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Dawn of Madness

Dawn of Madness

2024·Chauncey, Roger Ho

Videos
25
Creators
13

Mainly playthroughs and unboxings. Dawn of Madness is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 5 reviews, 5 how-to-play guides, 8 recorded sessions, 6 unboxings, and 1 other video.

1 - 4 players
90 - 120 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach

From BoardGameGeek

Unlock your past. Experience the nightmare. Embrace the dawn. You have awoken in a world that can't possibly exist. Everywhere you look you see some fresh nightmare; some new perversion of reality. You don't remember how you got here. In fact, your mind feels as though it has shattered, its fractured memories scattered in the wind. There are monstrous, impossible beings shuffling and slithering and skittering toward you, hideous beyond all comprehension. There are other people here, too, wandering through this fever dream with you. If you want to survive this place and escape, then you will have to band together with them. Because otherwise you won't just die: your very essence will cease to exist. Dawn of Madness is a story-driven cooperative game of survival horror for 1-4 players. Set in the same universe as the breakout hit board game Deep Madness, Dawn of Madness is a completely standalone, unique, and terrifying gaming experience. During the game players will assume the role of wanderers trapped in a feverish hellscape, surrounded by the distorted echoes of their own history. As one of these wanderers, you must seek to discover what led you to this horrific world, struggling to survive as your and your fellow players' stories unfold across multiple chapters in an ongoing campaign. Experience true horror unlike any board game before as you are immersed in stories of terror and madness, using the amplified powers of your mind to survive and fight back against the encroaching aberrations out to devour you. Bind your consciousness to other players' in order to accomplish difficult tasks, and earn coda cards and memories to boost your abilities while uncovering your past. All the while you will be gathering story points toward one of the multiple endings for each wanderer, and in the campaign's epic finale the wanderer - and the ending - with the most story points will spawn their respective terrifying, relentless final boss. The choices made throughout a chapter - and even the order those choices are made in - influence almost every aspect of the game, ensuring that no playthrough will ever be exactly the same. Adding even more variety, danger, and tension are the chapter-agnostic mini bosses and their distortions who plague each game in unique and changing ways, summoning vortexes of energy to alter the course of play and bring fresh dangers with every round. And all these challenges don't even include the malformations: alternate versions of the wanderers themselves, each one increasingly more corrupt than the one before, and each one able to take players into the darkest recesses of their comrades' souls. -description from the designer

Dawn of Madness

Watch first

Learn to play

Learn to Play Dawn of Madness (Part 1): Welcome to the Otherworld27:57

Learn to Play Dawn of Madness (Part 1): Welcome to the Otherworld

Adventures in Creative Software

Adventures in Creative Software

Review

Dawn of Madness review (review copy provided)5:54

Dawn of Madness review (review copy provided)

One Stop Co-op Shop

One Stop Co-op Shop

Watch it played

Dawn of Madness l Emily's Story l Part 12:19:29

Dawn of Madness l Emily's Story l Part 1

Meet Me At The Table

Meet Me At The Table

Which Dawn of Madness video should I watch?

Dawn of Madness has 25 videos from 13 creators: 5 reviews, 5 how-to-play guides, 8 playthroughs, 6 unboxings and 1 other video. They date from 2019 to July 2026.

To learn the rules, start with "Learn to Play Dawn of Madness (Part 1): Welcome to the Otherworld" by Adventures in Creative Software, which runs 28 min. For a quicker teach, "Dawn Of Madness Details!" by The King of Average runs 13 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Dawn of Madness review (review copy provided)" by One Stop Co-op Shop. 5 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Dawn of Madness l Emily's Story l Part 1" by Meet Me At The Table, one of 8 playthroughs.

If you like it, try Deep Madness, also by Chauncey, or Harakiri: Blades of Honor, Middara: Unintentional Malum – Act 1 and Fallout, which share several of its mechanics.

