{"title":"Vesuvius Media Games","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"covil-the-dark-overlords","title":"Covil: The Dark Overlords","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou are the dark Overlord, and the ritual is complete. At your command, the Covil rises. A living and breathing fortress now profaned by the greed crystals. Inside its dungeons lies the gate to the dark lands where countless hordes of chaotic beings were enslaved for so long. This time you will have your revenge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003eCovil: The Dark Overlords\u003c\/strong\u003e, you will struggle for the supremacy of the regions surrounding an isolated town. Each player controls a Dark Overlord with unique powers and countless troops of minions to “defend the world from enemy hordes”, bring “peace and security to the territories” — at a cost, of course!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe game consist of 4 days, each of them is divided in 3 phases: \u003cbr\u003e\nPhase 1: Morning (Summoning troops) \u003cbr\u003e\nPhase 2: Afternoon (Performing Actions)\u003cbr\u003e\nPhase 3: Night (Dominance and Clean-up)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt the end of the fourth night phase, the game ends. 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These add a new strategy, allowing you to deploy your troops directly either from your Castle or from any of your Outposts. To build an outpost you need to control a territory and pay the relevant cost in Gold Coins.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHaving an Outpost at the end of the game gives you extra Victory Points. Also during the \"Night\" phase, if there are no enemy forces in the territory of your Outpost, then that territory is considered to be controlled by you.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eImportant:\u003c\/u\u003e This is an expansion, you also need the base game! \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eLanguage(s):\u003c\/u\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/245073\/covil-dark-overlords-outposts\" 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=G-PObZQUK2c\" 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":"Vesuvius Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52055664689501,"sku":"VESCV02","price":3.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/2442\/6589\/files\/covilthedarkoverlordsoutposts_b23bf1d8-4945-4c22-8476-e9419ce0e4cd.jpg?v=1771318442"},{"product_id":"dwar7s-winter","title":"Dwar7s Winter","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou built and defended your kingdom, and now that winter is here, you need to battle the harsh elements and chillingly scary monsters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDwar7s Winter is a hand-building, resource management game with tower defense elements in the gameplay. 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Also watch what your rivals are up to - points are on offer if you can get them to use your connected cities.\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to the fun gameplay, Pacific Rails Inc has amazing art by Damien Mammoliti, well known for his work on the games Brass, Nocturion, and more. 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