The Stygian Society

About this board game

The Stygian Society is a diceless dungeon crawl for 1–4 players, with games lasting about 120 minutes. Heroes work together to climb a cube tower, defeat enemies, and reach the master waiting at the top.

Instead of relying on dice, players determine their actions through the tower’s cube system. Players select skills and drop cubes into the tower, while cubes representing enemies enter it as well. What emerges from the bottom guides what happens next.

This shared flow makes every decision important. The heroes’ choices affect the cubes entering the tower, while the enemy cubes add another element for the team to consider. Players must coordinate their efforts and make strong strategic choices if they hope to keep advancing.

• Diceless dungeon crawl: Resolve the adventure through a distinctive cube tower rather than dice.
• Cooperative play: Heroes work together to overcome the tower’s enemies.
• Strategic cube selection: Choose skills and manage the cubes that enter the tower.
• Escalating objective: Eliminate enemies while climbing toward the tower’s master.

Every drop from the tower can shape the next turn for both players and enemies. The challenge is not simply reaching the top, but building a team plan that can withstand the results produced by the tower.

For players looking for a focused cooperative experience with no dice, The Stygian Society combines dungeon-crawling goals with a striking shared-resolution mechanism. Work together, manage your selections, and fight your way upward through the cube tower.