All videos

Dawn of Madness - Unboxing & First Impressions (EN) | EpitrapaizoumeUnboxing51:21

Dawn of Madness - Unboxing & First Impressions (EN) | Epitrapaizoume

epitrapaizoume

epitrapaizoume

Dawn of Madness l Forgotten Void l PlaythroughPlaythrough4:11:32

Dawn of Madness l Forgotten Void l Playthrough

Meet Me At The Table

Meet Me At The Table

Canje Plays Dawn of Madness Ep. 1 - Claude's StoryPlaythrough5:07:04

Canje Plays Dawn of Madness Ep. 1 - Claude's Story

Canje Studios

Canje Studios

Interesting Topic: Deep Madness vs. Dawn of MadnessHow to play54:17

Interesting Topic: Deep Madness vs. Dawn of Madness

Board Games UnLocked

Board Games UnLocked

DAWN OF MADNESS Is One of My All Time Favorite Board Games!Review18:16

DAWN OF MADNESS Is One of My All Time Favorite Board Games!

Private Pook Games

Private Pook Games

Dawn of Madness | Gameplay RundownHow to play17:05

Dawn of Madness | Gameplay Rundown

Rolling Solo

Rolling Solo

Dawn Of Madness: Complete Collection Preview - Explore Your Own StoryReview19:24

Dawn Of Madness: Complete Collection Preview - Explore Your Own Story

BoardGameCo

BoardGameCo

Dawn of Madness - Unboxing & RamblingUnboxing32:29

Dawn of Madness - Unboxing & Rambling

BoardGameCo

BoardGameCo

Dawn of Madness - Gemischte Gefühle beim Horror Brettspiel ab 16 JahrenReview33:51

Dawn of Madness - Gemischte Gefühle beim Horror Brettspiel ab 16 Jahren

Dice Diary - Brettspiele & Rollenspiele mit Ines

Dice Diary - Brettspiele & Rollenspiele mit Ines

Dawn of Madness | How To Setup | Everything That GrowsHow to play25:04

Dawn of Madness | How To Setup | Everything That Grows

Rolling Solo

Rolling Solo

Dawn of Madness | Game UnboxingUnboxing31:08

Dawn of Madness | Game Unboxing

Rolling Solo

Rolling Solo

Dawn of Madness review (review copy provided)Review5:54

Dawn of Madness review (review copy provided)

One Stop Co-op Shop

One Stop Co-op Shop

Learn to Play Dawn of Madness (Part 1): Welcome to the Otherworld27:57

Learn to Play Dawn of Madness (Part 1): Welcome to the Otherworld

Adventures in Creative Software

Adventures in Creative Software

Dawn Of Madness Details!12:42

Dawn Of Madness Details!

The King of Average

The King of Average

Dawn of Madness | How To Setup | Everything That Grows25:04

Dawn of Madness | How To Setup | Everything That Grows

Rolling Solo

Rolling Solo

Interesting Topic: Deep Madness vs. Dawn of Madness54:17

Interesting Topic: Deep Madness vs. Dawn of Madness

Board Games UnLocked

Board Games UnLocked

Dawn of Madness | Gameplay Rundown17:05

Dawn of Madness | Gameplay Rundown

Rolling Solo

Rolling Solo

Dawn of Madness review (review copy provided)5:54

Dawn of Madness review (review copy provided)

One Stop Co-op Shop

One Stop Co-op Shop

Learn to Play Presents: Kickstarter overview for Dawn of Madness25:52

Learn to Play Presents: Kickstarter overview for Dawn of Madness

Learn to Play Games

Learn to Play Games

Dawn of Madness - Gemischte Gefühle beim Horror Brettspiel ab 16 Jahren33:51

Dawn of Madness - Gemischte Gefühle beim Horror Brettspiel ab 16 Jahren

Dice Diary - Brettspiele & Rollenspiele mit Ines

Dice Diary - Brettspiele & Rollenspiele mit Ines

Dawn Of Madness: Complete Collection Preview - Explore Your Own Story19:24

Dawn Of Madness: Complete Collection Preview - Explore Your Own Story

BoardGameCo

BoardGameCo

DAWN OF MADNESS Is One of My All Time Favorite Board Games!18:16

DAWN OF MADNESS Is One of My All Time Favorite Board Games!

