Board Game Posts

The enchanted forest of the kodama is flourishing. But with so much growth, the ancient paths to the sanctuaries within have become overgrown and lost. Now the forest guardians call upon you, their loyal kodama, to restore these paths. Help your kodama build these paths, gather offerings for the guardians, and win their favor.

Components

• 8 play mats
• 8 dry erase markers
• 6 sanctuary cards
• 42 path cards
• 1 10-sided die
• 16 decree cards

Object of the Game

Players draw paths on their play mats, trying to connect features (caterpillars and flowers ) to sanctuaries and guardians. At the end of ' each round, a sanctuary is scored as long as it is connected to more features than the previous sanctuary. …

Without strong leadership, his prosperous port has fallen into a state of catastrophe. Fearsome creatures have sensed this weakness in Midgard and are coming in droves, driving chaos and destruction before them.

Trolls attack the town. Draugr terrorize nearby villages. Monsters strike at travelers and merchants alike. The people are suffering and they need a champion.

In Champions of Midgard, you are a Viking Leader who seeks to gain Glory for your clan and fill the boots of the old Jarl. Defeat the Trolls to keep the townsfolk on your side. Slay Draugr to earn gold to fund your journeys. …

Your task is to travel the Kingdom of Xidit, recruit brave nits, free Cities from dark threats and become th 5avior. Your bravery, ingenuity and boldness will :d and future generations will sing your praises.

Components

• 70 Unit figurines of 5 different types
• 75 Sorcerers' Guild Story figurines
• 60 Gold Sovereign tokens
• 100 Bard tokens
• Assessment tiles
• 39 City tiles
• 6 Titan tiles
• 5 Screens
• 3 Calendar tiles
• 5 Idrakys
• 5 Programming Boards
• 1 First Player token
• 5 Order tokens
• 18 Score tokens
• 2 Empty tokens.
• 1 Year wooden token.
• 1 Bastion
• Dummy Player Board with 3 Dummy Player tokens
• 1 Game Board

Cities 1, numbered from 1 to 21. During the game, players can recruit Units in certain Cities. Other Cities require Units in order to eliminate threats. …

One card lies in the center of the table, face-up. On his turn, each player must decide: Either he takes the card and puts it in front of himself, giving him points equal to the value printed on the card, or he declines the card by putting one of his chips next to it.

The turn to play passes clockwise, and the next player faces the same decision: Either accept the card (including the chip), or decline it and pay one of his own chips. The game goes on this way until all cards have found someone willing to accept them. The player with the fewest points wins. …

This expansion introduces a new element to the game: Magician Powers. These offer a powerful new way to customize your Magician and add further strategic depth to your game.The Magician Powers variant can only be played together with the Dark Alley variant.

The following changes apply to the basic game rules when playing with Magician Powers:

General Setup

Shuffle each of the three Power decks (yellow, orange and red), then place them face down next to the Main Game Board where players can conveniently reach them. Similarly to Trick cards, Magician Powers of different colors also have Fame Thresholds of 1, 16 or 36 (printed in a star on each side of the card). …

The Mechaniker (Mechanical Enhancement)

Once per turn, one of your Apprentices receives an additional Action Point when placed at any Location except for the Theater.

Priestess of Mysticism (Fate Weaving)

For 1 Dark Alley Action Point, you may discard the Active Prophecy, then replace it with a Pending Prophecy and draw a new one in its place.

Master of chains (Breaking Free)

Before the 'Performance' phase, you may take a special 'Reschedule' Action without placing any Characters. Unlike the normal 'Reschedule' Action, you receive the Link Bonuses if you create Link(s) with this placement. …

They Say That In The Very Heart Of The Mountains Of The Sultanate Of Naqala, There Lives A Tribe That Rarely Appears In The Bazaars And Markets In Town. They Call Themselves The Artisans, And Work Day And Night Crafting Precious Items, Inlaid With Rare Gems. Some Travellers Claim That The Artisans Are Able To Craft Unique Artifacts, Filled With Magic And Mystery.

With "the Artisans Of Naqala", A New Tribe Appears In The Game! Use Artisans And Their Items To Achieve Victory Over Your Opponents And Take Control Of The Sultanate! …

(for even more experienced player)

Setup

Bishop, Fool, Judge, Queen, King, Witch

With 2 players, the game also uses 6 characters. Each player obtains 3 characters in front of them, one corresponding to their left hand, and the other to their right hand. Finally, the third character is placed further back between the two other, and this card is called the protected card.

Each player begins the game with 6 gold coins, and a player's money belongs to all of their characters.

As with a regular game, the first four turns must be swaps - or not. Then, on their turn, a player can: …

Partner up for a team version of Lotus, designed for 4 players.

Complete the game Setup as outlined on page 3, with each individual player choosing his own color of Guardians.

Choose partners and make sure players know which color of Guardians their partner is playing with. Partners should sit across from each other so that teams will alternate turns.

Game play follows all normal rules until Scoring. each player will add their final score with their partner's to determine their team's score. The highest combined team score wins the game. …