Designers: Richard Amann (Anachrony, Cerebria: The Inside World, Transhumanity, Trickerion), Viktor Peter (Anachrony, Cerebria: The Inside World, Transhumanity, Trickerion), David Turczi (Anachrony, Cerebria: The Inside World, Kitchen Rush, Transhumanity, Trickerion)

Artist: Villo Farkas (Anachrony, Cerebria: The Inside World, Trickerion)

Publisher: Mindclash Games (Anachrony, Cerebria: The Inside World, Transhumanity, Trickerion)

Genre/Mechanisms: action point allowance system, card drafting, dice rolling, miniatures, resource management, set collection, variable player powers, worker placement

Funding Status: At the time of this posting, Anachrony: Fractures of Time is already fully-funded.  In fact, pledges currently total over 17x the initial funding goal.

Player Count: 1-4

Solo Mode: yes

Complexity: heavy

Risk: low

What It’s About: The newest expansion for Anachrony, a heavy worker placement game involving time travelling, as well as a new box that fits everything to-date. The new expansion Fractures includes: a new location with new worker spots; a new mechanic called Blinking that allows players to teleport to a 2nd worker placement spot with the same Exosuit; a new resource called Fracture Devices; a new faction called The Path of Unity, including new Exosuit miniatures; and a new, revised solo mode.

How It Works:  Played over 4-7 rounds depending on player count, Anachrony sees players recruiting various types of workers (Engineers, Scientists, Administrators, and Geniuses) who are skilled at different tasks, and sending them out wearing space suits to take actions and gather resources. Take additional resources and create a time paradox, and then its up to the player to go back in time during future turns to replace said resources. Failing to replace them before the end of the game results in a penalty of deducted points. There’s also a fair amount of lore involved, variable player powers for the alien factions depending on which ideological Path they’re associated with (Harmony, Dominance, Progress, or Salvation), and modules associated with different timelines and time paradoxes. On a personal note, this is easily a Top Ten game for me, and I’d recommend it to anyone who likes worker placement games, well-produced and heavily thematic games, and who isn’t afraid of longer games with a higher level of complexity.

Comparisons: Other complex/heavy worker placement games include: Agricola, Alchemists, Caverna: The Cave Farmers, Caylus, Dominant Species, Dungeon Lords, A Feast for Odin, Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island, and Tzolk’in: The Mayan Calendar.

What Should I Pledge?:
$45 Anachrony: Fracture of Time Expansion: the new expansion plus all applicable stretch goals.
$60 Anachrony: Infinity Upgrade Pack: the new expansion, plastic trays to hold all current and previous content, printer plastic warp tiles, an art book and storybook, and all stretch goals. This is the all-in for people who already own the game.
$150 Anachrony: Infinity Box: this is the all-in for people who do not own the game. It’s the Infinity Upgrade Pack, plus a copy of the KS Edition of the base game with all previous expansions and content included, including the Exosuit Pack.

Add-Ons:
$35 Exosuit Commander Pack: includes 30 Exosuit miniatures, the Pioneers of New Earth Module, and the Guardians of the Council Module. This is for people who already have the base game, but not the Exosuit Pack.
$5 Promo Pack: includes the Sentry Post location card, 4 extra super projects, and the Doomsday Enhancement Pack with 10 additional Doomsday cards.
$15 Resin Energy Source Pack: include 40 painted resin Flux cores and 24 painted resin Energy Cores.
$3 Resource Cube Pack: 80 acrylic cubes in 4 colors (already included in the Infinity Box level and in second & later printings of the base game).

KS Exclusives:
The printed plastic warp tiles, art & storybook, and modular plastic tray storage system (included in both the Infinity Upgrade Pack and Infinity Box pledge levels) are exclusives.

All-In Total: In the continental U.S., you’re looking at $150 for the Infinity Box, $5 for the Promo Pack, $15 for the Resin Energy Source Pack, plus $20 in shipping, for a grand total of $190.

If you already own the base game and Exosuit Pack, you’ll want to pledge $60 for the Infinity Upgrade Pack, $5 for the Promo Pack, $15 for the Resin Energy Source Pack, plus $15 in shipping, for a total of $95.

Anachrony: Fractures of Time Expansion and Infinity Box completes its Kickstarter on Tuesday, May 7th and tentatively ships in March 2020.