2015Jamey Stegmaier, Alan Stone
- Videos
- 304
- Creators
- 213
Mostly reviews and playthroughs
1 - 6 players45 - 90 minMedium weight
Origin Story
2025Jamey Stegmaier, Pete Wissinger
- Videos
- 21
- Creators
- 19
Mostly reviews. Origin Story is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 16 reviews, 2 recorded sessions, and 3 unboxings.
1 - 5 players
45 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
Your inner superhero is ready to emerge, one chapter at a time. Reveal your backstory, gather gadgets and allies, develop a grudge against your archenemy, and unleash an ultimate ability as you transform. Use a combination of brains, love, speed, and strength to craft your origin story. Origin Story is a 1-5 player competitive tableau-building, trick-taking game played over 5 rounds. Each round represents a chapter in your development and grants a new card to add to your player mat. Charge your cards and use their abilities to score more points than your opponents. -description from the publisher
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Which Origin Story video should I watch?
Origin Story has 21 videos from 19 creators: 16 reviews, 2 playthroughs and 3 unboxings. They date from 2025 to August 2026.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "2 Stonemaier Expansion Reviews: Origin Story: Heroes and Villains & Expeditions: Gears of Corruption" by Allies or Enemies. 15 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Origin Story - Solo Playthrough!" by Optimal Play, one of 2 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Viticulture Essential Edition, Tapestry, Vantage and Expeditions, also by Jamey Stegmaier.
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Mostly playthroughs and reviews
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Mainly reviews
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About Origin Story
From BoardGameGeek:
Your inner superhero is ready to emerge, one chapter at a time. Reveal your backstory, gather gadgets and allies, develop a grudge against your archenemy, and unleash an ultimate ability as you transform. Use a combination of brains, love, speed, and strength to craft your origin story. Origin Story is a 1-5 player competitive tableau-building, trick-taking game played over 5 rounds. Each round represents a chapter in your development and grants a new card to add to your player mat. Charge your cards and use their abilities to score more points than your opponents. -description from the publisher
Designers
Jamey Stegmaier, Pete Wissinger
Artist
Clémentine Campardou
Publisher
Stonemaier Games
Categories
Comics
Mechanics
Trick-taking & ClimbingVariable Player PowersModular Board & Variable Setup