{"product_id":"the-great-wall-ancient-beasts","title":"The Great Wall: Ancient Beasts","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\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/kamil-'sanex'-ciesla\"\u003eKamil 'Sanex' Cieśla\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/robert-plesowicz\"\u003eRobert Plesowicz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/lukasz-wlodarczyk\"\u003eŁukasz Włodarczyk\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/all\/awaken-realms\"\u003eAwaken Realms\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\u003e1-4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlaytime\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e120-180 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;\"\u003e297874\/great-wall-ancient-beasts\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bgg-forum-url\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003ehttp:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/297874\/great-wall-ancient-beasts\/forums\/63\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e12 new Advisors\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4 of the new Advisors are based on mythical beasts and come along with meeples\/miniatures, depicting statues of these fantastic creatures. Player, who buys one of them, may place the miniature in a dedicated place on the board to gain new, powerful benefits. The location it will be placed is crucial, so it's essential to plan it right!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQilin, as a symbol of prosperity, allows gathering additional wood, gold, stones, or Meditation from a chosen Location. Qilin is like an extraordinary Clerk - it doesn't need any empty slot, and when it is removed from the board, you may place a regular Clerk in its place for free.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Yinglong, a mighty winged dragon, will inspire your soldiers. You place Yinglong on a chosen Wall Section - it allows you to gather your forces in this place instantly. Additionally, Soldiers under Yinglong presence fight with great zeal, counting as two when gaining Honor for defeated Hordes!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Spirit Turtle, a sacred shelled beast, blesses your army with resilience, lowering your losses on one of the Wall Sections. How? Your Soldiers won't die here!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Finally, Fenghuang, a blessed bird, is a symbol of virtue. Exchange all your Overseers for Fenghuang and place it on a chosen Location. It acts as triple Overseer of the maximum level in this Location. Additionally, your former Overseers go back to your pool, so you can recruit them again in the Barracks!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther 8 Advisors are similar to Advisors from the core game, but in the case of the essential mechanics, the more the better - more choice and more replayability (but the base game offers tons of options).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere are a few examples:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAllow your Cavalry to move freely between Walls!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Gain more precious Honor if you are a leader!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Take 1 Artifact and make it your own!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ignore the Honor penalty when you activate Location on your own!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8 new Tactic cards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2 new types of Tactic card (4 copies of each) will change your strategy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere's your new options during battles:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHold the Line! - it rewards cooperation: all players that defend the Wall Section gain additional Honor. But, of course, you will gain the best benefit ;)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWipeout - raise the stakes! If you win, your Soldiers may attack again this turn! If not, they will die.\u003cbr\u003e“Ancient Chronicle” Game Modes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6 new “Ancient Chronicle” Game Modes bringing further challenges for your game. Plan on how to gain an advantage against other clans using new rules introduced during each Year of the game.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore themes and background stories, more exciting new special rules, buildings, setup changes and so on.\u003cbr\u003e10 Relics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlayers gain a new option of scoring - they may use new type of cards: Relics. Relics are similar to Artifacts, but:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou can upgrade them, so they will grant better benefits for all (but you also give a signal to your opponents that you're interested in this Relic),\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e You gain the rewards according to the place won on this Relic - the first place will gain the best bonus, the second a little worse, and so on.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Some of the Relics may activated in each Year, not only at the end of the game\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—description from the publisher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Awaken Realms","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41151059623987,"sku":"AWAGWENGABK","price":27.74,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0274\/9631\/products\/pic6494944.jpg?v=1671615836","url":"https:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/products\/the-great-wall-ancient-beasts","provider":"vaibhavhospital","version":"1.0","type":"link"}