1-2 players 
50-150 min

Paperback Adventures core box (2022) 
The core box is NOT A COMPLETE GAME! One Character Box required (Ex Machina, Damsel or Plothook)

Our intrepid author Paige Turner is back! In Paperback Adventures, you get to play as the protagonist in one of Paige's wild brainstorming sessions. Conquer a menagerie of pulp novel characters in this solo deckbuilding word game.

Just like in the original game Paperback — and the follow-up game Hardback — you will build your own deck of cards throughout the game, and those cards will have letters to help you spell words every turn. But in Paperback Adventures, instead of testing your wordsmithing wit against other players, you will use your words to defeat a series of AI enemies in "roguelike" fashion.

Paperback Adventures is a solo-focused game. It was designed from the ground up as a strategic, highly-replayable solo word game. There are also additional gameplay variants for cooperative play between two players. There are three playable characters that have different strengths and playstyles.

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Ex Machina expansion (2022)

As Ex Machina, you can have exciting Paperback Adventures alone or with a friend.

Paperback Adventures Character Box

The ending will come. But not how you expect.

• More defensive playstyle
• Heal damage if you have enough boon counters
• Charge your laser over time for a big blast
• Damage yourself for stronger card abilities

As long as you have at least one character box, the core box contains everything else you need to play the game. The core box also has space to store the bonus content from each of your character boxes (note: not all content from those boxes), allowing you to set up a new game more quickly.

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Damsel expansion (2022)

As the Damsel, you can have exciting Paperback Adventures alone or with a friend.

Paperback Adventures Character Box

There will be distress. And she will cause it.

• More aggressive playstyle
• Hex counters deal ramping poison damage
• Use every letter in your hand for a critical hit
• Sneak attack enemies at key moments

As long as you have at least one character box, the core box contains everything else you need to play the game. The core box also has space to store the bonus content from each of your character boxes (note: not all content from those boxes), allowing you to set up a new game more quickly.

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Plothook expansion

As Plothook the Pirate, you can have exciting Paperback Adventures alone or with a friend.

Paperback Adventures Character Box

• Word-heavy playstyle
• Barrage cards get bonuses for longer words
• Can drain the enemy's life!
• Can copy the effect of an item – effectively using it twice
• Crew cards come back from the fatigue pile

As long as you have at least one character box, the core box contains everything else you need to play the game. The core box also has space to store the bonus content from each of your character boxes (note: not all content from those boxes), allowing you to set up a new game more quickly.

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