Anachrony

In Anachrony, players can borrow resources, workers, or even buildings from their own future turns by placing them on a timeline track, gaining an immediate advantage. If you fail to retrieve those borrowed items by the time the corresponding future round arrives, you suffer temporal anomalies—penalties that cost victory points and can cascade if left unchecked.

Anachrony was released in 2017 by Mindclash Games, a Hungarian publisher known for producing heavy, thematic strategy board games. The game was designed by Dávid Turczi and Richard Amann, and it quickly became one of the most acclaimed heavyweight Euro-style games of its release year.

A standard game of Anachrony typically takes 2 to 3 hours for experienced players, though first-time players should expect sessions to stretch to 4 hours or more due to the complexity of the worker placement and time-travel mechanics. The game is played over 7 rounds called Eras, and a collision with a passing asteroid triggers an endgame evacuation sequence.

Yes, Anachrony includes a dedicated solo mode in the base game that pits the player against an automated opponent controlled by a simple AI deck. The solo opponent uses a streamlined set of actions that simulate the competition for worker placement spots and resources, making it one of the more well-regarded solo modes among heavy strategy board games.