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2022 Ranked #10,547

Transformers Deck-building Game: A Rising Darkness

A deck-building game has Decepticons gather allies and confront Autobots through competitive or cooperative play. A shared matrix of cards reveals opportunities and threats, while combined sets enable faction-versus-faction team battles.

Card Game Movies / TV / Radio theme Deck, Bag, and Pool Building Grid Movement

Players

1-5

Play time

45-90 min

Age

14+

Complexity

2/5

Rating

7.92

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

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?

Become a mighty Decepticon and race to defeat the Autobots in this standalone expansion to the Transformers Deck-Building Game!

Core mechanisms

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Become a mighty Decepticon and race to defeat the Autobots in this standalone expansion to the Transformers Deck-Building Game! This expansion is compatible with the core game and will offer 2 primary modes of play: Competitive mode (the Decepticons squabble amongst each other while they face the Autobots) and Cooperative mode (the Decepticons join their forces to defeat the Autobots). This expansion also introduces rules for Team vs Team games, featuring Decepticon players against Autobot players when combined with the Core Set. Features: Play as Decepticons! Standalone Expansion Combine with the Core Set for Team vs Team games! Explore a Matrix of cards to discover allies and enemies —description from the publisher

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
1–5
Best with
2
Play time
45–90 min
Age
14+
Complexity
2.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Dan Blanchett

Artists

1
Matt Frank

Publishers

1
Renegade Game Studios

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