2026Theo Z. Zhao
- Videos
- 15
- Creators
- 11
1 - 6 players360 - 1500 minLight weight

2027Theo Z. Zhao
From BoardGameGeek
In New Harbor, the question is not whether something terrible happened. It is whether the person named in the file is still human. You are not here to save them. You are here to decide what they are. In The Altered: Anomaly Containment Archives, players serve as Evaluation Commissioners within B.A.R. Playing solo or as a group, they open classified dossiers, examine physical evidence, compare conflicting testimonies, decode hidden information, and reconstruct the lives of individuals known as Signators, each connected to an anomalous event. No game master is required. Across seven interconnected cases, players must issue binding rulings: who remains human, who has become Altered, and what must be contained. Branching choices and blind-bag token management carry the consequences of each ruling into later cases, while containment breaches are resolved through tactical card play. To win the campaign, the commissioners must resolve the linked investigations and contain the final threat shaped by their accumulated decisions. -description from the publisher
The Altered: Anomaly Containment Archives has 4 videos from 3 creators: 1 review, 1 how-to-play guide, 1 unboxing and 1 other video. They date from August 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "The Altered: Anomaly Containment Archives. Overview of this immersive narrative game." by Meeple University, which runs 7 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "The Altered: Anomaly Containment Archives l Kickstarter Preview" by Meet Me At The Table.
If you like it, try Abyss Echo: The Forbidden Rite, also by Theo Z. Zhao, or Chronicles of Crime, Vantage and Chronicles of Crime: 1400, which share several of its mechanics.
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1 - 6 players360 - 1500 minLight weight
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From BoardGameGeek:
In New Harbor, the question is not whether something terrible happened. It is whether the person named in the file is still human. You are not here to save them. You are here to decide what they are. In The Altered: Anomaly Containment Archives, players serve as Evaluation Commissioners within B.A.R. Playing solo or as a group, they open classified dossiers, examine physical evidence, compare conflicting testimonies, decode hidden information, and reconstruct the lives of individuals known as Signators, each connected to an anomalous event. No game master is required. Across seven interconnected cases, players must issue binding rulings: who remains human, who has become Altered, and what must be contained. Branching choices and blind-bag token management carry the consequences of each ruling into later cases, while containment breaches are resolved through tactical card play. To win the campaign, the commissioners must resolve the linked investigations and contain the final threat shaped by their accumulated decisions. -description from the publisher