A two-player game is a tight duel as each player struggles to keep the flames and wind under their thumb. My only gripe with this is that it is not a permanent feature in the base game and only comes into play when the card is drawn from the deck. Inside the box itself you will find a fabulously coloured forest board, 52 Action and Event Cards, a wind dice, various wooden tokens for Firebreaks and Wind Markers, but most stunningly of all, 135 Fire Gems. You can’t ignore it if it’s blowing toward you, but you also have to choose a good moment to change it, or your opponent will gain the upper hand. The Rising Flames Expansion adds a solo mode along with new variants of play and a flock of custom meeples.

To start with, you get a large and sturdy board depicting the four different towers, forest, and the eternal flame in the center. PLAYERS: The expansion adds a solo and fifth player mode, as well as multiple variants for different player counts. Downtime is minimal, and players stay in the game even after their towers are destroyed, continuing to play as the Shadow of the Wood with unique powers and a new path to victory.Each player gets a hand of cards, and on their turn, they either play one or discard some of them to draw new ones. The game incorporates an intuitive play structure that takes minutes to learn and requires negligible set-up. There are some balance issues that can dampen the flames, but the game is so quick it’s hard to be upset after a bad loss.

They are relatively self-explanatory, wind affects wind direction, fire spreads fire, firebreaks put barriers to the slow the spread of the fire, and water removes fire tokens. The All-In Combo includes the base game, the deluxe expansion, and two mini expansions - the Buckets and Gems mini expansion and the Megahawks mini expansion. These include placing a fire gem, placing a Firebreak token, or discarding exactly three cards from your hand and drawing back up to the limit. Personalised advertising may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of information under California and other state privacy laws, and you may have a right to opt out. In the Rising Flames Expansion, rapid crown fires, heavy winds, and tumultuous weather threaten the forest.Firestorm, as the name implies, sets off a chain reaction to spread the fire on your board even further. The skill comes in effectively directing the resources in your hand and using sound spatial planning to deploy them.

When drawn from the deck it allows any eliminated players to come back into the game and choose an option listed on the card to take their revenge on their adversaries. We promise we will only send relevant content , and only when we have something worth sharing with you!The vivid colors perfectly match the beautiful, unique components and create a highly tactile experience that fully immerses players in the theme of the game.