{"product_id":"a-war-of-whispers-collectors-edition","title":"A War of Whispers (Collector's Edition)","description":"\u003ctable width=\"100%\" padding=\"1\" margin=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/jeremy-stoltzfus\"\u003eJeremy Stoltzfus\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/all\/starling-games-(ii)\"\u003eStarling Games (II)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2-4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlaytime\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30-60 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuggested Age\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 and up\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"bgg-row\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Info\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"bgg-column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bgg-url\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e253499\/war-whispers\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bgg-forum-url\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003ehttp:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/253499\/war-whispers\/forums\/63\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew beautifully sculpted miniatures and faction banners\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEnhanced game board highlighting forts, cities, and farms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCollector’s Edition box with limited edition graphics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eA War of Whispers is a competitive board game for 2 to 4 players. Five mighty empires are at war for the world, but you are no mighty ruler. Instead, you play a secret society that is betting on the results of this war while pulling strings to rig the results and ensure their bets pay off. A War of Whispers is a game of deep strategy, hidden agendas, and shifting loyalties.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"a-spacing-mini\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eNew Treasure to Discover\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-size-small\"\u003eThe Collector's Edition includes additional Treasure and Conquest cards to add even more variables to \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA War of Whispers\u003c\/span\u003e. The Treasure cards act as wild cards to allow for more card combos during play. The Conquest cards represent unique events that take place and are acted upon immediately once drawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"a-spacing-mini\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew Collector's Components\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-size-small\"\u003eThe pieces in the Collector's Edition are truly marvelous including new 3D custom-sculpted pieces for forts and farms to make your board truly impressive! A heavy-duty metal first-player marker is included along with a 3D miniature hourglass piece to track the turns with more style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"a-spacing-mini\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIncluding Previous Deluxe Components\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-size-small\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe pieces in the Collector's Edition are truly marvelous including over 175 plastic pieces to enhance the visual experience of the game. One hundred banners are included to use instead of the wooden cubes from the Standard Edition, along with 3D custom-sculpted pieces for cities to make your board come alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"a-spacing-mini\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEnhanced Game Board\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-size-small\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew updated game board upgraded with highlighted forts, cities, and farms!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eYou start the game with five loyalty tokens, each corresponding to one of the five different empires, bet randomly on a loyalty value. Your primary goal is to ensure that when the game ends, the empires you are most loyal to control the most cities across the globe. Gameplay consists of turns broken down into four phases:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeploy agents phase: In player order (starting with the first player and proceeding clockwise), each player removes, then deploys agents to empire councils, the positions on the board marked Sheriff, Steward, Marshall, and Chancellor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmpire turns phase: Each council position on each empire council will take an action. If a player has acquired cards, they may play them during this phase.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCleanup phase: Add the turn marker to the next space on the turn tracker, then each player discards down to the hand limit of five cards.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwap phase: In player order, each player may swap two of their unrevealed loyalty tokens. If you choose to do so, you must reveal both of the swapped loyalty tokens. They remain revealed for the rest of the game.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eGameplay repeats itself in this order four times. When the last space on the turn track is filled, the game ends immediately and scoring commences. The player with the most points based off their empire loyalties and the cities they control wins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Starling Games (II)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39497073557555,"sku":"STG1805EN","price":100.35,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0274\/9631\/products\/91M3f59pzbL._AC_SL1500.jpg?v=1629269853","url":"https:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/products\/a-war-of-whispers-collectors-edition","provider":"vaibhavhospital","version":"1.0","type":"link"}