Puzzle Strike Shadows

About this board game

Puzzle Strike Shadows is a standalone chip-based deckbuilding game for 2-4 players, with games lasting about 20 minutes. It can be played on its own or combined with Puzzle Strike: Third Edition.

Instead of cards, Puzzle Strike uses cardboard chips to simulate a puzzle video game such as Puzzle Fighter or Tetris. You build your deck during play, while a different bank of available chips creates new possibilities in every game. In a four-player game, there are over 411 million starting conditions before even including the expansion.

The game features a built-in comeback mechanic: when you are close to losing, you can also make bigger combos than usual. Chips are shuffled by placing them in a bag and shaking them, keeping setup and play free from card shuffling.

• 10 new characters and 24 new puzzle chips
• Panic Time, a rule designed to prevent games from lasting too long
• Three- and four-player modes with no player elimination, where you can crash your gems at whoever you want
• A 2v2 Team Battle Mode
• A Custom Clockwork mode for drafting your own character
• Updated puzzle and character chips for healthy competitive tournament play
• New game boards and screens

With 10 characters in the base set and additional characters in the expansion, each offering different gameplay, the game supports a wide range of starting conditions. Puzzle Strike Shadows is designed to be approachable even if you are new to the game, while its balance also supports high-level play.