantly it recreates the quirks of its
source material. creating emergent strategies. When our
The set-up is broadly familiar – joining rogue catches fire and we work out the
Recreating the acclaimed RPG a party of four adventurers, we select a best way to put him out is for our wizard to
attack him with a water wand, I know we’re
character, represented by a plastic
series in card and plastic miniature and a handful of cards for our playing something special.
class and skills. A story book guides us Robin Valentine

PL AYED
IT

FLIP OUT
Locations are
represented by a wheel
of cards, each being a
different area, such as
a forest, a stables, or a
cave. To explore, you
move your character
there and flip the card,
reading out its text to
discover clues,
treasure, or enemies.
AS IN THE GAMES, The art actually
provides subtle hints
ELEMENTAL MAGIC IS THE as to what you’ll find.

STAR OF THE SHOW

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