| Designers | Cole Wehrle |
|---|---|
| Illustrators | Kyle Ferrin |
| Publishers | Leder Games |
| Publication | 2024 |
| Players | 3-4 |
| Playing time | 60-120 minutes |
| Chance | Medium |
| Age range | 14+ |
Arcs is a 4X-style[1] board game designed by Cole Wehrle, illustrated by Kyle Ferrin, and published by Leder Games in 2024.
Gameplay edit
The game is a fast-paced strategy game set in the "void", an area of outer space. Players portray spacefaring societies, and attempt to win by obtaning galactic supremacy,[1] gaining points by fulfilling various public and secret objectives, which include constructing buildings, upgrading their respective spaceships, gathering resources from the various planets depicted on the board, and waging war. A large amount of gameplay revolves around trick-taking, with one player ‘leading’ by placing a card onto the table from their hand, and taking actions based on the card's suit and other players following based on the number on that card.[2]
Development edit
Initially marketed during development as Arcs: Collapse and Conflict in the Void, the game was announced in 2022 with a Kickstarter campaign scheduled for May 24 that year. It was designed with the intention to add expansions in the form of additional add-on modules, and left open for ther designers to contribute to such expansions. Wehrle intended for the game to operate in a similar way to games such as Twilight Imperium and Eclipse, though with significantly quicker games of 60-90 minutes. He also designed the game with a "three-act structure" in mind with the acts separated into individual games that each flowed into the next game through analog "procedural generation".[1]
The Kickstarter campaign earned over $532,000 in its first five hours.[1]
In March 2023, Wehrle stated that the game would feature a two-player mode.[2]
See also edit
- Root, Pax Pamir, John Company and Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile, other board games designed by Cole Wehrle
References edit
- ^ a b c d Percovich, Gianluca (2022-05-24). "Arcs is a 4X board game from the team behind critically acclaimed Root and Oath". Polygon. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ^ a b Meehan, Alex (2023-03-20). "Root creator's next board game, Arcs, will feature a two-player mode". Dicebreaker. Retrieved 2024-03-02.