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Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile
- Players
- 1–6
- Listed play time
- 45–150 min
- Age
- 10+
- Published
- 2021
- Category
- strategy game
What this is
Oath is a political strategy game about the rulers, citizens, and exiles of an ancient land whose history continues from one session to the next. Players travel among sites, recruit denizens, gather favor and secrets, muster warbands, and campaign for territory or relics while pursuing the current oath or a private vision of victory. The winner's choices alter the cards, geography, and political conditions inherited by the next game without following a scripted campaign.
At a glance
- Players
- 1–6
- Listed play time
- 45–150 minutes
- Minimum age
- 10 and up
- First published
- 2021
- Category
- strategy game
- Designer
- Cole Wehrle
- Artist
- Kyle Ferrin
- Publishers
- CMON Global Limited, CrowD Games, Korea Boardgames, Fox in the Box, Portal Games, Matagot, Leder Games
- Mechanisms
- legacy game, area majority
- Box size
- 27.2 × 40.6 × 7.6 cm
- Photographs
- 1
Publisher
- CMON Global Limited
- CrowD GamesOfficial site
- Korea BoardgamesOfficial site
- Fox in the BoxOfficial site
- Portal Games
- MatagotOfficial site
- Leder GamesOfficial site
How players rate Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile
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.
- 1p6.433 ratings
- 2p6.833 ratings
- 3p7.332 ratings
- 4p7.732 ratings
- 5p7.232 ratings
- 6p6.932 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 replayability7.0/10
- Ease of teach4.1/10
- Gateway friendliness4.4/10
- Component quality6.1/10
- Table presence8.5/10
- Travel friendliness5.6/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionHigh7.2SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessSharp7.0FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckBalanced4.9Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationStrong8.0Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityHeavy3.9LightHeavy
- Decision complexityDemanding3.8SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencySome3.4No textText-heavy
- Table spaceDining table6.8Lap trayTwo tables
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Rules & files
Rulebooks, FAQs and reference sheets- rulebookOath: Law of OathEN · 12 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
- teach_guideOath PlaybookEN · 32 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
- referenceOath First-Edition Reference SheetEN · 2 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
- referenceOath Chronicle AidEN · 1 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
Box & shelf
27.2 × 40.6 × 7.6 cm
- Shelf volume
- 8.4 L
- Shelf width used
- 7.6 cm
- Per Kallax cube
- 4
Source: measured
