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Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon

1-4 players 60-120 min 8.0 Board Game Geek Rating

Players explore a dying Arthurian world where guardian stones are failing and darkness spreads. This cooperative adventure uses dice-less encounters resolved through character development choices between opposing traits like Brutality/Empathy. Success requires managing survival needs while making meaningful decisions that permanently shape the branching storyline and unlock different skills through deck-building mechanics.

Published 2019

Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon

Get Ready

Setup the game with these step-by-step instructions before diving into your turn.

1
Form parties
Players may group together to explore locations as a Party
2
Prepare resources
Ensure all players have access to Food, Wealth, Items, and Secrets for trading

On Your Turn

What you can do during your turn.

1
Explore locations
Spend 1 energy per Party member to read the Exploration Journal
2
Travel
Spend 1 energy per Party member to move to a connected location
3
Inspect a Menhir
Free action at locations with Menhir symbols
4
Trade freely
Exchange Food, Wealth, Items, and Secrets between Party members at no cost
5
Perform Location action
Do the action printed on your current Location card; cost/reward does not scale in a Party
6
Perform Item/Secret action
Do the action printed on one of your Item or Secret cards; cost/reward does not scale
7
Perform Character action
Do the action printed on your Character board

Winning

How to claim victory.

1
Activate Menhirs
Progress toward victory by meeting Menhir requirements and paying their activation costs
2
Complete objectives
Follow the Exploration Journal to discover and fulfill game objectives
3
Note
Specific victory conditions were not detailed in the provided rulebook pages.*

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