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Featuring the co-operative game system used in Portal’s award-winning Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game, Dune: House Secrets delivers a deeply thematic experience that drops one-to-four players in the middle of the highest stakes unfolding on the harsh desert planet of Arrakis.
In this story-driven adventure game, players take on the roles of rebels who must solve a series of challenging missions with a finite amount of time and resources. Players cooperatively make decisions on how to progress the story as they decide to explore different regions of the world, follow leads, leverage allies, and overcome opposition of all kinds. During gameplay, players use a variety of physical and digital game components — a deck of cards with essential clues and plot twists, a dozen physical handouts, and a dedicated website with additional resources — to steer the narrative in fun and surprising directions for a truly immersive experience.
Beginning with an introductory prologue designed to get players acquainted with the massive Dune universe, the game then continues with three big adventures, each taking roughly two-to-three hours to play. During each episode, players can earn experience points to level up their characters in between missions and unlock new options in future gameplay. Each adventure can be played separately as standalone episodes, yet should players complete all three episodes, they will unravel a master game narrative with an epic climax and unforgettable resolution with lasting impact on the future two games in the trilogy.
—description from the publisher
Ages | 14+ |
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Players | Solo, 2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players |
Play Time | 90m – 180m |
Designer | Jakub Poczęty, Przemysław Rymer, Weronika Spyra, Ignacy Trzewiczek |
Mechanics | Cooperative Game, Solo / Solitaire Game, Storytelling |
Theme | Science Fiction, Movies / TV / Radio theme |
Publisher | GaGa Games, Geekach Games, IELLO, Korea Boardgames co., Ltd., Maldito Games, Pegasus Spiele, Portal Games, Reflexshop |
ColonelDecker
My rating is based after having played the prolog. For me it is not an actual game. You just make some decisions and read a lot of text. I rate it 5 because I am not a fan of Dune and maybe not among the target group.
gruszkinawierzbie
Waste of time and money. You have no impact on the plot whatsoever, though the game lets you think otherwise. You just unravel the not so interesting story.
ajewo
Neat story but mediocre gameplay without any consequences, puzzles, or mysteries. You should take notes while playing the game otherwise you will loose an overview of all characters and factions. It also doesn't hurt to watch the movie(s) or know the book. There is not much variety, so you will probably play the game once. Further "expansions" are already planned.