Tired of getting an unwanted social deduction role? In Dawn, you choose your own! Players collaborate to build a village. As the game progresses, each secretly decides between a cooperative victory or a single - player win. Set in ancient northern Europe, Dawn combines strategy with unique player dynamics. While building the town, players face threats and must decide whether to fight. They also need to figure out who is helpful and who isn't. The game spans six rounds, each with three phases. First, draw cards until you have nine, then select one for your storehouse. In the second phase, play cards to perform actions, build buildings, or thwart threats. Finally, in the resolution phase, face - down cards are shuffled and revealed. At the game's end, based on treasure in storehouses, it's revealed who aimed for a coop win and who for a single - player victory. Coop players must build 30 prosperity - points worth of buildings or they lose, and the player with the most personal treasure wins. Dawn is part of the Darkness four - part saga. After Darkness, where players competed for resources, Dawn shows what happens when people work together. Next is the pure coop 'Daylight' and then the legacy 'Dusk'. Suitable for 2 - 5 players, 25 - 45 minutes, ages 8+. Features include deduction, hand management, and hidden roles. Themes are card game, city building, deduction, and medieval.
How to play: First, gather 2 to 5 players aged 8 or older. The game will take about 25 to 45 minutes. Each game has six rounds, and each round has three phases. In the first phase, draw cards until you have nine in your hand and then pick one to put in your storehouse. In the second phase, use your cards to perform actions like healing other players, building buildings, or thwarting threats. In the last phase, the face - down cards are shuffled and revealed. At the end of the game, check the treasure in the storehouses to see who wins. If the coop players don't build 30 prosperity - points worth of buildings, the player with the most personal treasure wins. Things to note: Make sure to keep track of your cards and what other players are doing. Try to figure out their hidden roles. When it comes to maintenance, just keep the cards in a dry and safe place to prevent them from getting damaged. Have fun playing!
