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Death Test 2
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Death Test 2

Requires:Melee

Designed by Steve Jackson (I)

Published by Hobby Japan, Metagaming

Expansion
Casual Flow: 15 Min Teach
Animals: Octopuses
Animals: Snakes

Players

1-5

Play Time

30 min

Complexity

2.2 / 5

Rating

7.2

Year

1980

Community Snapshot

Medium-Light complexity
~30 min
7.2 on BGG (79)

Categories

Adventure
Explore, discover, and overcome challenges in a narrative-driven experience.
Expansion for Base-game
This is an expansion — requires the base game to play.
Fantasy
Set in magical worlds with mythical creatures, spells, and quests.
Fighting
Direct combat between players or factions — tactical battles and confrontation.
Wargame
Simulate warfare — military strategy, tactics, and historical battles.

A medium-light dice rolling game. Rated 5.5 on BGG.

How It Plays

Dice Rolling

You roll dice to determine outcomes — there's always that thrilling moment of suspense before they land!

Grid Movement

Pieces move on a grid of squares — straightforward movement that still leaves room for deep tactical thinking.

Hexagon Grid

The board uses hexagons instead of squares — this gives you more directions to move and think about.

Role Playing

You take on a character with unique abilities and make choices as them — step into someone else's shoes!

About This Game

Death Test 2 was MicroQuest #2 in the Metagaming MicroQuests series, programmed adventures for Melee and Wizard. Sequel to Death Test, this paragraph-based adventure for the Melee/Wizard fantasy combat system recreates its predecessor's dungeon-crawl scenario but is significantly more difficult. Steve Jackson reacquired the rights to TFT and published a new version of Death Test 2.…

Source: BoardGameGeek

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