Play Overview
Karak (2017) is a traversal game where you explore a dungeon, fight monsters and discover treasure. You play by building a labyrinth tile by tile, moving your hero and rolling dice to resolve combat. It is a journey into the unknown, where you will need luck to survive.
You play as one of six heroes racing to find treasure in the dungeons of Karak Castle. Each turn you place a dungeon Room tile and move inside hoping for treasure or a useful weapon. If you're unlucky you'll face a monster that must be defeated with a dice roll. If you lose you take damage, but if you win you are rewarded with useful loot.
As you play, the dungeon unfolds and you discover more power-ups and more powerful monsters. At first, you might not have the firepower to defeat them, but over time your upgraded weapons sway things in your favour. Defeat the powerful dragon to end the game and the player with the most treasure is the winner.
What starts as a journey of discovering what is around each corner, quickly transforms into a dice-rolling battle for survival where you must upgrade your hero in order to defeat the monsters before they defeat you.
Our examiner, Rob Prior, first checked Karak 21 months ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 14 months ago.
You play as one of six heroes racing to find treasure in the dungeons of Karak Castle. Each turn you place a dungeon Room tile and move inside hoping for treasure or a useful weapon. If you're unlucky you'll face a monster that must be defeated with a dice roll. If you lose you take damage, but if you win you are rewarded with useful loot.
As you play, the dungeon unfolds and you discover more power-ups and more powerful monsters. At first, you might not have the firepower to defeat them, but over time your upgraded weapons sway things in your favour. Defeat the powerful dragon to end the game and the player with the most treasure is the winner.
What starts as a journey of discovering what is around each corner, quickly transforms into a dice-rolling battle for survival where you must upgrade your hero in order to defeat the monsters before they defeat you.
Our examiner, Rob Prior, first checked Karak 21 months ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 14 months ago.
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Play Style
This is a Traversal game with Battle, Collecting and Role-Play elements. You can play with 2 to 5 players in the same room. Best with 3 to 4 players.
You can play this game in the following styles:
Duration
Learn to Play: This takes half an hour to learn. This is a straightforward game to learn, actions and combat are clear and easy to understand. You are likely to spend most of your time understanding each character's abilities and how they affect the game as a whole.
Play Time: This game will take between half an hour and 1 hour to complete. As you need to find and defeat the dragon to finish, this game can vary in length quite a lot.
Play Time: This game will take between half an hour and 1 hour to complete. As you need to find and defeat the dragon to finish, this game can vary in length quite a lot.
Benefits
This game is good if you want to:
Age Ratings
Skill Level
5+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. Still, it's important for parents and guardians to consider the maturity required to process the game content. Younger players need to be okay with fighting, monsters and losing lives. They also need to be able to add the digits on two dice.
Content Rating
We rate this suitable for 7+ years-olds. This game features combat and weapons, but they are not depicted graphically.Game Details
Release Date: 01/01/2017
Skill Rating: 5+ year-olds
Players: 2-5
Genres: Traversal (Battle, Collecting and Role-Play)
Accessibility: 0 features documented (Tweet Developer )
Components: Dice, Figures, Placeables and Tokens
Developer: Kosmos Games UK (@KosmosGamesUK)
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