{"product_id":"epic-resort","title":"Epic Resort","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\n\n\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/ben-harkins\"\u003eBen Harkins\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\n\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/all\/floodgate-games\"\u003eFloodgate Games\u003c\/a\u003e\n\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\u003e90 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\u003e12 and up\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExpansion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/products\/epic-resort-villains-vacation-with-upgrade-kit\"\u003eEpic Resort: Villain's Vacation with Upgrade Kit\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"bgg-row\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"bgg-column-info\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Info\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"bgg-column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bgg-url\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e151151\/epic-resort\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bgg-forum-url\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003ehttp:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/forum\/1517746\/epic-resort\/reviews\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlayers compete to build the best resort for attracting fantasy heroes and tourists looking for fun and relaxation. The more you attract, the more likely monsters will attack!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"toc0\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eOverview\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHire and train your workers, build and upgrade your attractions, and convince your battle weary heroes to fight just one more time so without letting too many tourists get eaten! Gain Victory points by upgrading attractions and giving Heroes the rest they need. The highest scoring player when all monsters are defeated is the winner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"toc1\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eSetup\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach player begins with a humble resort consisting of a Beach, a Tiki Hut and a small number of Tourists, placed at each attraction. Each player starts with their own worker Deck consisting of 7 Apprentices, 3 Street Performers, and 3 Lazy Peons. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"toc2\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eGameplay\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach round consists of 4 phases:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"toc3\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePhase I - Get to Work\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach Player draws a hand of 5 Workers from their Worker Deck.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlayers simultaneously send worker cards from their hand to do work at each of their Attractions. \u003cem\u003eAny missing units of work (are required by the Attraction) cause Tourists to leave before gathering resources.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlayers gain the primary resource of \u003cstrong\u003eGold\u003c\/strong\u003e by having more tourists at each attraction, and \u003cstrong\u003eFlair\u003c\/strong\u003e by having less tourists. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"toc4\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePhase II - Action: Attract, Hire \u0026amp; Upgrade\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn order, players take one action per turn or pass. Players will be interacting with common draft areas, as well as using abilities from their own workers and attractions. Possible actions include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAttract Tourists from the Dock (Spending \u003cstrong\u003eFlair\u003c\/strong\u003e) - Tourists are placed at attractions, potentially increasing the Gold gained on the subsequent turn.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAttract a Hero from the Dock (Spending \u003cstrong\u003eFlair\u003c\/strong\u003e) - Heroes start with low health, which is gained at the end of each round. Fully Rested Heroes are scored for Victory Points.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpgrade an Attraction (Spending \u003cstrong\u003eGold\u003c\/strong\u003e) - Providing higher tourist capacity, better Gold payout, better abilities and more Victory Points. Upgraded attractions typically require more workers to keep them fully staffed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrain or Hire new Workers (Spending \u003cstrong\u003eGold\u003c\/strong\u003e) - Upgrade your workers to provide more work, or better abilities. Training locks a worker draft pile, preventing other players from upgrading to that particular worker during the round. Training workers is a 1-for-1 exchange, keeping players' Worker Deck lean by design.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePass - The first Player to Pass becomes the Start Player for the next round\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAny time during a player's turn, he may use abilities from fully-staffed attractions, or discard worker cards to use their unique abilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"toc5\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePhase III - A Ship Arrives\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dock is refilled with new Heroes and Tourists from a center pile. While refilling, it's possible to trigger a Monster Attack!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf an Attack! card is revealed, the top Monster from the Monster Pile will choose which player it's attacking; typically by Most Tourists or Most Heroes at their resort, ties broken clockwise from the start player.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf a Hero defends against a Monster Attack, he loses 1 health. Any undefended damage causes tourists to be eaten by the Monster.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeroes may dodge into, or out of, a Monster Attack up to one time per round.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf an attraction has no Hero or Tourists, a Monster will Damage it, potentially destroying the attraction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA player may chose (if they have one) to throw a Lazy Peon at the monster, ending the attack and permenantly removing the Worker Card from the game.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Dock Continues to refill, potentially triggering more Monster Attacks, until it is full.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"toc6\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePhase IV - Clean Up\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsed and unused Workers are placed in players' discard piles.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAny fully-rested Heroes are scored - Placed to the side, each worth Victory Points at the end of the game. This Hero also removes the top Monster from the remaining Monster Deck.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemaining Heroes gain 1 Health each.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAny Locked Worker Draft Piles and Attraction Abilities are made available for the next round.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAny unused Flair is sent back to the supply. Gold carries over to the next round.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGameplay continues with Phase I\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"toc7\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eGame End\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf at the end of the round there are no Monsters remaining, the game is over and players total Victory Points from Attractions, Scored Heroes, and 1 point for each remaining Hero at their resort. The player with the highest Victory Point total has built the most \u003cstrong\u003eEpic Resort\u003c\/strong\u003e and is \u003cem\u003evictorious\u003c\/em\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Floodgate Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":1029534385,"sku":"1029534385","price":28.65,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0274\/9631\/products\/Epic_Resort.jpg?v=1578608982","url":"https:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/products\/epic-resort","provider":"vaibhavhospital","version":"1.0","type":"link"}