$25.25$89.95

Shaolia: Warring States is HERE!!

Let’s get ready to rumbllllleeee!!! ??

The following offerings are available for Shaolia:

There are THREE Upstart Bundles featured in this listing!!

The first is the Dracon Tier Pledge from the second print run Kickstarter from Sep 2020. The Dracon Tier Pledge includes the Premium big-box, the deluxe base game, the Great Houses expansion, all the stretch goals, and the Promo Card Pack.

The second is essentially just the second edition deluxe base game. Well.. not just essentially… I mean… that’s it. Haha.

The third is the Great Houses Expansion along with the promo pack and the small set of updated cards from the base game that you can use to replace your 1st edition cards. Basically the designers slightly modified a few cards from the 1st edition to make the game more balanced. With this expansion, you have those adjusted cards… this way your 1st edition base game (that you purchased way back when) is now up to snuff!

Now let’s roll our dice… place our workers… and get into this game!!

Laziness-driven change-up alert!

OK folks… I have done about 4 or so write-ups over the past couple of days… and that means lots of rules reviewing and reminiscing about times I played or demo’d the game at a con… or playing the game… and watching videos to try and find the ones that sum it all up the best, writing up my poetic prose… and on and on.

So, short story… I am tired! Hahaha.

Lame.

I know. 😬

Instead of my standard waxing (blathering), I’m going to try offering up a variety of videos that walk you through unboxing, how to play, full-game-run-through and what have you. For those of you who are usually scanning my text thinking, “I wish he would just create a 9-line report of the things that matter to me,” this is your moment! ?

In fact, perhaps I will expand the ever-present grid at the end of each listing to include summary statements on components or mechanics or something… hmmm… then people could just scroll to the bottom and be done with it!

We shall see… I’ll add that to my list… right after “replace all door handles and hinges in the apartment and reverse the swing of the bathroom door.” I’m sure I’ll have it done soon. ??

OK here it goes!

First up – let’s see what the deluxe game components are all about! To get a look at the deluxe components up close and personal, Steven Gulik put up a combo unboxing/preview video HERE. The unboxing portion of the video is the first two minutes… so for those of you looking to save some time you can just watch that bit!

In summary – the wooden bits are sweet… the metal coins are nice… and well, there you have it! The largest version of the metal coins has the color and size of those gold-foil-covered chocolate coins many of us received at the holidays when we were kids… which brings a smile to my face straight out of the gate! Unfortunately it also makes me want a snack! Hahaha…

Of course pleasant memories of holiday fun doesn’t exactly fit the head-to-head combat in Shaolia! But hey… maybe after the war there’s a celebration… and foil-covered coins are part of the spread? ???

Regardless, despite being somewhat simpler in design than my favorite faux game coins, the coins have a nice heft to them and they make satisfying clinking sounds when they hit the table or each other. Or in particularly frustrating times… your opponent! Win!

For another preview of the game, head over to Tantrum House where Will and Sara share their thoughts on the game. Will was definitely amped about the game.. and Sara seemed to enjoy it as well… but you’ll have to see for yourself HERE!

Next up an AWESOMELY produced how to play video put out by the good people at Bad Comet themselves!! You can find it HERE. This video not only thoroughly teaches the game in 14 minutes – it is narrated with funny quips and intermittent over-enthusiasm and all sorts of other small flairs that make it helpful and fun!

The narrator hit that sweet (?) spot right between “But wait, there’s more!! Get 4 extra Ginsu knives for free if you act now!” and “a thoughtful how-to-play video.” I’m sure some viewers will be less enthusiastic.. but for me, I give it an all-thumbs up for being unique! ?

Finally, if you would like to see a play-through of complete game, head on over to Ready Steady Play where Ollie and Mike provide an as-always entertaining preview of the game! I really love these guys… their sense of humor aligns brilliantly with mine… so I suppose it’s not surprising that I enjoy their work. Here’s their 2-parter on the game…

Part 1 (Aggressive Culture)

Part 2 – (Casually Burning Things)

Finally, if you’d like to see a Nascar-style, narrated, head-to-head show-down… head over here for another creative video put out by the Bad Comet team… HERE.

Final cannon fire…

This is a really fun, head-to-head game that can be played in a variety of ways.. although primarily, it’s a two-player head-to-head battle royale!!

