I got a bonus mode for all who beat all 3 challenges. Remix. Rules: shuffle all of the decks together, and follow the same rules as the normal game (ps, make sure you shuffle everything correctly, items to items, locations to locations, events to events)
This can happen, some cards in some stories change the position of the dial to combat this. However, if it's a problem you can randomise the time dial during play if one player's always facing the tougher challenges.
We ended up assigning each position of the dial to a number on a d4 and had everyone roll before their turn. Randomized it a bit more with the head canon of "something took longer, so now its night". Not perfect, but helped
Is there a reason it is recommended for only up to 4 players? Could you do it with 5 or 6? Isn’t it just going around taking turns with the challenges?
4 players makes sure everyone has a good amount of time engaged with the game, but you can play it with more players if people are happy to wait and watch at times!
It all depends on how you play - if you make the same decisions every time you play, you'll probably end up going through the same part of the story, but if you try something new, who knows where it'll lead to!
It has lots of bespoke parts, three different stories to play and has been in development for over 3 years. We're really proud of it and feel it's for sure worth the price tag.