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Expansion for The Duke

The Duke: Robert E. Howard Expansion

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Published
2013
Reach
Niche (via base game)
Players
2–2
Play time
30 min
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Main mechanics

  • Deduction
  • Drafting
  • Tile laying
  • Deduction: You piece together hidden information from clues.
  • Drafting: You pick from a shared pool and pass the rest along.
  • Tile laying: You build a shared or personal board tile by tile.
Full publisher description

This expansion to The Duke core game, adds a little literary flair, while still maintaining the major goal of the game, which is to capture the opponent's Duke tile. It introduces four characters taken from the Robert E. Howard literary universe. 1. Conan the Barbarian 2. Kull the Conqueror 3. Dark Agnes de Chastillon 4. Soloman Kane This expansion does make some modifications to the starting tile set, as well as providing two possible playing options for the expansion set. When using The Duke: Robert E. Howard Expansion you replace the following tiles in the core game: Conan = Champion Kull = Wizard Agnes = Ranger Solomon Kane = Priest The rulebook for this expansion provides two ways to incorporate these tiles into the game. 1. Utilizing a draft selection process between both players. 2. Allowing players to choose whether to accept the expansion tile in place of the corresponding core game tile when it is drawn from the bag.

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