2015Antoine Bauza, Bruno Cathala
- Videos
- 222
- Creators
- 71
Some reviews
2 players30 minMedium weight
Abyss
2014Bruno Cathala, Charles Chevallier
- Videos
- 19
- Creators
- 12
Some unboxings and reviews. Abyss is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 3 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 3 recorded sessions, 4 unboxings, and 7 other videos.
2 - 4 players
30 - 60 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
The Abyss power is once again vacant, so the time has come to get your hands on the throne and its privileges. Use all of your cunning to win or buy votes in the Council. Recruit the most influential Lords and abuse their powers to take control of the most strategic territories. Finally, impose yourself as the only one able to rule the Abyssal people! Abyss is a game of development, combination and collection in which players try to take control of strategic locations in an underwater city. To achieve this, players must develop on three levels: first by collecting allies, then using them to recruit Lords of the Abyss, who will then grant access to different parts of the city. Players acquire cards through a draft of sorts, and the Lords of the Abyss acquired on those cards grant special powers to the cardholder - but once you use the cards to acquire a location, that power is shut off, so players need to time their land grabs well in order to put themselves in the best position for when the game ends.
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Which Abyss video should I watch?
Abyss has 19 videos from 12 creators: 3 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 3 playthroughs, 4 unboxings and 7 other videos. They date from 2021 to November 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "How to Play: Abyss" by Gamer's Genie, which runs 19 min. For a quicker teach, "Abyss Traitor + Invoker mini strategy" by Board in the House runs 6 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Abyss Review and First Impressions" by Pecktec Games. 3 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Claiming the Throne of the Deep! | Abyss Playthrough" by Miniature Market, one of 3 playthroughs.
If you like it, try 7 Wonders Duel, The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth, Splendor Duel and Sea Salt & Paper, also by Bruno Cathala.
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Pecktec Games
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About Abyss
From BoardGameGeek:
The Abyss power is once again vacant, so the time has come to get your hands on the throne and its privileges. Use all of your cunning to win or buy votes in the Council. Recruit the most influential Lords and abuse their powers to take control of the most strategic territories. Finally, impose yourself as the only one able to rule the Abyssal people! Abyss is a game of development, combination and collection in which players try to take control of strategic locations in an underwater city. To achieve this, players must develop on three levels: first by collecting allies, then using them to recruit Lords of the Abyss, who will then grant access to different parts of the city. Players acquire cards through a draft of sorts, and the Lords of the Abyss acquired on those cards grant special powers to the cardholder - but once you use the cards to acquire a location, that power is shut off, so players need to time their land grabs well in order to put themselves in the best position for when the game ends.
Designers
Bruno Cathala, Charles Chevallier
Artist
Xavier Collette
Publisher
Bombyx
Mechanics