On Call

On Call

2027Yixian Ho

2 - 4 players
45 - 75 min

From BoardGameGeek

On Call is a cooperative strategy board game about managing an overcrowded emergency room on the brink of disaster. Why are there never enough beds?! Pick a character with specialized actions. Will you be triaging the walk-ins clogging your waiting room? Or racing O-negative to the treatment room? But in a chronically understaffed ER, remember to chip in to help your teammates! Move the hospital's nurses and doctors from room to room to take your actions. But plan ahead to where your teammates might need them next - they can't be in two places at once! Every action ripples through the hospital, in this "worker movement" game of cascading consequences. Have time for a breather? Guzzle coffee to learn new skills, in an intuitive action-upgrading system that allows you to increase your effectiveness with every passing shift. Challenge yourself in optional "limited communication mode" - without hidden information. Find the perfect mind-melding combo to keep your patients from crashing; no backseat doctors allowed! Comes with 20 scenarios, like episodes from a medical drama. Each scenario adds new setup, rules, objectives, and strategies. -description from the designer

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About On Call

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On Call is a cooperative strategy board game about managing an overcrowded emergency room on the brink of disaster. Why are there never enough beds?! Pick a character with specialized actions. Will you be triaging the walk-ins clogging your waiting room? Or racing O-negative to the treatment room? But in a chronically understaffed ER, remember to chip in to help your teammates! Move the hospital's nurses and doctors from room to room to take your actions. But plan ahead to where your teammates might need them next - they can't be in two places at once! Every action ripples through the hospital, in this "worker movement" game of cascading consequences. Have time for a breather? Guzzle coffee to learn new skills, in an intuitive action-upgrading system that allows you to increase your effectiveness with every passing shift. Challenge yourself in optional "limited communication mode" - without hidden information. Find the perfect mind-melding combo to keep your patients from crashing; no backseat doctors allowed! Comes with 20 scenarios, like episodes from a medical drama. Each scenario adds new setup, rules, objectives, and strategies. -description from the designer

Designer

Yixian Ho

Artist

Marcus Quek

Categories

AnimalsMedical

Mechanics

Action DraftingChainingCommunication LimitsCooperative Game
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