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(More customer reviews)Please be aware if you are considering this item it is an expansion to Descent: Journeys in the Dark which is the base game and is required for the Descent: Tomb of Ice to be played.
This the fourth expansion in the Descent series and adds a new theme, game components, new rules, and new quests (6 in total) for your intrepid party of characters as they explore a dungeon in the frozen climates of the north.
Descent uses a modular board system which allows for creative scenario design as well as creating a very good sense of exploration for players as you can limit the amount of dungeon the players can see at any one time (e.g. in the case of a door blocking the view of what is beyond).
The game system requires an overlord character who controls the dungeon being aware of the overall dungeon (from prepared scenarios in the game), monster locations, traps, treasures, etc. The other individuals play as the hero characters trying to survive the dungeon and get rich and find glory in the process.
Production values of this game are amazing. The artwork and detail really add to the imagination and enhance the game experience. All monsters and characters are represented with plastic miniatures (unpainted) and map boards are very stylized and appealing to the eye.
Game play is pretty much straight forward. Move, explore, fight monsters with weapons or magic, collect treasure, and continue on. Much like any board game you have to get used to the mechanics and procedures, but once this is done the game moves very nicely. Though a quest can take quite a few hours to complete depending on number of players and size of the dungeon.
The 6 quests that come with this expansion are only a starter and you can download a large number of user created scenarios from the Fantasy Flight Games website at [...]
...or create your own scenarios!
Components that come with this boxed expansion include:
Rule book with quest guide
6 hero sheets
6 plastic heroes
21 plastic monsters
110 cards
43 double-side map pieces (on heavy cardboard)
26 prop markers
1 stomach tile (when characters are swallowed by a very large monster..an off board location the character will go and either be saved or die)
1 transparent stealth die
10 treasure markers
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Far north of Terrinoth, past the Spires of Thunder, across the Sea of Weik, lies the icy realm of Isheim. Here, unquiet apparitions of a lost people are the harbingers of the age of frost that threatens to swallow the world. Day by day, this arctic blight encroaches further south. The Tomb of Ice is the fourth expansion for Descent: Journeys in the Dark. Included are more than two dozen new plastic figures representing spectral shades, volcanic lava beetles, petrifying medusas, stealthy wendigos, and gigantic ice wyrms - not to mention six new heroes. Along with new treasures and a new potion type, the heroes gain an entirely new weapon for their arsenal - Feat cards they can use to surprise the overlord. This product also introduces new features for the Road to Legend campaign games in the form of outdoor terrain and new Dungeon, Rumor, Location, and Incident cards.
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