👉 Note¹: Community copies available, scroll down 👇

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The Whispers & Treasure

Whispers of a legendary treasure echo through the chilling mists of the northern seas, a prize so exquisite it evades even the gaze of the gods. They call it the Dreadheart, a crystallized Titan's heart born of love's lament. Forged in agony, it promises immense wealth, power, and... a gnawing torment to its possessor.

🔥 The Dreadheart ranked in the top 8 in "Best Solo Game" + "Best Graphic Design for Visually Impaired Players" + "Best Use of Theme" + "Ease of Holding" in the 2024 In-Hand Game Design Contest! Thank you very much to everyone who played, gave feedback and had fun!

The Dreadheart 🌊 is a solo game with 18 cards with an In-Hand system. In this game, you will take command of Black Mamba or Lone Conqueror, pirate and adventurer ships, in search of an old treasure, The Dreadheart. 

During your journey, manage resources to explore regions and discover clues that will lead you to the location of the treasure, confront monstrous inhabitants of the deep and resist the fury of relentless storms.

Features

• Quick rules and easy setup
• Play wherever you want, use only 18 cards and your two hands 
• Luck is important, but strategy makes the difference
• Old School tattoo illustrations made with watercolor and ink
• Two difficulty levels to challenge you

How the game works

• In your left hand is the Ship's Deck, your ship and your Clues yet to be revealed. In your right hand, the Encounter Deck.
• Each turn, a new card from the Encounter Deck is revealed. All the cards have symbols that must be solved by rotating cards from the Adventurer's Deck that have the same symbols.
• When you resolve a card, it becomes part of the Adventurer's deck and gives you more chances to continue exploring the seas.
• By solving 3 Exploration cards, you will have revealed the 3 Clues and thus won the game by finding the treasure, The Dreadheart.

👉 Additional Information: 1 player | 8~15 min | Age 10+ 

Stay tuned. Follow me on Twitter, also the thread on BoardGameGeek for updates and sneak peeks. Add The Dreadheart game page to your BoardGameGeek shelf.

 I look forward to your feedback, any constructive opinion is very welcome 😊

Itchfunding coming soon! What can you expect?

• Whispering Winds + Mermaid's Tears - Two new ships exclusive to crowdfunding. As well as unique illustrations, they'll also have new types of effects that could shake things up a bit.
• Chaotic Storms - A mini-collection of 3 new cards made up of 3 new enemies to take the challenge to the next level.
• MULTIPLAYER 💣  - Expansion of the rules to two players, making the game more competitive + cards that simulate the meeting and combat between ships.
• DIY box for the cards.
• Low ink files.

More news coming soon! ╰┈➤

Out there

Ziotempa from BGG printed it out and ventured out to play The Dreadheart. He recorded a nice video on YouTube in Italian. The video is also available below!

Shamus (for the amazing Martin’s Print and Play Hideaway group on Facebook) print and built and recorded a video of his match (with two losses, but I hope he wins haha 😊), it's available on YouTube, I'll embed the video below for those who want to see it.

The BGG user Dheydre also build and talk a little about her experience on Ludopedia, a brazilian forum of boardgames, you can check here: https://ludopedia.com.br/topico/81294/

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Dear adventurer,

Buying this game, you're supporting my work. However, if you can't afford it, that's fine - if available, pick up a free community copy or send me an e-mail.

You can help me too:

• Sharing your experience and feedback in the comments, by email or on Bsky.