Darkness Rising

You play a ranger who is trying to save villagers by navigating through a wilderness that is rapidly being taken over by a dark force. Luck and strategy are required to survive the journey and fight the monsters. You must navigate by rolling a dice and filling in the hex grid with the corresponding pathways. Every round one hex is eliminated making it harder to navigate. When the pathways go out of bounds you must fight monsters by rolling dice and matching each monsters pattern. Your goal is to collect as many villagers as you can and navigate to safety. Sometimes you must make the hard decision to sacrifice your villagers to the monsters and elements so that you can survive. —description from the designer