Paperback Adventures
2022Tim Fowers, Skye Larsen
- Videos
- 31
- Creators
- 23
Mainly reviews. Paperback Adventures is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 18 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 6 recorded sessions, 1 unboxings, and 4 other videos.
1 - 2 players
50 - 150 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
Our intrepid author Paige Turner is back! In Paperback Adventures, you get to play as the protagonist in one of Paige's wild brainstorming sessions. Conquer a menagerie of pulp novel characters in this solo deckbuilding word game. Just like in the original game Paperback - and the follow-up game Hardback - you will build your own deck of cards throughout the game, and those cards will have letters to help you spell words every turn. But in Paperback Adventures, instead of testing your wordsmithing wit against other players, you will use your words to defeat a series of AI enemies in "roguelike" fashion. Paperback Adventures is a solo-focused game. It was designed from the ground up as a strategic, highly-replayable solo word game. There are also additional gameplay variants for cooperative play between two players. There are three playable characters that have different strengths and playstyles. The core box is NOT A COMPLETE GAME! One Character Box required (Ex Machina, Damsel or Plothook)
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Which Paperback Adventures video should I watch?
Paperback Adventures has 31 videos from 23 creators: 18 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 6 playthroughs, 1 unboxing and 4 other videos. They date from 2021 to June 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "How to play Paperback Adventures" by Nights Around a Table, which runs 21 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Paperback Adventures is Slay the Spire with Words and it's The Best" by No Pun Included. 12 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Paperback Adventures - solo playthrough (with Damsel) and final thoughts" by Blue Dog Board Games, one of 6 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Paperback, Fugitive, Burgle Bros 2: The Casino Capers and Typewriter, also by Tim Fowers. It appears in convention videos from Gen Con 2022.
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2021Tim Fowers, Jeff Krause
- Videos
- 38
- Creators
- 27
Mostly reviews and playthroughs
1 - 4 players45 - 70 minMedium weight
About Paperback Adventures
From BoardGameGeek:
Our intrepid author Paige Turner is back! In Paperback Adventures, you get to play as the protagonist in one of Paige's wild brainstorming sessions. Conquer a menagerie of pulp novel characters in this solo deckbuilding word game. Just like in the original game Paperback - and the follow-up game Hardback - you will build your own deck of cards throughout the game, and those cards will have letters to help you spell words every turn. But in Paperback Adventures, instead of testing your wordsmithing wit against other players, you will use your words to defeat a series of AI enemies in "roguelike" fashion. Paperback Adventures is a solo-focused game. It was designed from the ground up as a strategic, highly-replayable solo word game. There are also additional gameplay variants for cooperative play between two players. There are three playable characters that have different strengths and playstyles. The core box is NOT A COMPLETE GAME! One Character Box required (Ex Machina, Damsel or Plothook)
Designers
Tim Fowers, Skye Larsen
Artist
Ryan Goldsberry
Publisher
Fowers Games
Mechanics