Nocturne (KS Edition)

This is the Kickstarter Edition and includes the following

• Nocturne (KS Edition)
• Nocturne - Midnight Mini-Expansion (KS Promo Pack)
• All unlocked stretch goals

Nocturne is a puzzly spatial bidding and set collection game of sly mystics set in a whimsical moonlit forest illustrated by Beth Sobel!

In Nocturne, you play as a fox mystic casting magic spells to collect an assortment of enchanted items. You compete against rival mystics, each of you deciding when to cast the most powerful spells to move through the forest most cunningly to secure the best collection. Each turn you decide which items are most valuable to you and when to hold the other mystics back.

Through two rounds (twilight and moonlight), players compete to collect the strongest sets of magical items like firebird feathers, creature skulls, glowing mushrooms, mysterious eggs, and rare herbs. These items have value when collected in specific sets, but can also be combined to fulfill recipes needed for concoctions, scoring you even more prestige!

Each round you begin with a set of numbered tokens that represent your spell strengths. These tokens are used to cast spells and bid on a grid of items (and special actions) on the forest floor. Once you cast a spell, your rival mystics will have an opportunity to cast a more powerful spell onto an adjacent item, hoping to compel it towards them and prevent you from collecting what you need! As the forest is explored, different conditions of magical control will restrict pathways, leading to strategic situations in which players can "corner cast" and secure multiple items with less powerful spells. If your spell casting comes up short, you can always make an offering to the forest sprites, magical mice that have their own cache of treasures they may share with you, giving you further options to expand your collection.

The set-up of the forest grid and twilight and moonlight goals, along with concoction cards and special player abilities in each game, provide great variability so that no two games of Nocturne will play out the same. Different spatial goals and situations will necessitate different strategies and tactics to outwit your opponents in this highly interactive and unique spatial bidding game!

Nocturne is already award-winning - it won the 2019 LUCI award for best design!

Kickstarter backers of Nocturne will receive the Midnight Mini-Expansion! This mini-expansion includes 4 unique double-sided Character Cards, 10 unique Concoction Cards, 3 unique Twilight Goal Cards, and 3 unique Moonlight Goal Cards! With the addition of these additional cards, players will have new ways to play that create new spatial challenges and add completely new gameplay elements! These promo cards are only for KS backers and will not be included with future editions of the game!

Nocturne can be played solo! The solo mode is easy to set up and closely simulates the multiplayer experience through the use of a unique deck of multi-use cards. It is a quick and engaging experience that is simple to learn, while still offering interesting puzzly choices and challenging thresholds to overcome!

Nocturne also has a Family Variant! If you are playing with children, those new to gaming, or you just want to make the puzzle and rules a little simpler, you can play with the included Family Variant rules. These adjusted rules streamline the game so that anyone can get in on the action!

With this range of gameplay modes, Nocturne can be tuned to offer different game experiences to different players, depending on experience level and preferences so that it can fit into any game night!