AdvanceQuest: Among I, The Fungi (2021)

About this game

Adventure awaits and a sinister evil grows in the Great Myconid Kingdom, a tangled forest of towering mushrooms. Join forces with a brave mushketeer and fight back to back in... Among I, the Fungi. AdvanceQuest is a compact adventure system. Generate a character with any traits you want, and advance your way through the story, rolling dice against challenges and trying to reach the end. Using a clever new exploration mechanic, each foray into the story will offer different challenges using a simple combination of two elements. Select two of your own traits and roll off against the two story elements, and see if you can beat the dangerous situation. If you roll well, you survive to continue on. If you fail, you will take damage. But don't despair – you can spend Stamina to re-roll dice before you apply their effects! If you can make it through the story, you win! Your score is how many treasures you manage to collect along the way – see if you can beat your high score by playing again! A solo micro-game designed by C.C. Chamberlin, based on Dungeon Hero. Create a hero using eight defining characteristics, like Archer of the Realm or Chainmail or Stealthy. Assign them dice ranging from d12 to d6. Note your Health and Stamina levels, and then start the adventure.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Strictly 1 player — no more, no fewer.
• Rules load. At 1.3/5 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.