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Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift
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Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift

Designed by Ren Multamäki, David Hladky + 2 more

Published by Dragon Dawn Productions

Deep Strategy: 45+ Min Teach

Players

1-6

Community Snapshot

Best with 3–4
Heavy complexity
30–180 min
7.3 on BGG (684)
Some text

Language Editions

EnglishGermanItalian

Categories

Fantasy
Set in magical worlds with mythical creatures, spells, and quests.
Horror
Dark, scary themes — survive monsters, solve mysteries, or face the unknown.
Miniatures
Features detailed miniature figures — often with painting and tactical positioning.
Puzzle
Solve spatial, logical, or pattern-matching puzzles — satisfying brain teasers.

How It Plays

Action Points

You get a limited number of action points each turn and choose how to spend them — prioritizing is everything.

Campaign / Battle Card Driven

Special cards trigger events and drive the action forward — each card played can shift the whole narrative.

Card Play Conflict Resolution

Conflicts are resolved by playing cards instead of rolling dice — it puts the outcome more in your hands.

Cooperative Game

Everyone works together against the game itself — you win or lose as a team, so get ready to strategize together!

Hand Management

You have a hand of cards and deciding which to play, save, or discard is the core puzzle.

Rondel

Actions are arranged in a circle, and your token moves around it — where you stop determines what you can do.

Solo / Solitaire Game

You can play this one all by yourself — perfect for a quiet evening when you want a fun challenge on your own.

Variable Phase Order

The order of game phases can change each round depending on player choices — keeps everyone on their toes.

Variable Player Powers

About This Game

Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift is a new kind of dungeon crawl, one that embraces the European school of game design with clever and elegant mechanisms and emphasizes strategy while minimizing luck. Cooperation, planning, and the enemy response deck eliminate the need for chucking dice, creating a tense combat environment with meaningful decisions! The rondels provide another tactical layer, including the enemy's devious and challenging AI.…

Source: BoardGameGeek

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Expansions & Related

11 Expansions

Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift – Promo deck

Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift – Promo deck

2016

Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift – Wound Deck

Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift – Wound Deck

2016

Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift – Witch's Grotto

Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift – Witch's Grotto

2016

Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift – Traitor Guard

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Play Time

30-180 min

Complexity

3.8 / 5

Rating

7.3

Year

2016

Each player has unique abilities that make their experience different — finding the best way to use yours is half the fun.

Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift – Traitor Guard

2017

Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift – Hero Trait Deck

Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift – Hero Trait Deck

2017

Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift – Mogba'gh

Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift – Mogba'gh

2017

Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift – The Sabotage

Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift – The Sabotage

2018

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Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift Scenario Pack

2018

+ 3 more expansions

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