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Paperback Adventures - Ex Machina Character Box

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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.

The metal hero from the future is here! Ex Machina's Metal Shell can take the hits, and once powered up, he unleashes his Laser Eyes! With a unique set of items and letter cards, Ex Machina is the toughest protagonist in Paperback Adventures.

This package includes one CHARACTER BOX which includes

  • Character Tray with Tokens (designed by Game Trayz™)
  • 1 Character Card
  • 6 Enemy Cards
  • 6 Reward Cards
  • 60 Letter Cards with sleeves
  • 5 Item Cards with sleeves
  • 4 McGuffin Cards with sleeves
  • 4 Core Cards (2 in envelope) with sleeves

The core box is required with this character box to play the game.

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Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 5 reviews)

David C. ★★★★★

Solo word games usually get stale fast, but this one has genuine replay value — I've run the same character through several times and the card draws keep changing up my strategy. The cooperative variant is a nice bonus for when a friend wants in, even if it's clearly built for one player.

Michael Q. ★★★★★

The Ex Machina character box adds a ton of replay value with its new word-building mechanics, and the components feel sturdier than I expected for a solo game. I've already logged four full runs and each one plays differently depending on which cards come up.

Samuel T. ★★★★★

The cooperative variant surprised me — my partner and I played through three scenarios in one sitting and it stayed tense the whole way. The word-building mechanics give you real strategic choices instead of just luck.