Praetorian Board Games: CastleScape (Base Game) | Deck-Builder, Area Control Strategy Board Game | Build a Castle | for Adults and Family | 2-4 Players | 60 Minutes | Ages 14+

Description

Theme: Base Game

• SPREAD YOUR GUILD’S INFLUENCE: Spread your guild’s influence and out-maneuver your opponents to claim renown while balancing against negative actions that give your guild corruption and infamy.
• DECK-BUILDING + AREA CONTROL: Experience a very unique and combination of the deck-building and area control mechanics. Deck building gives you the engine and players compete over areas of the board to score points and complete objectives.
• BUILD A CASTLE: Start the game with a single wall piece, and build a castle that spreads across the landscape by the end of the game
• OVERVIEW: 2-4 Players, 60 mins, Ages 14+
• VARIABILITY: Build the castle differently every game, and experience different strategies based on the randomized public objectives and your personal end of game goals. No two games will play the same.

“The King has commissioned a magnificent castle that will span the ages. The guild that builds it will be blessed with riches, power, and renown for all time. Your guild is ready to answer the call and claim the rewards by any means necessary. Alas, equally clever and devious guild masters of the kingdom are also vying for this opportunity. You must out-recruit, out-build, and out-maneuver all of them if you want to get ahead. Stay vigilant. As you construct the castle, the King will make inspections. If he discovers your scheming, he will strip your guild of its influence and resources. Only one guild will earn the admiration of the King. Will yours be victorious? CastleScape is a deck-building, area-control game set in the Middle Ages,a time of kings and guilds, money and power, deception and influence. In this game, players assume the roles of guild masters, competing against one another as they build the King’s castle. Their goal is to earn the most Renown (points) before the supply of Walls runs out and the game ends. However, they must balance their actions with how much Infamy and Corruption they will accrue from performing them. Each player begins the game with a basic deck of cards (gold, recruits, walls, and a few clumsy thieves) and a couple hidden goals. The game board starts with one wall in the center, and players must build outward, always adding walls adjacent to other walls. Whenever a Bailey is completed, Renown(points) will be awarded based on how large that Bailey is, and the player with the most Influence in that Bailey will claim the Renown. CastleScape is highly strategic and incentivizes players to play differently each game. Besides each player’s hidden objective cards and a Castle that is procedurally built each game, players will plan multiple turns ahead to build the castle how they see fit. The Market also has both static and rotating card options to keep gameplay fresh and interesting.”