Stonemaier Games2025Jamey Stegmaier & Pete Wissinger
Origin Story
- Ships from Hudsonville, MI. Free in-store pickup.
- 30-day returns on sealed, unused items. No restocking fee.
Is it for your table?
Plays solo, or with up to 5 at the table.
Under 45 minutes: easy to fit in a couple of rounds.
A few rules to learn, then it flows. A good gateway game. (2.1 / 5 on BGG)
Recommended for teens and adults.
About the game
Origin Story is a board game from Stonemaier Games, designed by Jamey Stegmaier and Pete Wissinger (2025). It plays 1–5 players in 45 minutes, for ages 14+. BoardGameGeek players rate it 7.2 out of 10 and call it medium-light (2.1 / 5 weight).
Origin Story is a 1-5 player competitive tableau-building, trick-taking game played over 5 rounds.
Your inner superhero is ready to emerge, one chapter at a time. Reveal your backstory, gather gadgets and allies, develop a grudge against your archenemy, and unleash an ultimate ability as you transform. Use a combination of brains, love, speed, and strength to craft your origin story.
Each round represents a chapter in your development and grants a new card to add to your player mat. Charge your cards and use their abilities to score more points than your opponents.
Designed by Jamey Stegmaier and Pete Wissinger, Origin Story is an engine-building, trick-taking game played over 5 rounds. Each round represents a chapter in your development and grants a new card to add to your player mat. Charge your cards and use their abilities to score more points than your opponents.
Details
- Designers
- Jamey StegmaierPete Wissinger
- Publisher
- Stonemaier Games
- Themes
- Comic Book / Strip
- Published
- 2025
- SKU
- STM520
Ratings, player counts, play time and weight are from BoardGameGeek.
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