IV Studio does not have a reputation for small games. The studio behind Moonrakers, Veiled Fate and Mythic Mischief has built its name on big crowdfunding campaigns, so when its team turns to a meaty euro, it is worth a look. That game is Altera, and it has been raising money on Gamefound.
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Find events near youAltera comes from the designers of Tend, IV Studio's flip-and-write farming game, but it trades the pencil for a fistful of dice. It is a worker-placement euro with a twist: instead of generic meeples, you build and reshape a bag of dice, recruiting, upgrading and trashing them across four tiers. Any dice you do not spend on placements convert into resources such as coins, favours and influence, so every roll forces a choice between acting now and banking for later.
Over seven rounds you send those dice to challenges around a striking mountain city, gathering resources, reputation, artefacts and objective cards. The theme leans into a post-war world where nations settle their standing at the Ascension Festival, with players jockeying for prestige, guild influence and a seat on the High Council. Previews have pegged it at one to four players, with a session running somewhere between an hour and two.
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Start organising for freeFor groups that like the puzzle of squeezing value out of a tightening engine, the dice-bag idea is a fresh spin on a familiar genre. Gather your usual crew and find a game night near you when copies start shipping.
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