Expedition: The Roleplaying Card Game

About this board game

Expedition: The Roleplaying Card Game is a fast RPG for 1–6 players, with sessions lasting about 90 minutes. Released in 2016, it expedites character creation and combat so adventurers can get into the action quickly.

The game uses an open-source, cross-platform app that is free on iOS, Android, and web browsers. It includes a variety of pre-built adventures, while also providing tools to create and tell your own stories.

Combat is built around a distinctive card-based system. Each player has a deck of eight unique ability cards. At the start of every turn, each player draws three cards and chooses one to play, creating a focused decision within a compact hand of options.

• Fast character creation and combat
• Eight unique ability cards for each player
• Three cards drawn each turn, with one chosen to play
• Timed combat managed through the companion app
• Pre-built adventures and tools for creating your own stories

Speed matters in Expedition: The Roleplaying Card Game. The app times combat, and if the party takes too long, it suffers additional damage. This pressure simulates the hectic nature of battle while helping balance the time spent role-playing with the time spent performing combat.

With its free app, ready-made adventures, story-creation tools, and quick ability-card decisions, Expedition offers a streamlined way to begin a roleplaying adventure and keep the action moving.