The 7th Continent (2017)

“The 7th Continent is one of the most exciting and immersive experiences I’ve had on the tabletop, especially when weighed against other solitaire board games. It is an achievement in what can be accomplished through the medium of cardboard, and I can’t wait to see what further adventures await me on the continent.”

“This game kept me at the edge of my seat with every draw, as I knew that “death is lurking”. For its immersive art, brilliant game play, and hours of fun, The 7th Continent receives the mark of “Brilliant Design”.”

“The 7th Continent is an amazing accomplishment in game design. Not only does The 7th Continent avoid being a disaster, but it manages to become perhaps the most compelling argument in favor of board games as works of art.”

The reviewer highly praises The 7th Continent, finding it a thematic and engaging choose-your-own-adventure experience with a brilliant action deck mechanism and enjoyable mini-puzzles.

The reviewer highly praises 'The 7th Continent' as an immersive solo experience, highlighting its excellent exploration mechanics, effective save system, and captivating thematic presentation that keeps players deeply engaged.

“The 7th Continent is praised as a highly original and innovative cooperative adventure game, offering an expansive world to explore with an easy-to-understand system, though some quests might feel repetitive and lack a strong narrative focus.”

The 7th Continent offers a challenging and rewarding sandbox experience, expertly balancing wonder and peril with a unique structure that makes exploration meaningful by tying it to survival, even through its brutal and frustrating moments.

The reviewer highly recommends 'The 7th Continent' for its rewarding sense of exploration and adventure, noting that despite initial frustrations and the extensive card management, his enjoyment grew significantly with more plays, ultimately making him enthralled with the game.

The reviewer enthusiastically recommends "The 7th Continent," highlighting its immersive exploration and survival elements, and praises its ability to build atmosphere and offer good replayability, even acknowledging that some might find it a bit grindy.

The reviewer expresses enthusiastic praise for The 7th Continent, highlighting its impressive and high-quality physical components, the sheer volume of content, and the promise of a massive and epic gaming experience.

The reviewer highly praises The 7th Continent as an amazing and excellent exploration-focused game, particularly strong as a solo experience, appreciating its unique design despite its more minimal mechanical gameplay.

The reviewers highly recommend "The 7th Continent," praising its extensive replayability, cooperative adventure, and solo playability, stating it provides hours of enjoyment akin to choose-your-own-adventure books.

The GameNight! hosts found 'The 7th Continent' to be an engaging cooperative adventure that they enthusiastically taught and showcased, suggesting it's a game worth purchasing for its immersive experience.

The 7th Continent offers a highly immersive and expansive choose-your-own-adventure exploration experience, lauded for its unique card-driven mechanics and innovative save system, though players should anticipate a lengthy and challenging campaign.

MarcoOmnigamer highly praises "The 7th Continent" as a very original and innovative game that delivers an enjoyable, game-book-like adventure with strong visual appeal, interesting puzzles, and a compelling atmosphere, despite minor inconveniences with card management and storage.

The reviewer found 'The 7th Continent' to be a clever and immersive exploration game that keeps players engaged despite its lengthy initial adventure and a narrative that can feel stretched thin. The overall excellent design largely overshadows its flaws, making it highly replayable and memorable.

The reviewer expresses a strong love for The 7th Continent, praising its exploration, sense of discovery, and narrative elements, highlighting that even his non-gaming wife enjoys it. While he finds the inventory system overly complex and fiddly, and notes some aspects are static across plays, he believes the game offers significant enjoyment and value for its cost.

The reviewers highly praise 'The 7th Continent' as an engaging cooperative exploration and survival board game with a unique 'Choose Your Own Adventure' style and an excellent save system that facilitates freeform gameplay and teamwork.

The reviewer enthusiastically praises The 7th Continent as their favorite release of 2017, highlighting its exceptional thematic exploration, unique and varied adventures, intelligent puzzle-solving, and a highly engaging solo experience. They note the commitment required due to its length but appreciate the save function.

“It's not just one of the best cooperative board games but also an exhilarating solo experience that has earned its place among the medium’s finest.”

“Board Game Halv praises The 7th Continent as an exploration RPG that offers thousands of hours of discovery, featuring an excellent system for saving and resuming gameplay, allowing for flexible, long open-ended sessions.”

The reviewer presents The 7th Continent as a massive, exploration-focused board game with intriguing curses to overcome, highlighting its significant play time and immersive adventure experience.

The reviewer praises "The 7th Continent" for its immersive storytelling, sense of adventure, and the rewarding experience of navigating its challenges, despite noting its unforgiving difficulty, lack of a tutorial, and significant time commitment.

The reviewer highly regards "The 7th Continent" for its exceptional sense of exploration, stating it's probably better than most other games in delivering this feeling. While acknowledging the game's length and card management, he believes the immersive adventure makes it a standout, especially as a solo experience.

“All in all I really like the game. I don’t think it works very well multiplayer personally as it’s seems kinda fiddly with more than one. But solo play is super fun.”

The reviewer highlights 'The 7th Continent' for its deep narrative and unique 'Tales from the Crypt' aesthetic, particularly praising its innovative and efficient save system that makes its extensive play sessions manageable. However, they caution that the game can be very long-winded with slow pacing, and some core rules may require extra effort to fully grasp initially.

“The 7th Continent is something else. It’s a giant game filled to the brim with genuinely innovative and exciting ideas, feeling like less of a game and more of an experience.”

“The 7th Continent is lauded as a unique, card-based storytelling machine with a deep and complex narrative, offering an amazing save system. However, its open-ended nature can lead to an impersonal story, and the game can become very long-winded with a slow and arduous pace.”

“An excellent game with only the length of each mission knocking it down from a ‘9’.”

“Despite my issues with it I think it’s worth giving a go if you can because of what a unique experience it is.”

The reviewer found "The 7th Continent" to be incredibly ambitious and inventive, initially captivating them with its unique exploration; however, the experience ultimately became a repetitive and drawn-out chore, leading to a feeling of dissatisfaction despite its innovative nature.