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Descent 2nd Edition

Descent: Journeys in the Dark Second Edition is a board game in which one player takes on the role of the treacherous overlord, and up to four other players take on the roles of courageous heroes. During each game, the heroes embark on quests and venture into dangerous caves, ancient ruins, dark dungeons, and cursed forests to battle monsters, earn riches, and attempt to stop the overlord from carrying out his vile plot. Featuring double-sided modular board pieces, countless hero and skill combinations, and an immersive story-driven campaign, Descent: Journeys in the Dark Second Edition transports heroes to a vibrant fantasy realm where they must stand together against an ancient evil.

Descent 2nd Edition

This is going to be my first of two reviews of Descent, focusing entirely on the mechanics of the game and the differences between first...

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Bonds of the Wild

Four heroes gather together and venture into the wild in this expansion. You can work magic alongside Lyssa or Challara, or rely on the aid of your familiars with Vyrah the Falconer or Ronan of the Wild. The overlord’s monsters stand to oppose these noble heroes, however. Twelve kobolds, four hellhounds, and two deep elves oppose the heroes' quest and seek the branch for their own nefarious ends.

Treaty of Champions

Four heroes unite to defeat this deadly threat, while the overlord player gains ten monster figures, including the brand-new crow hags, which enter Descent for the first time in this expansion. Two new quests, Sindaea’s Secret and Treaty of Champions, chronicle the heroes’ struggle to bind a powerful demon and stop an ancient evil from reappearing. Become a champion and save Terrinoth in this Hero and Monster Collection!

Stewards of the Secret

Stewards of the Secret is a new Hero and Monster Collection for Descent: Journeys in the Dark, inviting you and your friends to take a part in the story of the Stewards. This expansion includes fourteen sculpted plastic figures—four heroes, three blood apes, three nagas, and four ferrox. Like other Hero and Monster Collections, these heroes and monsters hail from the first edition of Descent, now introduced to the game’s second edition with updated artwork and figure sculpts. With two brand-new quests to supplement your existing games of Descent, Stewards of the Secret challenges every hero and overlord player with new tactics and opportunities.

Visions of Dawn

Four heroes unite to shatter the truce between ogres and trolls in this expansion. You can draw blades alongside Nara the Fang or Sir Valadir, magically move about the battlefield with Master Thorn, or work to heal your allies with Ispher. The overlord’s monsters stand to oppose these noble heroes, however. Two trolls, two ogres, and two manticores arrive to swell the overlord’s forces and wreak havoc across Terrinoth.

Shards of Everdark

Shards of Everdark reintroduces four fearless heroes, Arvel Worldwalker, One Fist, Karnon, and Steelhorns, all prepared to take on the overlord player in order to eliminate the Everdark’s most dreadful monsters—ice wyrms, shades, and an entirely new monster group: the dark minotaurs. Destroy the source of the Everdark shards and rescue the corrupted citizens of Terrinoth from a dark and troubling fate.

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