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Die Legenden von Andor

Der Sternenschild

Heroes protect the realm of Andor from evil creatures, which beleaguer the King’s Castle, so in consequence all heroes are defeated when too many creatures invade the Castle. In five legends we must defend the Castle and complete Legend Objectives. A narrator moves along a letter track; when there is a legend card for a letter, it is read out - it tells the story, introduces creatures and resources, and names legend objectives and additional rules. Each hero has 10 hours per turn at his disposal; the narrator moves when a creature is defeated and when all heroes have used up their turn time. When the narrator reaches the end of his track, legend objectives must have been completed.

The first expansion for Die Legenden von Andor demands the completion of three tasks: Defending the castle in analogy to the core game; fulfilling a Prince’s Task according to card A3 and deflecting a threat determined by roll of a die at card C. When this threat has been deflected the game ends instantly, so the Prince's Task must be completed first. This is supplemented by a new system of Legend cards; those are sorted alphabetically but for some letters there is now a choice of four cards, the three not used are meant for future games. Sternenschild covers monsters and stops their movement. One of six threats comes into play in a game, those threats are not considered to be creatures.

This is a beautiful expansion for a beautiful and challenging game that demands that you start at the beginning and familiarize yourself with it gradually; this is rewarded with a fantastic, challenging and thrilling game!

Players: 2-4

Age: 10+

Time: 90+

Designer: Michael Menzel

Artist: Michael Menzel

Price: ca. 15 Euro

Publisher: Kosmos 2013

Web: www.kosmos.de

Genre: Fantasy, adventure, cooperation

Users: For families

Version: de

Rules: de fr

In-game text: yes

Comments:

Harmonious extension of the core game

Needs core game to play

Some gaming experience is necessary

Two versions, one of them is for experienced players only

Compares to:

Basically all fantasy adventure games, first game with this combination of features

Other editions:

Iello

Chance (pink): 1

Tactic (turquoise): 3

Strategy (blue): 1

Creativity (dark blue): 0

Knowledge (yellow): 0

Memory (orange): 0

Communication (red): 3

Interaction (brown): 3

Dexterity (green): 0

Action (dark green): 0