Allegory (2021)

About this game

An allegory tells a captivating story while hiding a deeper, meaningful moral underneath. Compete with others as renowned authors, each scribing a trilogy of tales: Nature, Energy, and Spirit. Master the use of lore to incorporate powerful themes in your tales. At game's end, you will be rewarded for weaving a hidden moral throughout all your tales, but only the most concise tale shall become a literary classic for the ages! In Allegory, you are a mythic author. Bid using lore chips to collect theme cards to craft their your tales (Nature, Energy, and Spirit). In the end, you score only the tale with the lowest total value. Enhance your score by including sets of themes throughout your trilogy. Earn bonus points for including your moral in each tale. The player with most points has scribed a classic tale and mastered the allegory! —description from the publisher

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 6.
• Rules load. At 1.5/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 8 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.