In Veritas, players are different versions of "Truth," struggling to stay alive in Dark Ages France. You do this by being copied in books in monasteries, which have an annoying tendency to burn down. It's a simple, highly strategic territory control game with a unique counter-stacking mechanic. As with all white-boxed Cheapass Games, players must provide some of their own spare parts: about 40 stackable colored counters for each player.