The Initiative

A unique co-operative board game of story, strategy, and code-breaking.

In 1994, four teenagers find a mysterious game at a yard sale. As they play it, they discover it is strangely connected to their lives. The Initiative is a cooperative board game of clever strategy, code-breaking, and visual storytelling. After each game, players receive cryptic messages to decode, solve mysteries and unlock new content. A unique blend of story, strategy, and puzzles!

The story is told through a 42-page comic book!

Secrets and mysteries are hidden in every corner of the game

The consequences of your actions carry on to your next game

Accessible to families, but enough difficulty for the core hobby audience