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Our Verdict
RECOMMENDED
A perfect addition for players who enjoy-scaling power-and-long-term-planning!
Highlights
- Incredible late-game-payoff
- Deeply thematic-mechanics
- Adds fresh-pacing-to-the-game
Keep in mind
- Requires the base game
- Higher complexity-than-some-spirits
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About the game
What you do in a play session
If you're already a Spirit Island enthusiast, get ready to feel the ground shake. This-expansion introduces the Serpent Slumbering Beneath the Island, a primal spirit that plays by a different set of rules. Unlike many-spirited-up-and-ready-to-go-characters, this spirit is a slow burner. It starts out quiet, almost unassuming, but it is designed around a massive-scale-late-game payoff.
The core experience here is all about the build-up. You aren't going to be dominating the board in the first-ever-round, but as the game progresses, the Serpent's power scales into something truly terrifying for the invaders. It's a masterclass in-game pacing and-reward-cycles. You'll need to plan your growth and manage your presence with surgical precision to ensure that when the-big-payoff finally hits, you are positioned to actually use it.
Strategically, it adds a unique-layer-of-complexity to your cooperative-sessions. It forces the team to account for a spirit that evolves over time, requiring a different kind of-synergy than the more immediate spirits. It's perfect for players who love long-term-planning and the feeling of a slow-burning-threat-turning-into-an-unstoppable-force. Just a heads-up: you-need-the-base-game-to-play-this, as it's an expansion designed to deepen the existing-world-of-Spirit-Island.
The core experience here is all about the build-up. You aren't going to be dominating the board in the first-ever-round, but as the game progresses, the Serpent's power scales into something truly terrifying for the invaders. It's a masterclass in-game pacing and-reward-cycles. You'll need to plan your growth and manage your presence with surgical precision to ensure that when the-big-payoff finally hits, you are positioned to actually use it.
Strategically, it adds a unique-layer-of-complexity to your cooperative-sessions. It forces the team to account for a spirit that evolves over time, requiring a different kind of-synergy than the more immediate spirits. It's perfect for players who love long-term-planning and the feeling of a slow-burning-threat-turning-into-an-unstoppable-force. Just a heads-up: you-need-the-base-game-to-play-this, as it's an expansion designed to deepen the existing-world-of-Spirit-Island.
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Publisher
Greater Than Games, LLC, Pegasus Spiele
Designer
R. Eric Reuss
Artist
Jorge Ramos
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Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers before you buy
Can I play this without the base game?
No, this is an expansion and requires the Spirit Island base game to play.
Is the Serpent spirit hard to play?
Yes, it has a unique-pacing that requires careful long-term planning to master.
How many players can use this-spirit?
It fits into any-standard-game-of-1 to 4 players.
Does it add new-mechanics?
It introduces a new-way-of-scaling-power, but uses the core-mechanics of the base game.
How long does a session take?
Expect around 90 to 120 minutes per game.