Private Pook Games

Private Pook Games

Dawn of Madness l Emily's Story l Part 12:19:29

Dawn of Madness l Emily's Story l Part 1

Meet Me At The Table

Meet Me At The Table

Dawn of Madness Emily's Story Part 21:14:29

Dawn of Madness Emily's Story Part 2

Meet Me At The Table

Meet Me At The Table

Dawn of Madness partial playthrough - Claude scenario (review copy provided)1:32:00

Dawn of Madness partial playthrough - Claude scenario (review copy provided)

One Stop Co-op Shop

One Stop Co-op Shop

Dawn of Madness Emily's Story Part 32:02:43

Dawn of Madness Emily's Story Part 3

Meet Me At The Table

Meet Me At The Table

Canje Plays Dawn of Madness Ep. 1 - Claude's Story5:07:04

Canje Plays Dawn of Madness Ep. 1 - Claude's Story

Canje Studios

Canje Studios

Learn to Play Presents: Kickstarter Play Through for Dawn of Madness46:14

Learn to Play Presents: Kickstarter Play Through for Dawn of Madness

Learn to Play Games

Learn to Play Games

Dawn of Madness Kickstater Preview Playthrough part 21:08:44

Dawn of Madness Kickstater Preview Playthrough part 2

Meet Me At The Table

Meet Me At The Table

Dawn of Madness l Forgotten Void l Playthrough4:11:32

Dawn of Madness l Forgotten Void l Playthrough

Meet Me At The Table

Meet Me At The Table

Dawn of Madness - Unboxing & Rambling32:29

Dawn of Madness - Unboxing & Rambling

BoardGameCo

BoardGameCo

Dawn of Madness | Game Unboxing31:08

Dawn of Madness | Game Unboxing

Rolling Solo

Rolling Solo

Dawn Of Madness Miniatures OCD Unboxing!34:15

Dawn Of Madness Miniatures OCD Unboxing!

The King of Average

The King of Average

Dawn of Madness Kickstarter Unboxing40:56

Dawn of Madness Kickstarter Unboxing

Meet Me At The Table

Meet Me At The Table

Dawn of Madness - Unboxing33:48

Dawn of Madness - Unboxing

Board Game Lounge

Board Game Lounge

Dawn of Madness - Unboxing & First Impressions (EN) | Epitrapaizoume51:21

Dawn of Madness - Unboxing & First Impressions (EN) | Epitrapaizoume

epitrapaizoume

epitrapaizoume

Learn to Play Presents: Gen-con 2019 coverage of Diemension Games13:56

Learn to Play Presents: Gen-con 2019 coverage of Diemension Games

Learn to Play Games

Learn to Play Games

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About Dawn of Madness

From BoardGameGeek:

Unlock your past. Experience the nightmare. Embrace the dawn. You have awoken in a world that can't possibly exist. Everywhere you look you see some fresh nightmare; some new perversion of reality. You don't remember how you got here. In fact, your mind feels as though it has shattered, its fractured memories scattered in the wind. There are monstrous, impossible beings shuffling and slithering and skittering toward you, hideous beyond all comprehension. There are other people here, too, wandering through this fever dream with you. If you want to survive this place and escape, then you will have to band together with them. Because otherwise you won't just die: your very essence will cease to exist. Dawn of Madness is a story-driven cooperative game of survival horror for 1-4 players. Set in the same universe as the breakout hit board game Deep Madness, Dawn of Madness is a completely standalone, unique, and terrifying gaming experience. During the game players will assume the role of wanderers trapped in a feverish hellscape, surrounded by the distorted echoes of their own history. As one of these wanderers, you must seek to discover what led you to this horrific world, struggling to survive as your and your fellow players' stories unfold across multiple chapters in an ongoing campaign. Experience true horror unlike any board game before as you are immersed in stories of terror and madness, using the amplified powers of your mind to survive and fight back against the encroaching aberrations out to devour you. Bind your consciousness to other players' in order to accomplish difficult tasks, and earn coda cards and memories to boost your abilities while uncovering your past. All the while you will be gathering story points toward one of the multiple endings for each wanderer, and in the campaign's epic finale the wanderer - and the ending - with the most story points will spawn their respective terrifying, relentless final boss. The choices made throughout a chapter - and even the order those choices are made in - influence almost every aspect of the game, ensuring that no playthrough will ever be exactly the same. Adding even more variety, danger, and tension are the chapter-agnostic mini bosses and their distortions who plague each game in unique and changing ways, summoning vortexes of energy to alter the course of play and bring fresh dangers with every round. And all these challenges don't even include the malformations: alternate versions of the wanderers themselves, each one increasingly more corrupt than the one before, and each one able to take players into the darkest recesses of their comrades' souls. -description from the designer

Designers

Chauncey, Roger Ho

Artists

The Creation Studio, Pedro Sena, Christopher Shy, Adam Taubenheim

Publisher

Diemension Games

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