Origin Story

Players: 1-5
Ages; 14+
Time: 45 Minutes

Your inner superhero is ready to emerge, one chapter at a time. Reveal your backstory, gather gadgets and allies, develop a grudge against your archenemy, and unleash an ultimate ability as you transform. Use a combination of brains, love, speed, and strength to craft your origin story.

Origin Story is a 1-5 player competitive tableau-building, trick-taking game played over 5 rounds. Each round represents a chapter in your development and grants a new card to add to your player mat. Charge your cards and use their abilities to score more points than your opponents.

Game Components

• 5 player mats
• 18 event cards
• 64 story cards
• 5 alignment/VP dials
• 52 playing cards (four suits of 13 cards each)
• 10 superhero/reference cards
• 36 stamina tokens
• 1 dealer token

Automa Components

• 16 Vancardian cards
• 4 extra-love cards
• 2 double-sided player aids