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(More customer reviews)This is not just an expansion - it is also a stand-alone set for Thunderstone. It includes all the cards you'll need to play the game (and more!). I have all the expansions so far, and have found each one of them interesting in its own way. The artwork in this base set is the first that isn't all by Jason Engle, and his art was a huge plus to the game. There are several illustrations on cards in this set that just make me say "Really?"
The quality is still good, however, and the dividers that come with all the expansions are awesome (way better than the beginning Thunderstone dividers). In true AEG form, they also upgraded ALL the sets Randomizer cards, and made their backs different colors so they don't accidentally get mixed in. (Monsters also have different colors from Heroes who have different colors from Village cards.) Also in this set are upgraded experience markers to get rid of the old XP cards. They are pretty fantastic, and for just being tokens, we have really enjoyed using over the cards.
As for the cards themselves, a few of them (Spoiled Food in particular, which does the same thing as "Feast" pretty much, but you have to destroy a Hero at the end of the round.) seem to be just useless. Some of the Heroes seem pretty neat though, Phalanx which gets more powerful the more Phalanx cards in hand (they only level to 2 and there are a LOT more of them) and Veterans which can level up to 4.
The box itself has a plastic insert that will fit all the cards from all the sets in it, though from other reviews I've watched if you have card sleeves on them you may need to leave out the randomizers to fit them all in. The insert is nice, but I don't like the ridges along the bottom because they don't make things slide well on the bottom. It's also realllly heavy with all the cards in it (clearly).
A new card type is included called "Settings" - kind of a Global Effect that is in place for the entire game. Optional to play with (randomizers). Some good, some bad, some in the middle, to help and hurt.
The last update is the dungeon board it comes with. This could help when teaching new people about Thunderstone as it lists the light penalties and what they are for each rank, but I'm honestly not a big fan of the board. The lettering is difficult to read at the bottom of each rank that tells you what the light penalties and attack penalties are. We were using an eraseable glass message board before that and could write it as large as we wanted.
All in all, the cards add some new aspects to the game that are fun and interesting. The artwork is new and (imnsho) not as good as previous versions. But I did enjoy the updates to the game (for the most part, the board isn't bad just kinda...meh). There are weak and strong heroes in this one, and light seems to be given to heroes or based on heroes levels more. New Treasures: Figurines are included, and are probably my favorite treasure yet. Each one does something different when it's broken, such as the Ivory Dragon that lets you destroy as many cards in hand as you'd like and gain 1xp for each card. Two new THunderstones, three new guardians, and new traps and mercenaries broaden the games base.
The Down Sides: I don't think it captured my attention as much as the first Thunderstone did. That may be due to the amount I've played since then, so it's not quite as fun with easy monsters (their "newbie" game has super easy monsters). It did throw certain strategies for a loop, though, and I found I had lost my first game in a long time due to poor planning on my part.
I wrote this review assuming people know what Thunderstone's about, if you aren't one of those people: Thunderstone is a deck building game, much like Dominion, where people create decks to gain Victory Points from the same group of cards. It has several more intricacies than Dominion (base set), however, because you're building an adventuring party to go kill monsters in the dungeon to regain the Thunderstones and put an end to the plague on the land. Go see Thunderstone for full reviews on it.
Personally, I recommend the original Thunderstone over this one for content, but Dragonspire over the original for pieces and quality of game play. Or, if you like to complete the whole set like I do, all of them. :) But really, best to start with just one of the base sets to make sure you like it first. ;)
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The Doomgate is open and Doom has been released into the world! The forces of destruction stalk the lands destroying all they touch. There is but one dim flicker of hope: the Thunderstones scattered at the dawn of time. Two lie hidden deep within the Dragonspire. Will your heroes be the first to reach them? Dragonspire is a stand-alone expansion to Thunderstone. The cards within can be played with any or all of the past Thunderstone sets or can be used by themselves as a fully playable set. Dragonspire adds a fresh crew of new heroes along with new spells villagers and weapons all ready to help your stand against the darkness. They will be needed for within new terrors have awakened: bloodthirsty undead blistering elementals wrathful dragons and mighty giants! Dragonspire also includes brand-new dungeon settings campaign rules and an entirely new way to face Doom alone!
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