2021Tom Mattson, Marc Neidlinger
- Videos
- 76
- Creators
- 46
Mostly playthroughs and reviews
2 - 4 players60 - 90 minHeavy weight
Vestige
2026Eric D. Johnson, Marc Neidlinger
- Videos
- 10
- Creators
- 8
Mainly unboxings. Vestige is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 1 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, 4 unboxings, and 2 other videos.
1 - 4 players
45 - 120 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
In a bold age of neo-humanistic advancement and technological breakthrough, life evolved, and the lines between biology and engineering blurred. The limits of possibility were shattered. A great civilization rose toward the stars, toward an enlightenment increasingly within reach. That civilization collapsed. How and why are long since forgotten. Chaos reigned. Technological understanding was lost to generations of strife and survivalism as time rendered everything (humanity included) into discarded scraps of what once was. In this fallen world, the last wretched vestiges of humanity vie for the only hope for significance that remains: leverage. Vestige is a highly-strategic, competitive modern euro that you can play in an hour. It is built around a resource alchemy system modeled on the color wheel that offers great depth but can be understood almost instantly; for example, mix might (red) and cunning (yellow) to attain guile (orange). A modular game board; variable end-game conditions; and a card-tableau, engine-building heart makes every game crunchy, and combo-driven. Derived from Vindication, Vestige reimagines its systems in a new setting and with a new depth-to-approachability ratio. Each turn you move around a randomly generated map of locations, each offering a unique action or effect. Visiting these locations you unlock your potential, spread your influence, develop your attributes, build your network of contacts across three factions (smugglers, mercenaries, lawmakers), and then work with that network to complete jobs your contacts are suited for (unearthing artifacts, claiming bounties, and developing augmentations). Through action selection, card-tableau combo building, area control, and careful resource management you seek to gain more leverage than your opponents, all while the powers-that-be use any and all insidious tricks at their disposal to keep you down where they want you. -description from publisher
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Which Vestige video should I watch?
Vestige has 10 videos from 8 creators: 1 review, 2 how-to-play guides, 1 playthrough, 4 unboxings and 2 other videos. They date from 2024 to August 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Vestige™ - How to Play" by Orange Nebula, which runs 36 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Vestige - Straight Up Solo with John LaRuffa" by No Fluff Solo Gaming with John LaRuffa. To see it played, watch "Vestige Solo Playthrough: Dunecrest" by Table For One.
If you like it, try Unsettled, Vindication, Vindication: Leaders & Alliances and Vindication: Archive of the Ancients, also by Marc Neidlinger.
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No Fluff Solo Gaming with John LaRuffa
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Table For One
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One Mike One Game
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Orange Nebula
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2019Tom Mattson, Marc Neidlinger
- Videos
- 1
- Creators
- 1
Unboxings
1 - 5 players45 - 150 minHeavy weight
2023Marc Neidlinger
- Videos
- 1
- Creators
- 1
Unboxings
2 - 5 players45 - 150 minHeavy weight
About Vestige
From BoardGameGeek:
In a bold age of neo-humanistic advancement and technological breakthrough, life evolved, and the lines between biology and engineering blurred. The limits of possibility were shattered. A great civilization rose toward the stars, toward an enlightenment increasingly within reach. That civilization collapsed. How and why are long since forgotten. Chaos reigned. Technological understanding was lost to generations of strife and survivalism as time rendered everything (humanity included) into discarded scraps of what once was. In this fallen world, the last wretched vestiges of humanity vie for the only hope for significance that remains: leverage. Vestige is a highly-strategic, competitive modern euro that you can play in an hour. It is built around a resource alchemy system modeled on the color wheel that offers great depth but can be understood almost instantly; for example, mix might (red) and cunning (yellow) to attain guile (orange). A modular game board; variable end-game conditions; and a card-tableau, engine-building heart makes every game crunchy, and combo-driven. Derived from Vindication, Vestige reimagines its systems in a new setting and with a new depth-to-approachability ratio. Each turn you move around a randomly generated map of locations, each offering a unique action or effect. Visiting these locations you unlock your potential, spread your influence, develop your attributes, build your network of contacts across three factions (smugglers, mercenaries, lawmakers), and then work with that network to complete jobs your contacts are suited for (unearthing artifacts, claiming bounties, and developing augmentations). Through action selection, card-tableau combo building, area control, and careful resource management you seek to gain more leverage than your opponents, all while the powers-that-be use any and all insidious tricks at their disposal to keep you down where they want you. -description from publisher
Designers
Eric D. Johnson, Marc Neidlinger
Artist
NinjaJo
Publisher
Orange Nebula, LLC
Categories
Mechanics