Koyo
Main guide
Glow Again: restore a lantern or turn a failed challenge into a shared story spark.
Adventure Stories: Hollowmere Pathways
A cooperative Koyo board-game system where families and classrooms move through Hollowmere, solve gentle challenges, collect story sparks, and build a different ending every session.
- 1-4
- Players
- 10-35
- Minutes
- $49.50
- Expected price
Core game
Expansions planned
Coming soon
How the story engine plays
The turn loop is simple enough for first play, but flexible enough to create new stories from the same box.
- 1
Reveal a path card
- 2
Move through Hollowmere
- 3
Choose Help, Imagine, Build, Notice, or Remember
- 4
Resolve a story challenge together
- 5
Collect story sparks and protect the lantern path
Sample turn
Follow one turn from start to finish to see how the game plays at your table.
Print quick-start sheetOpen print-and-playStep 1
Reveal
Draw the path card Echo Bridge. It says Koyo hears the river repeat a word the team has not said yet.
Step 2
Move
Move from Brightlands toward the River Path. The group chooses the Notice action.
Step 3
Challenge
Draw a memory challenge: name the last two places visited in order. Mira lets one player draw the answer instead of speaking.
Step 4
Reward
The group answers together, gains one story spark, and protects the lantern path this turn.
Step 5
Story beat
A player adds one sentence: The bridge repeats kind words so lost travelers can find their way back.
Character powers
Mira
Sketch and observation
Draw the Clue: drawing can replace speaking during Notice or Imagine actions.
Numi
Pattern and logic
Count the Path: rearrange one route or ignore one blocked edge.
Orbit
Wonder and map reading
Look Up: reveal two path cards and choose the better route.
Beat
Rhythm and movement
Tap Together: clap, tap, or chant a pattern to gain one story spark.
Pip
Bedtime courage
Tiny Brave Step: prevent one lantern loss after a hard challenge.
Core components
Board
1
Four-panel Hollowmere map with Glow Gate, Brightlands, Moonlit Hush, River Path, and Sky Isle regions.
Character standees
6
Koyo, Mira, Numi, Orbit, Beat, and Pip with matching character boards.
Story path cards
54
Region, moment, and choice cards that move the adventure forward.
Challenge cards
36
Memory, pattern, drawing, movement, rhythm, sequencing, and kindness challenges.
Helper cards
18
Character assists, shortcuts, lantern repairs, story-spark bonuses, and rescues.
Ending cards
12
Cozy, celebration, discovery, quiet, mystery, and classroom reflection endings.
Tokens
36
Lantern, story-spark, badge, and region marker tokens.
Rules
3
Quick-start card, full rulebook, and parent/facilitator guide.
Accessories and expansions
Start with the core game, with add-ons and classroom packs planned for later.
Expansion Deck
New Brightlands, Moonlit Hush, river, and sky-isle paths that keep the story engine replayable.
Token Upgrade Kit
Deluxe character pieces, lantern counters, story sparks, region markers, and a storage pouch.
Classroom Play Pack
Four-table cooperative play with facilitator sheets, reflection pages, and writing bridges.