"The Voynich Manuscript, dating to medieval times, is an illustrated codex written in an as yet undeciphered language that addresses topics ranging from herbology to astronomy-its full meaning has stymied the likes of linguists, cryptographers, and historians for over one hundred years. To the creative mind and marketing genius of Dani Garcia, this clearly presented the perfect untapped IP for his latest Euro-style board game design. And shockingly, it's not a deduction game."
"The Voynich Puzzle is played over a series of turns during which players will attempt to gain subject-specific knowledge points in distinct topics: botany, astrology, bathing, writing, and recipes. As subject-specific knowledge is acquired, players will share their findings with the broader community by adding a color-specific puzzle piece to a shared board."
"By moving their research tokens about this shared puzzle and ultimately landing in specific color groupings or patterns, players are rewarded with overall knowledge. Reaching 52 overall knowledge points is ultimately the end-game trigger."
The Voynich Puzzle is a 1–4 player Euro-style game running 90–120 minutes that uses the Voynich Manuscript as its intellectual property. Players engage in interconnected mini-games representing five manuscript topics: botany, astrology, bathing, writing, and recipes. Each turn players select a mini-game via action selection using spreads in an asymmetric personal booklet. Players earn subject-specific knowledge points and add color-specific puzzle pieces to a shared board to disseminate findings. Moving research tokens across the shared puzzle and landing in color groupings yields overall knowledge. The game ends when a player reaches 52 overall knowledge points. Mini-games involve placing tokens on icons, rows, or regions and enable combo interactions.
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