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Approaching Dawn: The Witching Hour
Enter a brand-new world of witches and demons. In Approaching Dawn: The Witching Hour, players are coven members who are blood bound, meaning that what one witch does affects another member of the coven. Black magic begets corruption, which is given to other members; conversely, White magic can heal your own corruption. But both types of magic are used to bind and banish the demons, imps, fey, possessed animals, and warlocks entering our world.
Each witch starts with spells that they know, but throughout the game can gain corruption to learn new spells and get familiars and artifacts. But how they choose to use these new cards each hour — whether as Black or White magic — will determine the successful completion of the scene (mission).
In this cooperative card game, each scene (mission) determines the goal of the game. If the scenes are played in order, they form a story arc, but you can play any scene in any order.
—description from the publisher
| Ages | 12+ |
|---|---|
| Players | 2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players, 5 Players, 6 Players |
| Play Time | 120m – 120m |
| Designer | Kenneth C. Shannon, III |
| Mechanics | Cooperative Game |
| Theme | Card Game, Fantasy |
| Publisher | WizKids |
zoetrocious
Saw this at GenCon this year (2017) - seemed like a long game, but I like the theme and it is cooperative. I think it has some narrative or RPG/character building elements, too? I wanted to test it but didn't have the chance.
shadowmeldk
Loved this game, super challenging cooperative deck builder that takes time to develop skills for and has great depth that is rewarding.
Alosito
Approaching Dawn: The Wiching Hour is probably one of my favorite games. I'm not typically a fan of games involving deceit or bluffing however, this game adds just enough cooperativeness to take the edge off of that. I also appreciate that for a co-op, it's just challenging enough to keep things interesting. The game is pretty immersive and has a great story to it. The female representation in this game is awesome too. You're not going to feel uncomfortable playing the needlessly scantily armored character. A word of warning, the topic of this game may not be suitable for all families as it does focus on witches, wicca and witchcraft. However, I feel the game is not as immersive on that aspect as the artwork would initial lead you to believe.