Tomb of Annihilation (board game)

This article is about the board game. For the adventure, see Tomb of Annihilation.

Tomb of Annihilation is a board game set in the Chult region of the Forgotten Realms. It is based on the Tomb of Annihilation story line.

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In the Tomb of Annihilation Adventure System Board Game, you play a heroic adventurer. With amazing abilities, spells, and magic weapons, you must explore the jungle of Chult, as well as the Tomb of the Nine Gods, where you will fight monsters, overcome traps and find treasure. Following in the path of the other critically-acclaimed D&D board games, Tomb of Annihilation features multiple scenarios, challenging quests and game play designed for a single player or a cooperative group of 2-5 players. The Tomb of Annihilation Adventure System Board Game features new trap and spell decks for even more exciting game play content! That’s not all: monsters can now gain conditions! ^[1]

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Gameplay

The players select their Heroes and then form an adventuring party, working as a team to succeed in the adventure scenarios provided by the game.

A players turn has three phases: Hero, Exploration and Villain.

Hero Phase: Player moves and attacks monsters.
Exploration Phase: Add new Dungeon tiles, draw Monster cards and place Traps.
Villain Phase: Draw and play Encounter cards.

The objective of the game is to complete each adventure. Players lose if their Hero is at zero Hit Points (HP) at the start of their turn, and there are no Healing Surge tokens that can be played. Players can lose if they fail to reach an adventures objective and defeat requirements.

The board game is intended to be played as a campaign, but it can be played as a one-shot adventure. In campaign mode, cards are separated into two decks: Starting Deck and Advanced Deck.

The board game can be combined with other D&D Adventure System Cooperative Play Board Games, such as The Legend of Drizzt Board Game.