{"title":"Pearl Games","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"deus","title":"Deus","description":"\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\"\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\"\u003eDeus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\"\u003e, players work to develop their own civilizations in a shared environment. Each player starts the game with five building cards, and on a turn a player either uses one of these cards to construct a building or discard one or more cards to make an offering to a god. Cards come in six colors: red for military, green for resource production, blue for trade, brown for scoring, purple for temples, and yellow for a variety of effects.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhen you construct a building, you build it in the appropriate location on the modular game board — which is sized based on the number of players with the hexagonal tiles composed of seven landscape \"circles\" — then you place the card in your personal tableau in the appropriate stack of colored cards and activate the power of all of those cards already in your tableau, starting with the card at the bottom of the stack.\u003cbr\u003eWhen you make an offering, you discard cards, then receive the help of a god associated with one of the cards that you discarded, with the number of cards determining the strength of the associated action. You then refill your hand to five cards.\u003cbr\u003eThe game ends either when all the barbarian villages on the game board have been surrounded and attacked or when all the temples have been constructed. Whoever has the most points wins.\u003cu\u003eComponents:\u003c\/u\u003e 4 small player boards, 96 building cards (59x92mm), 100 wooden buildings (25 per player), 7 wooden Temples in a neutral color, 7 two-sided continent tiles, Gold coins (63 ones, 12 fives, 9 tens), Victory point tokens (24 ones, 9 threes, 9 fives, 17 tens),\u003cbr\u003e80 resources, 1 First player card (59x92mm), Rules\u003cu\u003ePlayers:\u003c\/u\u003e 2-4\u003cu\u003eSuggested Ages:\u003c\/u\u003e 12 and up\u003cu\u003eLanguage(s):\u003c\/u\u003e English\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/162082\/deus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Link to BGG.com\" src=\"https:\/\/meeplescorner.co.uk\/image\/data\/BGG_logo.jpg\" style=\"width: 60px; height: 45px;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=T6m62zlmFKk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Link to Youtube.com\" src=\"https:\/\/meeplescorner.co.uk\/image\/data\/Radho_Logo.jpg\" style=\"width: 46px; height: 45px;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e","brand":"Pearl Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52047036842333,"sku":"PGDEU01EN","price":50.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/2442\/6589\/files\/deus.jpg?v=1771319441"},{"product_id":"the-bloody-inn","title":"The Bloody Inn","description":"\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.6em\"\u003eFrance 1831: In a remote corner of Ardèche, the little village of Peyrebeille sees numerous travelers pass through. A family of greedy rural farmers is determined to make its fortune and has devised a diabolical stratagem to achieve this goal: Invest in an inn so they can rob traveling guests, allowing them to get rich without arousing the suspicions of the police! Whether or not their plan will work out, one thing is certain: Not every guest will leave this inn alive….\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn\u003cstrong\u003eThe Bloody Inn\u003c\/strong\u003e , you are one of the competitive innkeepers, bent on amassing the most wealth. Unfortunately, your morals hinder you from robbing your guests… at least while they're alive. Fortunately, your scruples have no qualms with murder. Of course, you can't just have dead bodies piled everywhere: It's bad for business, and besides, what if the police drop by for a visit? It's all so much work! Perhaps you could employ some of the guests as accomplices? Everyone has a price, after all!\u003cu\u003ePlayers:\u003c\/u\u003e 1-4\u003cu\u003eSuggested Ages:\u003c\/u\u003e 14 and up\u003cu\u003eLanguage(s):\u003c\/u\u003e English\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.6em\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/180593\/bloody-inn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Link to BGG.com\" src=\"https:\/\/meeplescorner.co.uk\/image\/data\/BGG_logo.jpg\" style=\"width: 60px;height: 45px\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=J5R5FIQ_KGc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Link to Youtube.com\" src=\"https:\/\/meeplescorner.co.uk\/image\/data\/Radho_Logo.jpg\" style=\"width: 46px;height: 45px\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Pearl Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52047919841629,"sku":"PG008EN","price":24.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/2442\/6589\/files\/bloodyinn_6cbaf2ac-3636-4779-b05b-01ff233287b1.jpg?v=1766155086"},{"product_id":"the-ladies-of-troyes","title":"The Ladies Of Troyes","description":"In\u003cstrong\u003eThe Ladies of Troyes\u003c\/strong\u003e , the women make an appearance in the form of three new Character cards that you can include in your games. A new action allows players to move their guard along the ramparts in order to access one of 16 new activities outside the city. Each player is represented by a new purple die (representing the head of the family), which cannot be bought by other players. The head of the family can carry out civil, military, or religious actions — your choice!\u003cbr\u003eThe Ladies of Troyes also includes 27 new Activity cards and six Event cards to add still more variety to the game!\u003cu\u003eImportant:\u003c\/u\u003e This is an expansion, you also need the base game!