Anachrony: Essential Edition

It is the late 26th century, and Earth is recovering from a catastrophic explosion that exterminated the majority of the population, making most of the surface uninhabitable due to unearthly weather conditions. The surviving humans organized along four radically different ideologies, called Paths, to rebuild the world as they see fit: Harmony, Dominance, Progress, and Salvation. Followers of the four Paths live in a fragile peace, but in almost complete isolation next to each other. Their only meeting point is the last major city on Earth, now just known as the Capital. By powering up the mysterious Time Rifts that opened in the wake of the cataclysm, each Path is able to reach back to specific moments in their past. Doing so can greatly speed up their progress, but too much meddling may endanger the time-space continuum...

Anachrony: Essential Edition features a unique two-tiered worker placement system: to travel to the Capital or venture out to the devastated areas for resources, players need not only various specialists (Engineers, Scientists, Administrators, and Geniuses) but also Exosuits to protect and enhance them — and both are in short supply. Each Path has a vastly different objective that rewards it with a massive amount of victory points when achieved. 

• Players: 1-4
• Age: 15+
• Playing Time: 30-120 Minutes