Residuum
The apocalypse has never been so colourful!
Residuum is a sandbox-inspired 4X strategy game set in the wake of a disaster that has wiped out most of humanity. Amidst the radiation, small pockets of civilisation attempt to develop their communities and survive in this harsh world by harvesting the last of earths untouched resources.
But beware, there’s always someone who wants what you have and will do anything to take it.
In Residuum, players take on the role of a community leader. With sharp wit, good planning, and a little bit of aggressive persuasion, player's must expand their network of Outposts and Outriders to claim territory as their own and begin harvesting the resources that these locations provide.
Through control of various territories, completion of Discovery cards, partaking in deals at the Trade Town, and engaging in negotiation or conflict with rivals, each player must survive the passing seasons of two years in the lives of their community and its leader. At the end, only the community that has prospered the most will win!
2-4 players
60-120 mins
ages 14+
Gameplay Overview
At the start of each turn, a player collects Resources from the various locations they control. Resources include Water, Tech, Food, Gold and general use Provisions, among others.
Once collected, Resources can be stockpiled in order to unlock various achievements or pay for the cost on Discovery cards; unlocking long term upgrades for your community or altering the state of the map.
Resources also = actions. With a long list of possible actions to perform, from moving about the map or recruiting new Outriders, to deploying Barricades or Outposts. Players are free to do any possible actions in any order, providing they have the Resources to pay for them.
It is therefore possible to do very little one turn (or over multiple turns), and then spend a vast amount of resources in a single turn to achieve multiple outcomes in a single turn.
Through exploration of the map, expansion of your community, exploitation of various locations, and the extermination of your rivals, players will playthough the various seasons of two years in this crumbling, yet vibrant world. Whoever has developed their community the furthest is declared the winner.
If you want to take a deeper look into the rules, you can download the rulebook here!