The lantern keeper
Noor
Noor counts what the next two turns will cost. Her useful question is whether a clever move now leaves enough light for somebody else.
A LITTLE CHARACTER FOR THE TABLEDifferent voices.
Different voices.
One plan.
Afterglow works best when everyone can see the same problem. The characters suggest table roles, not hidden information or exclusive abilities.
Nobody wins this night alone.The shore watcher
Edie
Edie follows the weather and reminds the table which beacon colour is missing. She turns a scattered conversation into a clear next step.
The late caster
Cal
Cal takes the cast nobody wanted to plan. A spare light and an open dock can make his quiet turn the one that finishes the night.
WHY THIS EDITION EXISTS
Afterglow Anglers
Afterglow Anglers reimagines the Big Bass Bonanza fishing mood as a small cooperative board-game concept. There is no race for the biggest private score. The crew shares a lantern supply and a single challenge: light three beacons within eight team turns.
Eight dock tiles, up to four boats, three beacon cards, a light marker, a turn marker, catch counters and a small weather deck make the proposed kit. The browser exercise uses only the light budget, so the physical rules remain easy to read separately.
Find your first turn
THE AFTER-HOURS TABLELeave one lamp
Leave one lamp
on for the crew.
Read the shared rules, talk through the choices and find out what a little light can do when nobody keeps it to themselves.
Bring the rules to the table