Game Info
Year
2008
Players
3-6
Age
6+
Playtime
15 min
Collection
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Description
Recruit a Party. Kill the Monsters. Take Their Stuff!
Tomb pits opponents against one another in a game of monsters, traps, treasures, and spells. Attempts to capture the dungeon crawl experience without hours of preparation. Assemble a crack squad of adventurers and enter the fabled Goldenaxe Catacombs in search of glory and hidden treasure. With Tomb’s unique set-up and character recruitment, you’ll never play the same game twice.
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Tomb: Cryptmaster
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Hungry Gamer Review at 0:12 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Stylish magnetic/book-like box presentation
- Modular deck that enables varied play by swapping suits and powers
- Every card is a spell, adding chaos and strategic depth
- Strong teamwork and interaction in four-player games
Cons
- Best with four players; three-player variant reduces teamwork and dynamics
- Significant reading overhead to learn spell abilities and card interactions
- Can feel longer for players used to traditional trick-taking games
Thematic elements
- Spell-powered, modular, book-themed
- Fantasy world with magical spells affecting the trick-taking contest
- Chapter-like progression with book-like mechanics
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- All cards are spells — Every card has a spell that can modify power, element, or board state and can dramatically shift the lead.
- Light and gold cards — Some cards do not count as core suits and can alter trump behavior; expansions introduce additional card types that modify gameplay without being trump.
- Silencing on follow-rule break and free-for-all — The first player who does not follow suit has their spell silenced; once rules are broken, later plays can break the chain and become a free-for-all.
- Team-based play with 3- and 4-player variants — Primary mode is two teams of two; a 3-player variant exists but is less optimal for maintaining teamwork.
- Trick-Taking — Trump suit changes each hand; can be changed to other suits or replaced by 'no Trump' (when the title suit is active).
- trick-taking with variable trump — Trump suit changes each hand; can be changed to other suits or replaced by 'no Trump' (when the title suit is active).
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Quotes (from this video)
- every card has a power on it
- takes a normal trick taking game and adds an element of chaos to it
- I love that every card you play can do something
- the modular nature of it
- four players shines the most
- this is Tome
- the first person who doesn't follow suit is silence
- broken the rules it's a free-for-all
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Hungry Gamer Discussion at 7:08 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Engaging spell-based twist on trick-taking
- Fun at four players
Cons
- Suboptimal with 3 players
Thematic elements
- spell-powered trick-taking
- fantasy-themed table with four players
- competitive, strategic
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Trick-Taking — Each card played represents a spell that can alter board state; plays influence tricks and outcomes.
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's a fun interesting Twist on a word game I definitely enjoyed it
- it's a really fun game
- I beat him by three points
- this game is a knife fight in a phone booth
- it's pure chaos it is so much luck
- if you're looking for fun and smashing and driving and explosions this is your game
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