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Dead of Winter: A Cross Roads Game
- Players
- 2–5
- Listed play time
- 60–120 min
- Age
- 13+
- Published
- 2014
- Category
- post-apocalyptic fiction
What this is
As they struggle to keep survivors alive, how will they value group vs. Personal needs. Certain games could end with all players winning, some winning and some losing, or all players losing. Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game, the first game in this series, puts 2-5 players in a small, weakened colony of survivors in a world where most of humanity is either dead or diseased, flesh-craving monsters.
At a glance
- Players
- 2–5
- Listed play time
- 60–120 minutes
- Minimum age
- 13 and up
- First published
- 2014
- Category
- post-apocalyptic fiction
- Designers
- Jonathan Gilmour, Isaac Vega
- Publishers
- Fantasy Flight Games, Plaid Hat Games
- Mechanisms
- feeding mechanic
- Box size
- 29.7 × 29.7 × 7.5 cm
- Photographs
- 1
Publisher
- Fantasy Flight GamesOfficial site
- Plaid Hat GamesOfficial site
How players rate Dead of Winter: A Cross Roads Game
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Player-count fit
How well it plays at each count. Best at 4.
- 2p6.766 ratings
- 3p7.265 ratings
- 4p7.765 ratings
- 5p7.265 ratings
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability6.9/10
- Ease of teach6.4/10
- Gateway friendliness6.5/10
- Component quality6.1/10
- Table presence7.2/10
- Travel friendliness6.9/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate5.0SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessCompetitive4.6FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckBalanced5.2Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationStrong7.6Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityModerate2.9LightHeavy
- Decision complexityModerate3.2SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyMinimal2.0No textText-heavy
- Table spaceKitchen table5.0Lap trayTwo tables
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Rules & files
Rulebooks, FAQs and reference sheets- rulebookDead of Winter English RulebookEN · 20 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
- faqDead of Winter Official FAQ v1.1EN · 4 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
Box & shelf
29.7 × 29.7 × 7.5 cm
- Shelf volume
- 6.6 L
- Shelf width used
- 7.5 cm
- Per Kallax cube
- 4
Source: measured
