Fallout: The Board Game is a Fallout-themed board game from Fantasy Flight Games. It was announced on August 8, 2017,[2] and released in November 2017.
Overview[]
Fallout: The Board Game is a tile-based game with one to four players, who can either compete or work together. Players can choose whether to play as a human, ghoul or super mutant. The player can choose between four scenarios, taking place in the Capital Wasteland, the Pitt, the Commonwealth or Far Harbor. While exploring different location tiles, the players can gain equipment cards or special influence cards to advance their character. Each player also has a special character board, where they track equipment, hit points and radiation damage.
Characters[]
Main article: Fallout: The Board Game player characters
Enemies[]
Main article: Fallout: The Board Game creatures
Factions[]
Items[]
Main article: Fallout: The Board Game items
Locations[]
- Acadia
- Airship
- Ashbury Road
- The bomb
- The Bridge
- C.I.T Ruins
- Crossroads camp
- Diamond City
- Downtown Boston
- Ghoul District
- Empty wasteland
- Far Harbor
- Haven
- Highway 74
- Hofmann Farm
- Irradiated wasteland
- Megaton
- Pendleton Estate
- Project Purity
- Raider camp
- Red Rocket Station
- RobCo factory
- Signal interceptor
- Sepulcher
- Super Duper Mart
- Super mutant camp
- The Machine
- The Mall
- The Mill
- The Mothership
- The Nucleus
- The Railroad
- The Tower
- The Wreck
- Vault 84
- Vault 109
- Vertibird
Perks[]
| Name | Reqs. | Effects |
|---|---|---|
| Action Girl/Boy | Agility | Discard to gain two additional actions |
| Armorer | Strength | Discard at a town to gain apparel |
| Fortune Finder | Luck | Discard to gain 8 caps |
| Grim Reaper's Sprint | Luck | Once discarded, gain an action for every enemy killed this turn |
| Gun Nut | Intelligence | Can be discarded to obtain a weapon |
| Inspirational | Charisma | Discard to gain one companion and unexhaust all companions |
| Lead Belly | Endurance | Discard to recover all radiation |
| Master Trader | Charisma | Discard to shop |
| Night Person | Perception | Discard to move across the map and perform an additional action |
| Pain Train | Strength | Discard to gain a movement point and kill certain enemies |
| Sneak | Agility | Discard to sneak and ignore enemies |
| Sniper | Perception | Can be discarded to fight any enemy on the world map |
| Swift Learner | Intelligence | Discard to immediately level up and gain two SPECIAL tokens |
| Toughness | Endurance | Discard to recover all HP and become immune to damage for the rest of the turn |
Quests[]
Main article: Fallout: The Board Game quests
Expansions[]
New California[]
“The New California expansion brings all-new challenges to the irradiated landscape inspired by Bethesda’s blockbuster video game series, inviting you cover
even more ground when you return to the four scenarios you experienced in Fallout: The Board Game or enter sunny New California in two brand-new scenarios. While you're on these adventures, you can visit some of the most memorable locations from throughout the Fallout series, plumbing the depths of The Hole, breaking into the Lost Hills Bunker, or venturing into the imposing Cathedral.”
even more ground when you return to the four scenarios you experienced in Fallout: The Board Game or enter sunny New California in two brand-new scenarios. While you're on these adventures, you can visit some of the most memorable locations from throughout the Fallout series, plumbing the depths of The Hole, breaking into the Lost Hills Bunker, or venturing into the imposing Cathedral.”Atomic Bonds[]
“With the Atomic Bonds Cooperative Upgrade Pack for Fallout: The Board Game, the number of scenarios available to you just doubled. This upgrade pack has everything you need to play every competitive scenario from Fallout: The Board Game and the New California expansion as a cooperative scenario. Rather than struggling against each other, Atomic Bonds lets you and your friends travel the Wasteland, grab the best gear, and push your chosen faction to victory—together! Combine that with the addition of modifications, mutations, and workshop upgrades, and Atomic Bonds pushes your games of Fallout to dizzy new heights.”