Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Easier to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Light strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Open the deck and learn while playing as a presorted stream of cards gradually reveals a tactical contest for three fortresses.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Hand Management
Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
Push Your Luck
Choose whether to secure current gains or risk them for a larger reward.
Set Collection
Gather related items that become more valuable when scored together.
Take That
Use Take That as a recurring structure for player decisions and resolution.
Read the full game description
Fast Forward: FORTRESS is a card game designed to begin without a rulebook. Its ninety-card deck is presorted so the first cards teach the opening choices and later cards introduce new effects as the group plays. Each turn asks you to draw from the evolving deck or secretly commit sets of cards to attack and defend the fortresses in play. Three hourglass cards create natural checkpoints, and a full discovery arc lasts roughly a dozen short games. Bluffing, hand management, and push-your-luck timing grow richer as unfamiliar cards appear. After the group reaches the end, the numbered deck can be restored to its original order and discovered again.
