2023Conor McGoey
- Videos
- 2
- Creators
- 2
1 - 6 players30 - 150 min

2017Conor McGoey
Mostly reviews and how-to-play. Summit: The Board Game is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 17 reviews, 10 how-to-play guides, 3 recorded sessions, 6 unboxings, and 4 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
Summit: The Board Game is a survival game which, thanks to its two-sided game board and variable mechanisms, can be played competitively, cooperatively or solo. In a competitive game, players race up and down the deadly mountain while managing their resources, building their path, overcoming obstacles, and attempting to survive their competition. Summit uses a unique karma system that allows players to actively help or hinder their opponents - but it also affects end game scoring. For a few extra points, you could share some of your valuable food or oxygen, or maybe you can afford to lose some points so you choose to cut their rope and watch them disappear down the mountain. In a cooperative or solo game, players must now work together to overcome the mountain and survive the expedition. Summit is a game so grueling you need only one team member to survive the ascent and descent, so players may sacrifice themselves for the good of the team. The mountain has a "Sherpa Track" and a "Time of Day Track" added, as well as a whole new deck of cards. It is unlikely everyone will be returning from this expedition. With over 190 unique cards, nearly 100 tiles, unique resource management and tracking on dual-layer asymmetrical player mats and the ability to customize your difficulty and game length, Summit guarantees you will never play the same game twice!
Summit: The Board Game has 40 videos from 33 creators: 17 reviews, 10 how-to-play guides, 3 playthroughs, 6 unboxings and 4 other videos. They date from 2016 to June 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Summit Cooperative/Solo Setup & Overview" by Conor McGoey, which runs 12 min. For a quicker teach, "Summit: The Board Game - Gen Con 50 Demo" by Jarrad Shaw runs 5 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Summit: The Board Game Review - with Tom Vasel" by The Dice Tower. 14 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Ascension du SOMMET : La partie en solo" by La Société des Jeux, one of 3 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Summit: The Board Game – Sanity, Gorus Maximus, Sea Change and Summit: The Board Game – Yeti expansion, also by Conor McGoey. It appears in convention videos from Gen Con 2017.
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2023Conor McGoey
1 - 6 players30 - 150 min
2018Conor McGoey
1 - 8 players20 - 45 minLight weight
2017Conor McGoey
1 - 6 players30 - 180 min
From BoardGameGeek:
Summit: The Board Game is a survival game which, thanks to its two-sided game board and variable mechanisms, can be played competitively, cooperatively or solo. In a competitive game, players race up and down the deadly mountain while managing their resources, building their path, overcoming obstacles, and attempting to survive their competition. Summit uses a unique karma system that allows players to actively help or hinder their opponents - but it also affects end game scoring. For a few extra points, you could share some of your valuable food or oxygen, or maybe you can afford to lose some points so you choose to cut their rope and watch them disappear down the mountain. In a cooperative or solo game, players must now work together to overcome the mountain and survive the expedition. Summit is a game so grueling you need only one team member to survive the ascent and descent, so players may sacrifice themselves for the good of the team. The mountain has a "Sherpa Track" and a "Time of Day Track" added, as well as a whole new deck of cards. It is unlikely everyone will be returning from this expedition. With over 190 unique cards, nearly 100 tiles, unique resource management and tracking on dual-layer asymmetrical player mats and the ability to customize your difficulty and game length, Summit guarantees you will never play the same game twice!
Designer
Conor McGoey
Artist
Jordan Danielsson
Publisher
Inside Up Games
Categories
Mechanics