Echoes of Time

In Echoes of Time, you build a unique party with a selection of cards in each game. When you play a character, it moves along a timeline, indicating how long you have to wait before you can use its effect. By planning cleverly, you can make multiple powers coincide at precisely the right moment. With your assembled party, you conquer the sources of power and collect victory points. The player who uses their time most efficiently and forges the strongest combinations wins the game.

Echoes of Time stands out with its innovative time mechanism, where your actions don't take effect immediately but with a delay – a fresh twist on classic engine-building. Reviewers praise the accessible rules that nevertheless conceal a lot of depth, making the game quick to set up after a single explanation. The many cards with unique effects ensure great variety and high replayability. The satisfying combos and the tension of the ticking clock are particularly lauded. An elegant strategic game that feels light yet offers a surprising number of choices.