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Perfect for those who have mastered the base game and want more depth and more players. The corruption system adds a delicious layer of risk.
- Increases player limit to 7 players
- Corruption mechanic creates great dilemmas
- New pair-based scoring combos
- Maintains the base game's agility
- Requires the base game to function
- Slightly increases mental complexity
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The real game-changer here are the Ascension cards, which bring fresh mechanics to the table. You'll deal with pair scoring (that satisfying feeling of completing combos) and, of course, Corruption. Yes, you can now take shady shortcuts to grow faster, but remember that every sin has its price at the end of the game. This layer of risk and reward adds a strategic tension that the base game lacked, turning hand management into a mental chess match: is it worth getting corrupted now to dominate later?
Beyond the strategic depth, the expansion solves a common problem in drafting games: the number of people at the table. With this new deck, the player limit increases to up to 7 players! This makes the game perfect for those group gatherings where nobody wants to be left out, while maintaining fluidity thanks to the simultaneous action selection. If you love optimizing every resource and adore the feeling of seeing your civilization prosper (even if it's through a few shady schemes), this content is essential. It's the ideal expansion for those who felt they had already mastered the base game and wanted an extra challenge or more variety in their sessions.
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