Don’t Turn Your Back

About this board game

Don’t Turn Your Back is a 2–4 player board game with a 60-minute play time, blending worker placement, deck building, and area control in the twisted streets of the Mad City.

Set in the sinister world of the Don’t Rest Your Head role-playing game, the game challenges you to outsmart your opponents while they lurk around every corner, waiting to attack. Your objective is to compete for the Wax King’s favor and pursue the ultimate prize: escape.

Begin in the City Slumbering, where you extract dreams and use them to buy favors from Nightmares. You can also procure special services in the Bizarre Bazaar, adding further ways to shape your progress through the city.

• City Slumbering: Extract dreams and buy favors from Nightmares.
• Bizarre Bazaar: Procure special services.
• Mother When’s High School: Score points through skillful play.
• The 13th District: Compete for points in a sinister location.

Every part of the Mad City presents a different opportunity and danger. Skillful play in Mother When’s deadly High School and the sinister 13th District can help you score points, while the pressure of rival players keeps every decision tense.

With its unusual combination of mechanisms and its threatening setting, Don’t Turn Your Back offers a distinctive competitive experience. Gather dreams, seek useful favors and services, contest key areas, and try to win the Nightmares’ game without turning your back.