The Great Wall

Use cunning engineers to build ingenious, deadly machines and towers! Each player will be able to build towers (these are located between wall sections) and place chosen war machines on them. There are three varieties of war machines: cannons, missile batteries and powerful siege crossbows. In addition, each player gets a few upgrade cards to choose from, adding even more variety to the war machines. For example, one player may prefer to build multiple cheap cannons, while another player goes for a single strong one. Mongols brought siege engines! Some Hordes cards come with the special abilities of trying to break your walls. Defend yourself against battering rams, which will break your walls, catapults that will strike your archers, and Hordes with siege towers that will change the way you plan your defenses. They will try to counter your towers and hire miners to tear them down. New Hordes will add to the replayability while also being usable in base games. Each clan also sends out its elite warriors to join the battle - all clans have their own unique and extremely powerful soldier! You can upgrade one of your standard Soldier types to an elite. For example, the Snake Clan will upgrade their archers to Chu-Ko-Nu crossbowmen so they can quickly defeat any opponent. On the other hand, the Dragon Clan will equip some of their spearmen with fire lances. Rest assured they won't be cheap, but if you can recruit them early in the game you'll gain a huge advantage over the Hordes (and your opponents). This expansion also brings new generals, advisors and artifacts to further improve replayability and allow for more customization of your desired tactics. Additionally, this expansion introduces Tech-Trees that create new exciting development opportunities for each clan. With those cards you can adjust your strategy and invest in towers, war machines or improved army units!

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This special expansion consists of 1 miniature, 1 mini board and a deck of 5 cards. The Dragon is the last resort you can use when you find yourself unable to hold a wall. Its use carries great danger, but usually positive effects will overshadow negatives...

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Stretch Goals expansion. In this box you will find material to play the basic game with five players, the Ancient Chronicles expansion, the Genghis Khan expansion and the Rat expansion.

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The Great Wall is a new asymmetrical worker placement game where you have to build a nice engine and protect yourself against the constantly attacking Mongol Horde. Players control ancient clans in China as they attempt to defend themselves against invading Mongol hordes while attempting to build The Great Wall. Although every player wants to win, sometimes they must work together to defend themselves against the hordes. Each clan will be asymmetrical due to the chosen leader and this asymmetry will increase as the game progresses due to the choices you make. The game is divided into four seasons. In the spring, new barbarian hordes invade the fields before the Great Wall and prepare to launch their attack. Summer is the time when generals prepare for attack and mobilize their troops. During the fall, players take turns playing command cards, resolving their effects and activating locations to gain various benefits. In winter, the last layer of defense is activated, after which the hordes try to attack the walls. Over the course of the game, players create their own unique engines based on their clan strength and interact with other players during all stages of the game, trying to get the most honor points, which can be earned in many different ways. At the end of the game, the player with the most honor wins.

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12 new advisors. 4 of the new advisors are based on mythical beasts and come along with miniatures of these fantastic creatures. The player who purchases one gets to place the miniature in a special place on the board to gain new, powerful benefits. The location where it will be placed is crucial, so it is essential to plan it well! Qilin, as a symbol of prosperity, allows you to collect additional wood, gold, stones or meditation from a chosen location. Qilin is like an extraordinary Clerk - he doesn't need an empty space, and when he is removed from the board you can put an ordinary Clerk in his place for free. Yinglong, a mighty winged dragon, will inspire your soldiers. You place Yinglong on a chosen wall section - it allows you to gather your forces directly on this spot. Moreover, soldiers under Yinglong presence fight with great zeal, counting as two when they receive honor for defeated Hordes! Spirit Turtle, a sacred beast, blesses your army with resilience and reduces your losses on one of the wall sections. How? Your soldiers won't die here! Finally, you also get Fenghuang, a blessed bird, a symbol of virtue. Exchange all your Overseers for Fenghuang and place it in a chosen location. It acts as the triple supervisor of the maximum level at this location. Additionally, your former Overseers will return to your pool so you can recruit them back into the Barracks.

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