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The Initiative

2021 · BGG
Avg rating
7.54
Bayes rating
6.50
Weight
2.03 (Medium Light)
Players
1-4
Playtime
1 hr
Ratings count
2,326

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Description

The Initiative — a unique co-operative board game of story, strategy, and code-breaking — lets players take on the role of teenagers in 1994 who have found a mysterious board game called "The Key". Not only will they play The Key, but players will help the teens through a pivotal chapter of their lives by following a series of missions linked together via an interactive comic book.

The game's campaign is broken into a number of chapters, each taking 30-60 minutes to complete and each starting with you reading a page of the comic book. The story advances even if players fail a mission, but winning may provide a reward in the future. Each chapter builds on the knowledge and story from previous chapters, weaving narrative, code-breaking, and mystery into one thrilling game experience.



Mechanics

Area Movement Cooperative Game Deduction Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game Variable Player Powers

Themes

Adventure Comic Book / Strip

Publishers

ADC Blackfire Entertainment Galápagos Jogos Gém Klub Kft. Hobby Japan Hobby World Unexpected Games

Designers

Corey Konieczka