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Anomaly

Anomaly

2019·Thomas Dagenais-Lespérance

Videos
13
Creators
11

Mainly reviews. Anomaly is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 6 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, 2 unboxings, and 4 other videos.

2 - 4 players
45 - 60 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

From BoardGameGeek

Left for dead, three young students fight for their lives against an unknown entity. The creature, if that is what it is, seems to learn and evolve to counter their every move. They must hunt it down and destroy it, before it finds them first. Anomaly is a hidden movement, deduction, and combat game for 2-4 players. Players in this game are divided into 2 teams. One player is the Anomaly, while the other players are the Students. The goal of each team is to eliminate the other by depleting their health pool. Students share a collective health pool. All students and the Anomaly execute their movement behind a player screen, so it's rare to know exactly where another player is. Students will try to signal their location to the other students using location hint cards, and the Anomaly in turn will use these cards to triangulate the students' positions. The Anomaly needs to feed to stay alive, either on the fuel or the students themselves. The students will be working to destroy the Anomaly's fuel sources, and to damage it with improvised weapons like traps and stun batons. The students have cards with abilities on them that let them and attack or take other actions. However, when they use one of these actions, they must give the card to the Anomaly. The cards have inverse abilities for the Anomaly that will give it new powers, like Possess or Teleport. If the Anomaly gets enough cards, it will also be able to evolve and develop even more powerful abilities. The game ends when the health pool for either the Anomaly or the students is depleted. -description from the publisher

Anomaly

Watch first

Learn to play

How to Play Anomaly from Starling Games3:37

How to Play Anomaly from Starling Games

Pieces and Pixels

Pieces and Pixels

Review

Anomaly Board Game Video Review6:12

Anomaly Board Game Video Review

Board to Death TV - Board Game Reviews

Board to Death TV - Board Game Reviews

Which Anomaly video should I watch?

Anomaly has 13 videos from 11 creators: 6 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide, 2 unboxings and 4 other videos. They date from 2019 to June 2023.

To learn the rules, start with "How to Play Anomaly from Starling Games" by Pieces and Pixels, which runs 4 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Anomaly Board Game Video Review" by Board to Death TV - Board Game Reviews. 5 creators have reviewed it.

If you like it, try Decrypto, Miller Zoo, Word Traveler and Islet, also by Thomas Dagenais-Lespérance. It appears in convention videos from Gen Con 2019.

All videos

Anomaly Daily Game Unboxing4:56

Anomaly Daily Game Unboxing

Dice Tower Encore

Dice Tower Encore

How to Play Anomaly from Starling GamesHow to play3:37

How to Play Anomaly from Starling Games

Pieces and Pixels

Pieces and Pixels

Anomaly: DiscussionReview23:47

Anomaly: Discussion

Board Games UnLocked

Board Games UnLocked

Anomaly Review wth Chris DiasReview21:39

Anomaly Review wth Chris Dias

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Anomaly Board Game Video ReviewReview6:12

Anomaly Board Game Video Review

Board to Death TV - Board Game Reviews

Board to Death TV - Board Game Reviews

Anomaly 2-min (Allegro) Review with the Game Boy GeekReview3:01

Anomaly 2-min (Allegro) Review with the Game Boy Geek

Game Boy Geek

Game Boy Geek

Anomaly Review with the Game Boy GeekReview14:43

Anomaly Review with the Game Boy Geek

Game Boy Geek

Game Boy Geek

Anomaly with Adam GlassReview7:13

Anomaly with Adam Glass

Board Game Gumbo (Board Game Gumbo)

Board Game Gumbo (Board Game Gumbo)

