Tyler Sigman’s Crows

About this board game

Tyler Sigman’s Crows is a competitive tile placement game for 1–4 players, with play taking about 45 minutes. Set in the world of Tessandor, it casts each player as an Outcast Mage seeking points amid an extraordinary event in the Obsidian Wastes.

During this once-in-a-lifetime event, the crows of the Obsidian Wastes give off mana that can be collected in magical stones. Players compete by enticing crows to flock to their totem, their chosen shiny object, and turning those gatherings into opportunities to score.

The crows do not simply remain where they gather. When players potentially create murders of crows, those groups disperse throughout the ever-changing map. Their movement keeps the board in flux and makes the developing game state tense and diverse.

• Tile placement: Build and influence an evolving map as play unfolds.
• Competitive scoring: Entice crows to your totem to earn points.
• Changing crow movements: Murders can disperse across the map, reshaping the tactical situation.
• Magical setting: Gather mana from the crows’ unusual phenomenon in the Obsidian Wastes.

Every placement contributes to the shifting landscape, while each crow gathering can affect what happens next. Choosing how to attract crows and responding to their dispersal gives Tyler Sigman’s Crows its strategic tension without allowing the map to settle into a predictable pattern.

Released in 2018, Tyler Sigman’s Crows combines a fantastical setting with focused tile placement and fluid scoring opportunities. For players drawn to competitive map-building and an environment that keeps changing, it offers a compact contest of enticing crows, collecting mana, and adapting to the movements of the flock.