Stalker: Race To The Clouds

A Race Through a Broken Fairytale

The Giant King has hidden a powerful Golden Egg Fragment high above the clouds, and the race to claim it has begun.

Stalker: Race to the Clouds is a competitive fantasy board game for 2–6 players, where every decision can bring you one step closer to victory—or send you tumbling back down the legendary Beanstalk. Explore floating islands, uncover magical treasures, navigate dangerous shortcuts, and outsmart your opponents as you climb toward the Giant King's Castle.

Inspired by the world of Stalker: A Broken Fairytale, this tabletop adventure brings the rich fantasy universe to life in a fast-paced race filled with strategy, risk, and player interaction. Each playthrough offers new challenges through random events, unique item cards, and branching paths that ensure no two games are ever the same.

Will you take the safest route to the top, or gamble everything on a dangerous shortcut? Will you help another adventurer for your own benefit, or slow them down before they reach the castle first?

The choice is yours.

Features

🌿 Race through a beautifully illustrated fantasy world inspired by Stalker: A Broken Fairytale
🎲 Fast-paced gameplay for 2–6 players
⚔️ Strategic item cards, shortcuts, and player interactions
☁️ Branching paths, magical events, and hidden surprises
🏰 A climactic final challenge inside the Giant King's Castle
🔄 High replayability with multiple strategies and randomized encounters

Only one adventurer will stand victorious at the summit.

Do you have what it takes to Race to the Clouds?

Stalker: Race to the Clouds

Rule Set (Version 1.3)

Objective

Be the first player to reach the Giant King's Castle at the top of the Beanstalk.
Retrieve the Golden Egg Fragment and survive the final challenge to win the game.

Players

2–6 players
Recommended Ages: 10+
Play Time: 20–40 minutes

Components (Prototype)

1 Game Board
5 Player Tokens
6 Movement Cards
Item Cards
Event Cards
Trap Markers
Golden Egg Fragment Token

Game Setup

Each player chooses a character token.
Shuffle the Item Deck and Event Deck separately.
Place both decks next to the board.
Place the Golden Egg Fragment on the Giant King's Castle space.
Every player begins on the Start space at the bottom of the Beanstalk.

Turn Order

Pick a movement card
Move your character the number of spaces the card tells you.
Resolve the space you land on.
Draw cards if instructed.
End your turn.

Board Spaces

Safe Space – Nothing happens.
Item Space – Draw one Item Card.
Event Space – Draw one Event Card.
Trap Space – Follow the trap instructions.
Shortcut – Choose to take a faster but riskier path.
Rest Area – Skip any negative effects until your next turn.

Item Cards

Item cards may:

Move you forward.
Protect you from traps.
Block another player's movement.
Steal an item from another player.
Remove a negative effect.

Event Cards

Events may include:

Giant patrols.
Falling cloud bridges.
Magical storms.
Hidden treasure.
Secret paths.
Helpful travelers.

Movement Cards

Movements may include:

Drizzle's Detour? Draw it and you sneak onto a hidden path. Move two spaces forward and ignore the next trap space you hit. But if another player draws the same card, the detour collapses and both of you go back one. Falling cloud bridges.
Gloomgill's Shortcut. Draw it and pick an opponent. You can leapfrog to their space and then move one extra step. But that opponent gets to draw a free item card. Hidden treasure.
Cloud surge. Play it when you're about to move. Double your movement this turn, but skip your next turn while the winds settle.
Vine snarl. Toss it during another player's move. They stop immediately, right where they are. Then on their next turn, they roll or draw as normal, but start from that spot.
Giant's Toll. Place this card on the next bridge space ahead. The first player to reach it has to either pay one item card or move back two spaces. Once it's triggered, discard it.

Player Interaction

Certain Item Cards may target other players.
Players may block shortcuts or force opponents to take longer routes.
Players may steal or discard certain items when instructed by a card.

Shortcuts

Shortcuts allow players to move toward the castle faster.
Some shortcuts require drawing an Event Card.
Failed shortcut attempts may force players backward or make them lose a turn.

Winning the Game

A player must reach the Giant King's Castle exactly.
Upon reaching the castle, the player must complete the Final Challenge by drawing one Final Event Card.
If successful, they claim the Golden Egg Fragment and immediately win.
If unsuccessful, they remain at the castle and may try again on their next turn while other players continue racing.