\u003cu\u003eSuggested Ages:\u003c\/u\u003e 14 and up\u003cu\u003eLanguage(s):\u003c\/u\u003e English\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgameexpansion\/127061\/ladies-troyes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Link to BGG.com\" src=\"https:\/\/meeplescorner.co.uk\/image\/data\/BGG_logo.jpg\" style=\"width: 60px; height: 45px;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-WpbwMrCDKM\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Link to Youtube.com\" src=\"https:\/\/meeplescorner.co.uk\/image\/data\/Youtube.png\" style=\"width: 105px; height: 45px;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e","brand":"Pearl Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52048897409373,"sku":"PGLOT01","price":27.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/2442\/6589\/files\/the20ladies20of20troyes.jpg?v=1771319276"},{"product_id":"troyes","title":"Troyes","description":"In the\u003cstrong\u003eTroyes \u003c\/strong\u003e board game, recreate four centuries of history of this famous city of the Champagne region of France. Each player manages their segment of the population (represented by a horde of dice) and their hand of cards, which represent the three primary domains of the city: religious, military, and civil. Players can also offer cash to their opponents' populace in order to get a little moonlighting out of them—anything for more fame!\u003cbr\u003eMake your underlings:\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ework on the cathedral\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecombat misfortune\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebustle about the city\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand other such tasks that are below your family's stature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/73439\/troyes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Link to BGG.com\" src=\"https:\/\/meeplescorner.co.uk\/image\/data\/BGG_logo.jpg\" style=\"width: 60px; height: 45px;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gPyOfW7UcDA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Link to Youtube.com\" src=\"https:\/\/meeplescorner.co.uk\/image\/data\/Youtube.png\" style=\"width: 105px; height: 45px;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e","brand":"Pearl Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52048900129117,"sku":"PGTROY01","price":45.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/2442\/6589\/files\/troyes.jpg?v=1771319812"},{"product_id":"otys","title":"Otys","description":"\u003cp\u003eMid-22nd century, after 300 years of unconsciousness, the water rising engulfs the last emerged lands. Fighting for their lives, the survivor’s settlements must remain above the sea level. You live in the Otys colony and you must retrieve the past civilizations debris in the depths to build the future of humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour diver’s team is trained to bring up the most useful materials remaining in the depths. You need to use them wisely to fulfill the contracts offered by the Colony and thus obtain more notoriety than your contenders. Your divers lay at different depths; it is up to you to best match their special abilities with the bonuses offered by the Colony. But beware! Your diver’s oxygen is limited, and as soon as they have accomplished their mission, they must go up to the surface. Try to manage all the parameters of your team in a profitable way, so the Colony will reward you more than it will the others!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOtys\u003c\/strong\u003e is an optimization and development game copublished by Pearl Games and Libellud. Optimize your game in order to match the depth of your divers, their special abilities and the Colony bonuses. That is how you will supply the best contracts and win.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe future is built from the past...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003eOtys\u003c\/strong\u003e, each player has a team of divers and must use them to take actions, retrieve items, and complete objectives. The divers are stacked in a column on the player's individual game board, and some of them are next to depth gauges that read 1-5.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn a turn, a player chooses an available depth gauge on their individual board, then carries out the action at that same depth on the shared game board, then takes the action for their diver at that depth. Afterward that diver moves to the surface, pushing down all the other divers in the queue. That depth gauge is placed at the bottom of the player's board, and they return to the player's board to be chosen again only when that player's gauge meter is full. Initially a player must play all six of their gauges before getting any back, but they can improve their meter so that it takes fewer gauges to fill, thereby giving them more choices for their actions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs divers obtain items, those items are kept at the appropriate depth on a player's board, and when a player has the needed items together at the same depth, they can claim one of the shared objectives revealed on the table or one of their personal objectives (if they've taken any). Players are racing to score 18 points first in order to win the game.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003ePlayers:\u003c\/u\u003e 2-4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eLanguage(s):\u003c\/u\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/222542\/otys\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Link to BGG.com\" src=\"https:\/\/meeplescorner.co.uk\/image\/data\/BGG_logo.jpg\" style=\"width: 60px; height: 45px;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1kOrxzIBT1w\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Link to Youtube.com\" src=\"https:\/\/meeplescorner.co.uk\/image\/data\/Youtube.png\" style=\"width: 105px; height: 45px;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Pearl Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52050598527325,"sku":"LIBOTYS01US","price":28.