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Dead Cells is a co-op game for one to four people. | Dead Cells is a co-op game for one to four people. The default for Board Game Arena is two players. | ||
The default for Board Game Arena is two players. | |||
Each player is a person who has been beheaded. | Each player is a person who has been beheaded. The goal is to make it from the prison to freedom through a number of biomes. Each biome contains a number of rooms and branching paths which are traversed from left to right. After each biome is an "interbiome" step where you can rest and heal up before moving on to the next map. | ||
The goal is to make it from the prison to freedom through a number of biomes. | |||
Each biome | |||
After each biome | |||
The game is not designed to be finished on the first pass. Each time your group fails, you become stronger for the next run. When you start a rematch with the same players, BGA automatically treats this as a continuation of your existing campaign and gives you access to cards and abilities that you unlocked previously. You may choose to play as different characters than your previous run. | |||
Each time | |||
'''Display''' | '''Display''' | ||
Click the (+) and (-) icons in the top right to zoom in and out on the game boards. Click the circles below those icons to see which cards are available in your player and equipment decks as well as rules references. (Biome-specific rules are found here, including rules for the final boss.) | |||
# Biome board This shows a structure with about 9 rooms. It must be traversed from left to right, with some choice as to which rooms are by-passed. | # '''Biome board.''' This shows a structure with about 9 rooms. It must be traversed from left to right, with some choice as to which rooms are by-passed. | ||
# Annexe board | # '''Annexe board.''' This holds the decks of cards as well as your accumulated resources (cells, teeth, and other loot). | ||
# Combat board | # '''Combat board.''' Up to four enemy cards are placed here during combat: three in front of the party and one behind. | ||
# Combat log | # '''Combat log.''' During combat, this area will summarize the actions available to each enemy and party member. Each round's actions appear on a single line and are carried out from left to right. | ||
# Player 1 | # '''Player boards.''' Each player has four tracks representing their health and abilities. Each track has a marker with an arrow pointing left. This arrow indicates the current level of that track. (At the start of the game, each player has 3 hearts on the health track, 1 scroll on the green and purple ability tracks, and no scrolls on the red ability track.) | ||
# | # '''Mutation Board.''' This board shows the current level of the healer, merchant, and collector who allow you to purchase upgrades between biomes. You will also unlock permanent upgrades which can be placed here for later games. | ||
At the bottom of the screen is your hand of up to three cards. If you place your cursor on the correct spot on a card, the cards will pop up where you can conveniently read them. | At the bottom of the screen is your hand of up to three cards. If you place your cursor on the correct spot on a card, the cards will pop up where you can conveniently read them. | ||
Revision as of 20:29, 7 April 2025
This help page is incomplete and in progress.
Dead Cells is a co-op game for one to four people. The default for Board Game Arena is two players.
Each player is a person who has been beheaded. The goal is to make it from the prison to freedom through a number of biomes. Each biome contains a number of rooms and branching paths which are traversed from left to right. After each biome is an "interbiome" step where you can rest and heal up before moving on to the next map.
The game is not designed to be finished on the first pass. Each time your group fails, you become stronger for the next run. When you start a rematch with the same players, BGA automatically treats this as a continuation of your existing campaign and gives you access to cards and abilities that you unlocked previously. You may choose to play as different characters than your previous run.
Display
Click the (+) and (-) icons in the top right to zoom in and out on the game boards. Click the circles below those icons to see which cards are available in your player and equipment decks as well as rules references. (Biome-specific rules are found here, including rules for the final boss.)
- Biome board. This shows a structure with about 9 rooms. It must be traversed from left to right, with some choice as to which rooms are by-passed.
- Annexe board. This holds the decks of cards as well as your accumulated resources (cells, teeth, and other loot).
- Combat board. Up to four enemy cards are placed here during combat: three in front of the party and one behind.
- Combat log. During combat, this area will summarize the actions available to each enemy and party member. Each round's actions appear on a single line and are carried out from left to right.
- Player boards. Each player has four tracks representing their health and abilities. Each track has a marker with an arrow pointing left. This arrow indicates the current level of that track. (At the start of the game, each player has 3 hearts on the health track, 1 scroll on the green and purple ability tracks, and no scrolls on the red ability track.)
- Mutation Board. This board shows the current level of the healer, merchant, and collector who allow you to purchase upgrades between biomes. You will also unlock permanent upgrades which can be placed here for later games.
At the bottom of the screen is your hand of up to three cards. If you place your cursor on the correct spot on a card, the cards will pop up where you can conveniently read them.
Additional Help
The Player Aid PDF provides a lot of valuable help.