Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
Ascension is a deck-building game in which players spend Runes to acquire more powerful cards for their deck. It offers a dynamic play experience where players have to react and adjust their strategy accordingly.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
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Ascension is a deck-building game in which players spend Runes to acquire more powerful cards for their deck. It offers a dynamic play experience where players have to react and adjust their strategy accordingly. Each player starts with a small deck of cards, and uses those cards to acquire more and better cards for their deck, with the goal of earning the most Honor Points by gaining cards and defeating monsters. Ascension: Dreamscape is the ninth standalone game in the Ascension series, although the game can be combined with other titles for play with up to six players. This set introduces the Insight resource that allows players to acquire exclusive Dream cards. Player can also use the Dreamscape to access powerful new Vision cards as well as Heroes and Contructs.