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/2442\/6589\/files\/otys.jpg?v=1771319099"},{"product_id":"the-bloody-inn-the-carnies","title":"The Bloody Inn: The Carnies","description":"With\u003cstrong\u003eThe Bloody Inn: The Carnies\u003c\/strong\u003e , an expansion for The Bloody Inn, the inn now welcomes all sorts of strange and intriguing guests from a traveling carnival: a bear tamer, a bearded lady, a knife thrower, a fortune teller, etc. You also have new tricks up your sleeves — like the wolf trap, the well, or the snow pile — that you can use to your advantage to dispose of the guests. No one leaves the inn unscathed. In fact, most never leave the inn!\u003cbr\u003eThe Carnies contains 52 new cards spread across three separate modules that can be used in any combination. Except for the following modifications, the base game rules remain unchanged:\u003cbr\u003e• Module 1: The Carnies — The carnies are a new type of guest. This module can be played with or without the event cards. Before the start of the game, decide whether you want to include the event cards. At the end of the round (phase 3), before the police investigation step, if at least one carnie occupies a room of the inn (or a trailer), you must resolve the event card this round.\u003cbr\u003e• Module 2: The Notables — The notables are a new type of guest who replace the nobles from the base game.\u003cbr\u003e• Module 3: Aunt Ginette's Tips \u0026amp; Tricks — Ginette, your old grumpy aunt who manages the neutral rooms, has decided to share a few of her old tricks so that you can be successful and worthy of the family reputation. But she wasn't born yesterday, so they'll cost you!\u003cu\u003eImportant:\u003c\/u\u003e This is an expansion, you also need the base game!\u003cu\u003eSuggested Ages:\u003c\/u\u003e 14 and up\u003cu\u003eLanguage(s):\u003c\/u\u003e English\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.6em\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgameexpansion\/230243\/bloody-inn-carnies\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Link to BGG.com\" src=\"https:\/\/meeplescorner.co.uk\/image\/data\/BGG_logo.jpg\" style=\"width: 60px;height: 45px\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Pearl Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52051155124573,"sku":"PGAS02EN","price":14.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/2442\/6589\/files\/TheBloodyInnTheCarnies.jpg?v=1719651210"},{"product_id":"solenia","title":"Solenia","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeveral millennia ago, the tiny planet \u003cstrong\u003eSolenia\u003c\/strong\u003e lost its day-and-night cycle: Its northern hemisphere is forever plunged into darkness, and its southern hemisphere is eternally bathed in sunlight. Your mission is to carry on your ancestors' honorable task of traveling the world to deliver essential goods to the inhabitants of both hemispheres. While the Day people want you to deliver the rarest gems and stones, the Night people sorely need wood and wheat to survive. Be efficient and outpace your opponents to collect the most gold stars by the end of the game!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA game of Solenia plays out over 16 rounds, and in each round, each player plays one card from their hand onto an empty space of the 5x5 game board. You can play the card on either:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA floating production island, to gain as many resources as the value of the card you played of the type corresponding to this space\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA floating city, to fulfill a delivery tile by delivering the resources depicted on it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou must play your card adjacent to the airship in the center of the playing area or adjacent to another card of yours already played. When someone plays a 0 card, the airship advances one space, then at the end of your turn, you remove the back edge of the board, give players resources based on the cards they have on this strip of the playing area, flip the strip over (turning night to day or dawn to dusk or vice versa), and place it on the other side of the game board.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe game ends when each player has played all 16 of their cards. The player with the most gold stars wins!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003ePlayers:\u003c\/u\u003e 1-4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eSuggested Ages:\u003c\/u\u003e 10 and up\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eLanguage(s):\u003c\/u\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/254018\/solenia\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Link to BGG.com\" src=\"https:\/\/meeplescorner.co.uk\/image\/data\/BGG_logo.jpg\" style=\"width: 60px; height: 45px;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SsTgVa0pNeo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Link to Youtube.com\" src=\"https:\/\/meeplescorner.co.uk\/image\/data\/Youtube.png\" style=\"width: 105px; height: 45px;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Pearl Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52056081563997,"sku":"PGSM01EN","price":26.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/2442\/6589\/files\/Solenia.jpg?v=1719673978"},{"product_id":"black-angel","title":"Black Angel","description":"\u003cp\u003eHumanity, through its irresponsible behavior, has exhausted the natural resources of Earth, making it almost uninhabitable. In a burst of lucidity, pressed by the irreversible degradation of your planet, the great nations are forced to put aside their differences and share their knowledge in order to create the most vast spacecraft ever constructed. Thus, the BLACK ANGEL project is launched.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eBlack Angel\u003c\/strong\u003e, the first intergalactic frigate in history, must transport the genetic heritage of humanity beyond known worlds, over a journey that is likely to last several thousand years. Her crew will be composed of only robots. Because no nation is willing to trust creation of the AI (artificial intelligence) that will control this crew to any other nation, a compromise is found: The Black Angel will be co-managed by several AIs, and the utility of each decision will be evaluated in VP (Validation Process).