Sure, you can win by getting to 18 culture… but I’m telling you… you are going to need to do some warring! GET SOME!

The game plays in about an hour or so… it’s easy to teach and learn… and yet it delivers plenty of strategic decision making – Win, win, WIN!

Shaolia: Warring States (where you can also win through peaceful acquisition of culture… hehe). Grab your deluxe copy or Dracon Tier pledge or Great Houses expansions here!

Ages: 14+
Players: 2 – 4
Play Time: 30 – 60 minutes
Designers:
Artist:
Publisher: Bad Comet
SKU: Bad Comet 002
MSRP:
Dracon Tier – $100 and up on eBay
Standard Base game – 1st edition with
balance pack $62 and up on eBay
Great Houses – $30 and up on eBay
Our Price:
Dracon Tier – $89.95
Deluxe 2nd Ed. Base game – $54.50
Great Houses – $25.25
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Shaolia: Warring States! Build your kingdom, create your combat engine, and BOOM! Or, perhaps go the culture route… 😬

There are THREE Upstart Bundles featured in this listing!!

The first is the Dracon Tier Pledge from the second print run Kickstarter from Sep 2020. The Dracon Tier Pledge includes the Premium big-box, the deluxe base game, the Great Houses expansion, all the stretch goals, and the Promo Card Pack.

The second is essentially just the second edition deluxe base game. Well.. not just essentially… I mean… that’s it. Haha.

The third is the Great Houses Expansion along with the promo pack and the small set of updated cards from teh base game that you can use to replace your 1st edition cards. Basically the designers slightly modified a few cards from the 1st edition to make the game more balanced. With this expansion, you have those adjusted cards… this way your 1st edition base game (that you purchased way back when) is now up to snuff!

Just to be clear… everything is the deluxe version!!  I mean… of course… 😁

Shaolia is a board game filled with deadly strategy and countless possibilities to build your own kingdom.

  • Build your very own kingdom with various building & character cards
  • Utilize creative tactics to take the lead with highly dynamic game play
  • Dive into the world of Shaolia through fantastic artwork and storylines

There are two ways to win in Shaolia. You can either deal 12 damage to your opponent’s palace and destroy it, or you can achieve 18 culture score.

The game is played through multiple rounds.

A round consists of 3 different phases.

  • Purchase Phase: Purchase cards and resources.
  • Building Phase: Build the purchased cards on the territory board.
  • Action Phase:  Roll the dice and activate cards built on the territory board, using dice.

Shaolia: Great Houses is an expansion to Shaolia: Warring States which brings not only new cards, but also new mechanics and game modes to give the players more options in pursuing their paths to victory.

The expansion introduces the titular Great Houses. There is also a solo mode new to Shaolia which introduces a Boss for the player to battle.

A game of Great Houses proceeds much the same as one of Warring States, but with the addition of the Noble House tiles and Quest cards. These two new components work in tandem.

Noble House Tiles
These tiles can be purchased during the purchase phase of the game. The currency to purchase them are Quest cards that players have earned in the game. After a Noble House tile has been purchased, it is immediately replaced by another from the deck.

Noble House tiles are placed near the player’s territory board, and function the same as Level 1 & 2 cards, with one important exception: They cannot be attacked, blocked, or destroyed, so a player will benefit from their abilities until the end of the game.

Quest Cards
If a player completes the requirement listed on a Quest card during their turn, they get to take the quest card into their hands. Another Quest card from the deck is immediately drawn to replace the one taken.

As mentioned previously, Quest cards can be used to purchase Noble House tiles. Alternately, you may sell one a Quest card for 2 gold.

There are two types of Quest cards: ones that are immediately achieved by meeting their requirements, and ones with 2–3 open slots that require players to repeat the action listed on the card that many times before they complete the quest. Cards with these repeating quests can only be completed by whoever does the action first, claiming it with one of their quest trackers.

A game of Shaolia: Great Houses ends the same turn that someone either gains 18 culture, or does 12 damage to their opponent’s palace. Additionally, there will be that previously-mentioned third victory path achieved through completing quests.

-description from designer

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Shaolia

Dracon Tier Bundle, Deluxe 2nd Edition Base Game only, Great Houses Expansion only

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