Fame and Fiction

2025 · BGG
Avg rating
9.00
Bayes rating
0.00
Weight
2.00 (Medium Light)
Players
2-4
Playtime
30 min
Ratings count
1

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Description

Fame & Fiction is a 20-30 minute area-control hybrid card game in which players take on the role of tactician, summoning figures drawn from myth, legend, and history to compete for influence on a shared game board. On a player’s turn, they play cards onto hexes facing any of six directions, changing the landscape of the board. Positioning matters: cards interact with their neighbors, creating opportunities to inact combos, control valuable regions, and thwart opponents’ plans. Each decision balances risk and reward as players expand their influence through clever placement and timing. Gameplay unfolds over a fixed number of rounds, with each player taking exactly five turns. At the end of the fifth round, players get a point for each hex they control. The player with the most points is declared the winner. While the game is primarily designed for 2 players, there are also ways to play the game with 3 or 4. —description from the publisher

Play mode

Competitive

How it plays

Area control & tactical conflict Deck, bag & pool building Deduction & hidden information
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Resource & economic management

Game type

Card game Collectible Card Game (TCG) Family / kids game
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Board game

Publishers

Kentish Games

Designers

None recorded