Anomaly Board Game UnboxingUnboxing13:37

Anomaly Board Game Unboxing

Rob's Gaming Table

Rob's Gaming Table

Anomaly - Unboxing and First Look on The Daily Dope #352Unboxing56:48

Anomaly - Unboxing and First Look on The Daily Dope #352

The Gaming Gang

The Gaming Gang

Anomaly Board Game Gen Con 2019Interview3:38

Anomaly Board Game Gen Con 2019

Board to Death TV - Board Game Reviews

Board to Death TV - Board Game Reviews

Gencon Bonanaza 2019: Anomaly InterviewInterview2:28

Gencon Bonanaza 2019: Anomaly Interview

Bower's Game Corner

Bower's Game Corner

How to Play Anomaly from Starling Games3:37

How to Play Anomaly from Starling Games

Pieces and Pixels

Pieces and Pixels

Anomaly Board Game Video Review6:12

Anomaly Board Game Video Review

Board to Death TV - Board Game Reviews

Board to Death TV - Board Game Reviews

Anomaly Review with the Game Boy Geek14:43

Anomaly Review with the Game Boy Geek

Game Boy Geek

Game Boy Geek

Anomaly 2-min (Allegro) Review with the Game Boy Geek3:01

Anomaly 2-min (Allegro) Review with the Game Boy Geek

Game Boy Geek

Game Boy Geek

Anomaly Review wth Chris Dias21:39

Anomaly Review wth Chris Dias

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Anomaly with Adam Glass7:13

Anomaly with Adam Glass

Board Game Gumbo (Board Game Gumbo)

Board Game Gumbo (Board Game Gumbo)

Anomaly: Discussion23:47

Anomaly: Discussion

Board Games UnLocked

Board Games UnLocked

Anomaly - Unboxing and First Look on The Daily Dope #35256:48

Anomaly - Unboxing and First Look on The Daily Dope #352

The Gaming Gang

The Gaming Gang

Anomaly Board Game Unboxing13:37

Anomaly Board Game Unboxing

Rob's Gaming Table

Rob's Gaming Table

Anomaly Board Game Gen Con 20193:38

Anomaly Board Game Gen Con 2019

Board to Death TV - Board Game Reviews

Board to Death TV - Board Game Reviews

Anomaly - game overview at Origins Game Fair 20197:30

Anomaly - game overview at Origins Game Fair 2019

BoardGameGeek Express

BoardGameGeek Express

Gencon Bonanaza 2019: Anomaly Interview2:28

Gencon Bonanaza 2019: Anomaly Interview

Bower's Game Corner

Bower's Game Corner

8 of 11

Creators who cover this

All channels
Board to Death TV - Board Game Reviews
Board to Death TV - Board Game Reviews
2 videos of this game
Game Boy Geek
Game Boy Geek
2 videos of this game
BoardGameGeek Express
BoardGameGeek Express
1 video of this game
Board Game Gumbo (Board Game Gumbo)
Board Game Gumbo (Board Game Gumbo)
1 video of this game
Board Games UnLocked
Board Games UnLocked
1 video of this game
Bower's Game Corner
Bower's Game Corner
1 video of this game
Dice Tower Encore
Dice Tower Encore
1 video of this game
Pieces and Pixels
Pieces and Pixels
1 video of this game

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About Anomaly

From BoardGameGeek:

Left for dead, three young students fight for their lives against an unknown entity. The creature, if that is what it is, seems to learn and evolve to counter their every move. They must hunt it down and destroy it, before it finds them first. Anomaly is a hidden movement, deduction, and combat game for 2-4 players. Players in this game are divided into 2 teams. One player is the Anomaly, while the other players are the Students. The goal of each team is to eliminate the other by depleting their health pool. Students share a collective health pool. All students and the Anomaly execute their movement behind a player screen, so it's rare to know exactly where another player is. Students will try to signal their location to the other students using location hint cards, and the Anomaly in turn will use these cards to triangulate the students' positions. The Anomaly needs to feed to stay alive, either on the fuel or the students themselves. The students will be working to destroy the Anomaly's fuel sources, and to damage it with improvised weapons like traps and stun batons. The students have cards with abilities on them that let them and attack or take other actions. However, when they use one of these actions, they must give the card to the Anomaly. The cards have inverse abilities for the Anomaly that will give it new powers, like Possess or Teleport. If the Anomaly gets enough cards, it will also be able to evolve and develop even more powerful abilities. The game ends when the health pool for either the Anomaly or the students is depleted. -description from the publisher

Designer

Thomas Dagenais-Lespérance

Artists

Steven Hamilton, Greg May (II), Dann May

Publisher

Starling Games (II)

Categories

HorrorScience Fiction

Mechanics

Area MovementCard-DrivenHidden MovementHidden Units
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