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2019 Ranked #4,524

Ascension: Skulls & Sails

This deck-building adventure game has players seek gold and power in tropical lands around New Vigil. Pirates and legendary threats make the race for the valley's riches volatile.

Card Game Pirates Deck, Bag, and Pool Building

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

13+

Complexity

2/5

Rating

7.51

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.5/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

The Age of Sail has come to New Vigil.

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The Age of Sail has come to New Vigil. The tropical lands that surround the Valley of the Ancients are up for grabs, with gold enough to make yourself king, but also the legendary Crystals of Command: an artifact rumored to give the wearer power to control the land, the seas, and the skies. In Ascension: Skulls and Sails, players familiar with Ascension will continue to recruit powerful heroes and constructs and defeat monsters as they vie to collect the most honor. However, in addition to using runes and power to control the game, players will use a new resource, crew, to move their ship around the board map. Cast off around the board to gain an advantage over your opponents...or to challenge, Thukal, The Kraken! And what pirate adventure would be complete without raiding and treasure? Players can use the new Raid ability to capture valuable treasure cards from their opponents. Take command of your ship and join the adventure. Find gold and glory on the Severed Seas!

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
30 min
Age
13+
Complexity
2.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Justin Gary

Artists

4
Rod Mendez Aaron Nakahara Eric Sabee Thomas Verguet

Publishers

2
Stone Blade Entertainment TCG Factory

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