Hardback
(Board game)

Game for 2 to 5 players. Duration 45 to 60 minutes.

Contents: 50 starting cards, 6 literary awards cards, 5 player cards, 5 player power cards, 2 co-op penny dreadful cards, 38 ink tokens, 18 remover tokens, 5 player tokens, 1 prestige tracker board, 35 adventure cards, 35 horror cards, 35 mystery cards, 35 romance cards, 5 advert cards, 25 event cards, 3 card dividers, 1 rulebook.

Hardback is a deck-building word game. As an aspiring 19th-century novelist, you work to pen your next masterpiece, earning prestige along the way. Specialize your deck in certain genres to exploit card combinations, and press your luck to draw extra cards — but make sure you can still string a word together! In addition to the competitive race mode for 2-5 players, the base game includes several variants, including Literary Awards, Adverts, Player Powers and Events; and a cooperative mode for 1-4 players.

For players aged 10 and over.