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Crisis Within Time

Game ID: GID0458282
Game Info
Year
2026
Players
2-4
Playtime
30 min
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Description

A fast card and dice game where players take on Elseborn characters fighting to survive a catastrophic time fracture

Description

A fast card and dice game where players take on Elseborn characters fighting to survive a catastrophic time fracture

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Video 7RQ9Yy3CqiE Grant Lyon Review at 0:00 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • All out attacking
  • Quick playtime (15 minutes)
  • System that'll keep growing with upcoming characters and modes
Cons
  • A lot of luck
Thematic elements
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • asymmetric characters — Each player has an asymmetric character deck.
  • Deck Building — Each player has an asymmetric character deck with special cards mixed in and a lot of extra cards to make up their deck.
  • Dice Rolling — Attack value will show the amount of dice you roll and then a number to add to it. Defense involves rolling dice and adding a number to their defense value.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • It's a game that's more about the trash talking than it is about the deep strategy.
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Video ud3yDvF30ws Tim Chuon Playthrough at 0:19 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Super fun
  • Great game
  • Unexpected turns
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • struggling to survive
  • a broken timeline
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Card Play — Players use various types of cards, including attack, defense, initiative, instant, and ability cards, each with specific effects.
  • character abilities — Each faction has unique abilities, some of which are passive and activate under certain conditions (e.g., below 25 health).
  • Counterattack — Players can respond to attacks with counterattacks, which is described as speeding up gameplay.
  • Dice Rolling — Dice are rolled for attacks, defense, and initiative. Modifiers are added to dice rolls.
  • Hand Management — Players draw cards and play them for attacks, defenses, or abilities. Some effects cause players to discard cards.
  • Health tracking — Players start with 50 health, and reducing an opponent's health to zero results in elimination. Flipping a card indicates reaching half health.
  • initiative — Players roll for initiative, with the lowest number going first, which can be disadvantageous.
  • Status Effects — Effects like poison and stun can be applied to opponents.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • Miracles do happen.
  • I wish I could have seen him.
  • This is my last ability.
  • I'm still alive.
  • That's game.
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