BoardGamesBot
Sign in

The Shipwreck Arcana: Promo Pack

Meromorph Games · Board game · 2018
9.0 Ludopedia 7.8 BGG 2–5 · best 4 10–30 min Weight 2.0/5
Buy
9.0 rating Ludopedia
7.8 rating BGG
Buy
Our Verdict
RECOMMENDED

For those who already enjoy *The Shipwreck Arcana*, this Promo Pack is a 'must-have' that expands the possibilities of the base game. It doesn't change the rules, but adds variety and depth with new cards that bring more enigmas and cooperative decisions. It's a simple and effective way to refresh the experience without overcomplicating things.

Highlights
  • More cards, more variety
  • New strategic challenges
  • Easy to integrate
  • Maintains game's essence
Keep in mind
  • Requires base game
  • No mechanic changes
Rules manual not indexed yet Upload the PDF rulebook to ask questions about this game with AI.

About the game

What you do in a play session

If you're already a fan of *The Shipwreck Arcana* and want to level up your gameplay, the *Promo Pack* is exactly what you need! It brings ten brand-new cards to boost the experience of the base game. These include: The Passage, The Pallbearers, The Wish, The Ghost, Asunder, The Feast, Fortune, The Captain, Iron, and The Lantern. Each of these cards adds new layers of strategy and challenges to your cooperative deduction and pattern recognition game. Imagine new situations to push your luck, more patterns to build and recognize, and of course, more group decisions to make. It's an injection of content that promises to refresh your games, ensuring that each shipwreck is an even more unique and unpredictable adventure. Get ready to unravel even deeper secrets and test your team's unity with these new arcane elements!

Best player count

BGG community vote

2–5 players
2 REC
3 BEST
4 BEST
5 REC

Where to Buy

Prices monitored daily

Finding best prices...

Game details

Mechanics, categories, families and credits

Mechanics

Cooperative Game Pattern Building Pattern Recognition Push Your Luck Voting

Categories

Card Game Deduction Expansion for Base-game

Families

Game: The Shipwreck Arcana
Publisher Meromorph Games
Designer Kevin Bishop
Artist Matthew Bishop

Community

Data from BoardGameGeek

1,620owners
25wishlist
15want to play

Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers before you buy

6 questions
What is The Shipwreck Arcana: Promo Pack?
It's an expansion pack that adds ten new cards to the base game The Shipwreck Arcana, bringing more variety and strategic possibilities to your games.
Do I need the base game The Shipwreck Arcana to use this pack?
Yes, this is an expansion pack and requires the base game The Shipwreck Arcana to be played. The cards are integrated into the existing deck.
How many players does this pack support and what is the playtime?
As an expansion, it maintains the characteristics of the base game: 2 to 5 players, with games lasting between 10 and 30 minutes. The new cards fit into this flow.
Does this pack add new complex rules or mechanics?
No, the Promo Pack focuses on adding content (new cards) that integrates with the existing mechanics of deduction, pattern recognition, and 'push your luck', without introducing additional complex rules.
Who is this Promo Pack most recommended for?
It's ideal for those who already enjoy The Shipwreck Arcana and are looking for more replayability and challenges, without wanting a completely new game. Fans of the base game will love the content injection.
Do the cards have a lot of text or language dependency?
The Shipwreck Arcana cards generally have little text, being more visual and icon-based. The Promo Pack follows this trend, with easily memorizable text and low language dependency.
More details on BoardGameGeek and BoardGamePrices