Arcs – Snappy Sci-fi Strategy with Leder Games Quality
Cole Wehrle and Kyle Ferrin, the team behind the beloved Root and Oath, have brought us Arcs, a new fast-paced sci-fi strategy game set in a silly yet dark universe brought to life by the famous art of Kyle Ferrin — perfectly blending the dark atmosphere of the setting with his renown color-rich style.
Arcs at its base is designed to take the pillars of Wehrle’s earlier titles and streamline them into an elegant gameplay experience. Fans can look forward to uncovering the bones of their favorites in the rulebook, like attacker-favored one-roll combat, but can get their tables playing an intriguing strategy game without the hurdle of explaining the near-complete asymmetric rules of the factions in Root.
Once players have a firm understanding of its mechanics, more complexity can be brought in by campaign play through The Blighted Reach Campaign Expansion.
Players take on the role of rival imperial regents of a decaying empire facing its end-of-days. They must choose how to save their people … and their own power utilizing their wit as strategic admirals, astute diplomats, or savvy business opportunists.
Whatever course you set, choose wisely. Or you doom us as our ancestors have.
The gameplay has foundations in the trick-taking genre, as players play cards to set what “ambitions” will score points in the current round of play or “chapter.” Playing cards that match the previous suit enables you to take more actions, but playing an off-suit card allows you to chase fresh opportunities or react to new threats.
Once the tricks are played, it’s time to battle and maneuver in The Rift. Players expand their empires by building cities and ships, sending agents to influence The Court (and acquire their cards), and directing their fleets.
Battles are resolved in a snap. Attackers roll dice equal to the number of attacking vessels against the defending player; however, risk must be taken in war. Each dice can be rolled using the raid, bombardment, or assault dice type — all with different probabilities of stealing resources, dealing damage to enemies, or backfiring.
As Level Up Games Kickstarted this title, you can reap the rewards and grab a copy of Arcs early! Order your copy here to be directly shipped to you or picked up at our Duluth location.
Orders of the Kickstarted base game come bundled with the Leaders and Lore Expansion ($74.99 for bundle).
Copies of The Blighted Reach Campaign Expansion are available in-store only at our Duluth location in a very limited amount while supplies last ($99.99).
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