Find the Source

About this board game

Find the Source is a print-and-play roll-and-write adventure for 1–3 players, with games lasting around 30 minutes. Wake up in Free City with a new identity, follow hidden signs, and uncover the location of the Source before its energy reaches full charge.

To begin, print a board of your choice, take a pencil, and prepare three six-sided dice. Each round, roll two dice and choose one. The higher result provides more action points but charges the Source, while the lower result provides fewer actions and helps you improve yourself.

Use your actions to navigate the city and prepare for the threats ahead. The available choices include:

• Move around the board
• Fight and eliminate agents
• Hack an area
• Collect ammunition
• Activate a location
• Search a location

Your decisions affect the Source’s energy. More powerful effects give the system more energy, increasing the pressure as you work toward your objective. You can also upgrade your character based on the dice and location you choose, becoming more effective across five different segments of the game.

Your goal is to discover which location contains the Source and eliminate every agent there. The mission fails if you run out of health or if the Source’s energy bar becomes fully charged, so every roll presents a difficult choice between immediate power and long-term survival.

Find the Source supports solo play, but it can also become a cooperative adventure. Print several identical boards, give each player their own dice set and pencil, and up to three players can work together. A separate game mode offers an especially tough challenge for those ready to push the investigation further.