2023Steven Aramini
- Videos
- 58
- Creators
- 44
Mostly reviews and playthroughs
1 - 4 players30 - 45 minMedium weight
Embers
2025Steven Aramini
- Videos
- 12
- Creators
- 9
Mainly reviews. Embers is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 6 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, and 3 recorded sessions.
1 players
15 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes
From BoardGameGeek
The heroes' meager campfire sputters. Hungry beasts stalk the edges of the light, waiting for their feast. In the nightmarish darkness, the safety of dawn seems impossibly far away. Embers is a solo-only game of survival. Use your heroes to defend against waves of encroaching monsters and keep your campfire lit. Your band of heroes huddles around the dying fire. Use each hero's unique strengths and movements to defend the fire from attack and prepare for the next onslaught. As long as the fire lives, so do they. Each turn, spawn new monsters to face. Spend each hero's action points to move them around the campfire, attack monsters, upgrade their abilities, support each other, and forage for material to keep the fire going. After the heroes act, the monsters strike: damage the nearest hero or even the fire itself. When the night card appears, a new round begins. Survive four full rounds without the fire being extinguished to win!
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Which Embers video should I watch?
Embers has 12 videos from 9 creators: 6 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides and 3 playthroughs. They date from 2025 to September 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Embers Solo Playthrough: This Game Is Fire!" by Table For One, which runs 47 min. For a quicker teach, "How to Play Embers" by Tabletop Gaming Guild runs 13 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Embers | Solo Board Game PaRTy!!!" by Tabletop Tokki. 5 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Embers: FANTASTIC Dark Fantasy Solo Game | Preview & Playthrough" by Board Game Apprentice, one of 3 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Fliptown, Sprawlopolis, Casinopolis and Flip Voyage, also by Steven Aramini.
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DaniCha
2 videos of this game
One Stop Co-op Shop
2 videos of this game
Tabletop Gaming Guild
2 videos of this game
Board Game Apprentice
1 video of this game
Dads and Dice
1 video of this game
Geeks + Tabletop
1 video of this game
Sir Thecos
1 video of this game
Table For One
1 video of this game
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About Embers
From BoardGameGeek:
The heroes' meager campfire sputters. Hungry beasts stalk the edges of the light, waiting for their feast. In the nightmarish darkness, the safety of dawn seems impossibly far away. Embers is a solo-only game of survival. Use your heroes to defend against waves of encroaching monsters and keep your campfire lit. Your band of heroes huddles around the dying fire. Use each hero's unique strengths and movements to defend the fire from attack and prepare for the next onslaught. As long as the fire lives, so do they. Each turn, spawn new monsters to face. Spend each hero's action points to move them around the campfire, attack monsters, upgrade their abilities, support each other, and forage for material to keep the fire going. After the heroes act, the monsters strike: damage the nearest hero or even the fire itself. When the night card appears, a new round begins. Survive four full rounds without the fire being extinguished to win!
Designer
Steven Aramini
Artist
Steven De Waele
Publisher
Button Shy
Mechanics