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt the completion of this long and perilous voyage, when a new inhabitable planet has been reached, the AI that has earned the most VP will be entrusted with reawakening Humanity, and overseeing its new start….\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll the reports are in agreement: The Black Angel is approaching Spes, a planet with the highest probability for habitability by the human species. Take advantage of our approach to maintain the good relations you have gradually woven with the benevolent Alien species populating the galaxy, and watch out for the dreaded Ravagers, who would do anything to prevent you from reaching Spes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eLanguage(s):\u003c\/u\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/230244\/black-angel\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Link to BGG.com\" src=\"https:\/\/meeplescorner.co.uk\/image\/data\/BGG_logo.jpg\" style=\"width: 60px;height: 45px\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Pearl Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52057756696925,"sku":"PGBA01","price":63.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/2442\/6589\/files\/blackangel.jpg?v=1771260209"},{"product_id":"troyes-dice","title":"Troyes Dice","description":"The\u003cstrong\u003eTroyes Dice\u003c\/strong\u003e board game invites you to discover (or rediscover) the history of the city of\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/meeplescorner.co.uk\/product\/troyes\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Troyes on Meeples' Corner\"\u003eTroyes\u003c\/a\u003e during the Middle Ages when society was organized around three orders: the nobles, civilians, and religion. 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The modules are:\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew buildings (21-23)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrestige buildings (24-25)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreen Spaces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep a card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExperts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAlso included are five player aid cards and 4 tokens for 50 success points.\u003cbr\u003eThe success of Ginkgopolis attracts experts from all disciplines (artists, engineers, bankers, journalists ...) who want to profit from its success. Design competitions and advertising campaigns eventually lead to increasingly imposing avant-garde buildings. So imposing, in fact, that it becomes necessary to provide green spaces in order to maintain the air quality in this boomtown. And don't let the speed of construction cause you to forget the standards expected ... an occasional inspection will set you straight!\u003cbr\u003eIncluded in\u003cstrong\u003eGinkgopolis The Experts\u003c\/strong\u003e are:\u003cstrong\u003eNew Buildings\u003c\/strong\u003e - the nine new building tiles (three for each color) form a tile supply that is kept separate from the game's general tile supply. Three random building tiles from the general supply are removed when playing with these tiles.\u003cbr\u003eWhen you draw tiles, you may choose to draw one of these tiles instead of drawing two regular tiles. The cards for these tiles give new end game bonuses if you have them in front of your screen at the end of the game.\u003cstrong\u003ePrestige Buildings\u003c\/strong\u003e - the six new building tiles (three for each color) are placed face up in three piles separated by color, with tile 24 on top and tile 25 beneath. Three random building tiles from the general supply are removed when playing with these tiles.\u003cbr\u003eWhen you draw tiles, you may choose to draw one of these tiles instead of drawing three regular tiles. There are no cards associated with these tiles, so it is not possible to build on or further utilize these tiles.\u003cstrong\u003eGreen Spaces\u003c\/strong\u003e - there are nine Green Space tiles that are placed face up in a separate pile. Three random building tiles from the general supply are removed when playing with these tiles.\u003cbr\u003eWhen you draw tiles, you may choose to draw a Green Space tile instead (one per turn). You can use a Green Space tile in an Urbanization action, but may not use one to cover an existing building. There are no cards associated with these tiles, so it is not possible to build on or further utilize these tiles.\u003cbr\u003eDuring the game you score additional points for Urbanization actions that take place next to Green Space tiles. At the end of the game Green Spaces add their resources to the totals of adjacent districts when determining majority scoring.\u003cstrong\u003eEvents\u003c\/strong\u003e - Players will start the game with two of the four event tiles in hand. These can be played in addition to the card (and possible tile) that you chose for your action. The event allow players to gain tiles, resources or success points in various ways. One event tile causes other players to lose success points.\u003cstrong\u003eKeep a card\u003c\/strong\u003e - this module is a short rule that allows you to keep a card during the Choose a card step of the game, giving a little more control over the game.\u003cstrong\u003eExperts\u003c\/strong\u003e - Experts are new character cards that players receive at the start of the game. Each player starts with four Character cards and two Experts. After the starting cards are drafted, each player should end up with three Character cards an one Expert. 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Other players have accepted the same charge you have and will be grappling with life through the action phase simultaneously with you in real time. Your two 30-second sand timers will trigger your actions — expanding your territory, building wonders, and discovering new technologies — while a soundtrack keeps the tempo of history. 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