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The Witcher: Old World – Skellige
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The Witcher: Old World – Skellige

Requires:The Witcher: Old World

Designed by Łukasz Woźniak

Published by CD Projekt RED, Go On Board + 9 more

Expansion
Casual Flow: 15 Min Teach
Books: The Witcher
Components: Miniatures

Players

1-5

Play Time

90-150 min

Complexity

2.3 / 5

Rating

8.2

Year

2023

Community Snapshot

Medium-Light complexity
90–150 min
8.2 on BGG (600)
Text-heavy

Categories

Expansion for Base-game
This is an expansion — requires the base game to play.
Adventure
Explore, discover, and overcome challenges in a narrative-driven experience.
Fantasy
Set in magical worlds with mythical creatures, spells, and quests.
Fighting
Direct combat between players or factions — tactical battles and confrontation.
Miniatures
Features detailed miniature figures — often with painting and tactical positioning.
Novel-based
Based on or inspired by a book or literary work.
Travel
Journey through locations — tourism, road trips, or global adventures.
Video Game Theme
Based on or inspired by video games.

Designed for 1–5 players and playable in 90–150 min, The Witcher: Old World – Skellige delivers a medium-light experience that earned a 5.9 on BGG.

How It Plays

Card Play Conflict Resolution

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

Deck, Bag, and Pool Building

You start with a basic set of cards or tokens and gradually add better ones — watch your engine grow stronger over time.

Dice Rolling

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

Events

Random events shake things up during the game — sometimes helpful, sometimes chaotic, always interesting.

Hand Management

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

Narrative Choice / Paragraph

You read story passages and make branching decisions — your choices steer the plot in different directions.

Pick-up and Deliver

You pick up goods from one location and deliver them to another for rewards — efficient routes mean big payoffs.

Point to Point Movement

You move between connected locations on the board — the map's layout decides your travel options.

Race

It's all about getting to the finish first — every move counts when you're sprinting toward the goal.

Role Playing

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

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 Player Powers

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

About This Game

Inhabited by different Clans, Islands on the Great Sea breed traders, warriors, and leaders. One might see the Islands as an opportunity for political connections, but a witcher or a mage would rather travel there to train, hunt monsters, and seek an adventure. It may be of great benefit to visit Skellige Islands, as well as other, unexplored ones, but such travels rarely come without a cost.…

Source: BoardGameGeek

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