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Elegy to the Abyss

Elegy to the Abyss
three freshwater Mer cards
Elegy to the Abyss - Image 3
Elegy to the Abyss board game mat
an example siren card

$50.00

In Elegy to the Abyss, you and up to 3 other players work together as factions of mermaids, teaming up to keep the forces of the Abyss at bay. Our game is composed of four Mer Decks: Arctic, Siren, Freshwater, and Tropical. There are 80(!) tarot-sized multimedia cards featuring mermaid legends and allies from around the world.

As creatures of their environment, each of the 4 Mer Decks have slightly different abilities based upon their watery abode:

  • Freshwater
  • Arctic
  • Siren
  • Tropical

The ocean may be beautiful, but that doesn’t make it a comfortable home. Those who dwell in its depths must be formidably fast and strong, and the finfolk who reside there are no exception.

At the end of every turn, players must draw a card from the Abyss Deck. Sometimes the Abyss is empty, and nothing terrible happens. Other times the Abyss is *Empty*, and that is when we must be brave. Some obstacles players face include: imposter syndrome, capitalism, and cerebral plastic.

Players win Elegy to the Abyss when, after 10 rounds, their collective Elegy (mermaid) power is greater than the game’s Abyss total.

Game Components

  • 4 Mer Decks (2.75″ x 4.75″, 80 cards total)
  • 1 Abyss Deck (2.5″ x 3.5″, 64 cards total)
  • 1 6-sided Die
  • 1 Game Mat (8″ x 8″)
  • 3 Gem Counters

This game’s graphic design was all done by me. The game itself is the brain child of a dear friend of mine. And a third friend of ours drew all the mer cards for the game. This has been a long-time coming passion project for all of us and after a successful kickstarter we were able to make it real. We are not a major game development company so if you have any questions or feedback, please contact me. We’d love to hear input for future printings of the game.