Eight Epics

About this board game

Eight Epics is a cooperative dice game for 1–8 players, playable in about 30 minutes. Together, the heroic players must overcome unprecedented crises by using the powers available to them and the results of their dice rolls.

Every hero has a limited capacity for heroics. That finite resource makes each challenge urgent: players must work toward preventing disaster before they run out of life. Success depends on combining the heroes’ available powers with the ability to roll dice.

The game centers on a clear cooperative objective: face the crisis as a team and keep disaster at bay. Rather than competing against one another, the players share the pressure of the situation and must use what they have available before their chances are exhausted.

• Cooperative play: The players work together against the game’s crises.
• Dice rolling: Rolls are a key part of overcoming unprecedented challenges.
• Heroic powers: Players rely on the powers available to their heroes.
• Limited endurance: A hero’s capacity for heroics is finite, creating a race to prevent disaster.

Eight Epics offers a focused heroic struggle for groups ranging from a single player to eight participants. Its 30-minute play time makes the looming crisis easy to bring to the table, while the cooperative format keeps everyone involved in the same fight.

Can the heroes use their powers and dice rolls effectively enough to overcome the crisis? The answer depends on preventing disaster before life runs out.