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Explore your magic. Embrace your power. Awaken your darkness.

Casting Shadows is an immersive, turn-based competitive strategic tabletop game from the creators of Here to Slay and Happy Little Dinosaurs. Choose an adorably fierce character to play as while you travel to different Hex tiles, learn Spells, defeat opponents, and unlock your Shadow Form. The last player standing wins!

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Select Your Character

To get started, choose a character to represent you throughout the game. Will you play as Kit Gale, Frill Lilypad, Haze Greentongue, or Nuzzle Thornwood? Each comes with its own corresponding Meeple and player board.

Game Map

The game Map is made up of individual Hex tiles. Hex tiles represent different locations within the game, and each location grants you an advantage (ranging from extra Resource allocations to healing to damage reduction). You'll also be able to learn useful Spells (or Counterspells) at each location that you can use to gain an edge over your opponents.

Turn Breakdown

Your turn consists of 3 phases. During Phase 1, you’ll roll 5 Resource dice to form your Resource Pool, which contains all the Resources you can spend that turn. During Phase 2, you’ll get 4 Action points that you can spend on the following Actions: Travel, Collect, Refresh, Reroll, Protect, and Cast. During Phase 3, you’ll absorb any remaining Shadow Fragments in your Resource Pool. If you’ve absorbed enough Shadow Energy and you are in your Base Form, you may immediately transform into Shadow Form!

Shadow Companions

When you transform into Shadow Form, you get to choose a Companion to join you throughout the game. Your new friend will grant you a unique ongoing ability, but choose wisely, as you only get one Companion per game!

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Who is Unstable Games?

We launched Unstable Unicorns on Kickstarter in 2017 with a 10 thousand dollar goal. 6 years and 7 titles later, we’ve sold over 5 million games worldwide.

We design games with imaginative worlds and relatable characters that walk the line between adorable and diabolical, always with a tongue-in-cheek sense of humor. Our games are accessible and easy to learn for new players, but are strategically deep enough to keep seasoned veterans engaged.


	Unstable Unicorns Base Game	Here to Slay Base Game	Happy Little Dinosaurs Base Game	Wrong Party Base Game	Tic Tac K.O.: Dragons vs Unicorns Base Game

Customer Reviews	30,180	7,971	7,044	435	637
Price	$20.00	$20.00	$14.59	$20.00	$9.99
Number of Players	2-8	2-6	2-4	2-5	2-4
Ages	8+	10+	8+	12+	8+
Playtime	30-60 minutes	30-60 minutes	30-60 minutes	30-60 minutes	30-60 minutes
Unicorns?	✓	✓		✓	✓
Cute Art?	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Tons of Fun?	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Perfect for Game Night?	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Expansions Available?	✓	✓	✓

This Casting Shadows expansion introduces 2 new playable Characters and 3 new Hex tiles, allowing you to play with up to 6 players on an expanded map. With this expansion, you can Freeze and Stun your enemies to limit their movement and Resource Pools. Will this new magic lead you to victory, or will it bring you to demise?