Hello, today I'll be reviewing Runebound, a game by Fantasy Flight Games. This game is set in a medieval fantasy land named Terrinoth, which many other FFG games are set in, such as Descent and Runewars.
Runebound is a game for two to four players, where each player takes the role of a hero of Terrinoth. In Runebound, there are six heroes that are available to play as. Each of the four expansions to Runebound includes another hero though, so if you get them all, you'll have ten heroes to play as, which should suffice.
As the game progresses, players progressively level up their heroes' skills and equip them with weapons and other items. These can be obtained by travelling around Terrinoth and buying from cities.
In order to increase the power of your hero, you will need to attempt various adventures. Adventures are represented on the map by small tokens. When a hero does an adventure, he draws a card from the corresponding adventure deck, then resolves it.
There are three types of adventures, Social, Exploration, and Combat. Social adventures usually give you a choice out of two effects, Exploration adventures tend to ask you to go somewhere and search for something, and Combat adventures usually require you to battle a monster.
Runebound is played with one of two scenarios. Each scenario has different win conditions and a different set of adventure cards which can show up. There are also two expansions available which give an additional scenario each.
This game plays fine with 2, 3, or 4 players, but the more the merrier! Especially when you all want the exact same Truesteel Axe...
I enjoyed this game quite a lot, although I did not like the fact that there were only two scenarios in the base game. I would highly recommend you get either the Caught in a Web expansion or the Fall of the Dark Star expansion to increase replayability.
You can purchase Runebound here.
The Caught in a Web expansion is available here.
The Fall of the Dark Star expansion is available here.
The Gilded Blade expansion is available here.
The Mountains Rise expansion is available here.
Runebound is a game for two to four players, where each player takes the role of a hero of Terrinoth. In Runebound, there are six heroes that are available to play as. Each of the four expansions to Runebound includes another hero though, so if you get them all, you'll have ten heroes to play as, which should suffice.
As the game progresses, players progressively level up their heroes' skills and equip them with weapons and other items. These can be obtained by travelling around Terrinoth and buying from cities.
In order to increase the power of your hero, you will need to attempt various adventures. Adventures are represented on the map by small tokens. When a hero does an adventure, he draws a card from the corresponding adventure deck, then resolves it.
There are three types of adventures, Social, Exploration, and Combat. Social adventures usually give you a choice out of two effects, Exploration adventures tend to ask you to go somewhere and search for something, and Combat adventures usually require you to battle a monster.
Combat in Runebound is innovative in that it uses two-sided tokens, similar to coins, to battle. First, you flip your tokens, then you take turns spending them to deal damage or other penalties to your opponent.
This game plays fine with 2, 3, or 4 players, but the more the merrier! Especially when you all want the exact same Truesteel Axe...
I enjoyed this game quite a lot, although I did not like the fact that there were only two scenarios in the base game. I would highly recommend you get either the Caught in a Web expansion or the Fall of the Dark Star expansion to increase replayability.
You can purchase Runebound here.
The Caught in a Web expansion is available here.
The Fall of the Dark Star expansion is available here.
The Gilded Blade expansion is available here.
The Mountains Rise expansion is available here.
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