Mindburners

About this board game

Mindburners is a cyber-occult dungeon runner for 1–4 players, with games lasting about 60 minutes. Set in a grim world of technology, ancient magic, and dark corruption, it casts players as void runners seeking the energy and victory points needed to escape and seal the void.

Each cycle begins with a Preparation phase. Draw a hand of ability cards, then decide whether to spend stored energy or health to boost your next attempt. When preparation ends, the void run begins and the push-your-luck challenge takes shape.

During each turn, reveal the next card from the 10-card void deck. Everyone must resolve what appears: creatures can deal damage, dice roll event cards create further challenges, and other cards provide victory points. After resolving a card, every surviving player must choose whether to leave and bank their stored energy or press deeper into the void.

• Use unique ability cards to prevent damage, skip void events, disrupt opponents, or defend against interference.
• Play abilities at almost any time during a run.
• Resolve conflicting abilities in instant reverse order, allowing later effects to answer earlier ones.
• Survive all 10 cards to earn additional victory points and other perks.

Every void card cleared while you remain inside grants stored energy if you eventually leave, but pushing farther increases the danger. Timing your retreat is especially tense when opponents can alter the action with their own abilities.

Players repeat the Preparation and Void Run phases until someone reaches 10 victory points. Whether you are carefully managing resources, gambling on one more card, or disrupting a rival’s plans, Mindburners combines escalating risk with tactical ability play in a race to escape the corrupted void.