Manufacturer:
VR-Soft
Mercenaries & Privateers is a card expansion for the Epic Board game,
Swords & Sails.
This expansion features 120 new cards, including the Mercenary/Privateer, Revolt and Calamity/Prosperity categories of intrigue cards. This will expanded the original deck of 60 intrigue cards and the 4 original categories of Development (Green), Political (Blue), Espionage (Yellow), and War (Red) to 6 Categories adding the Calamity (Grey) and the Prosperity (White) categories.
The new Mercenary and Privateer cards are in the War (Red) category. Intrigue cards expand the options which Swords & Sails players have during a game and represent many simulated choices which make the game more realistic and very satisfying to play. Intrigue cards are acquired by players during the intrigue phase of the game, with each player gaining at least one card, each turn.
Contents:22 Mercenary Cards
10 Privateer Cards
16 Territory Revolt Cards
11 Call-up Militia Cards
6 Siege Engines Cards
5 City Fire Cards
5 Fire Brigade Cards
5 Bribed Passages Cards
5 Strategic Repositions Cards
7 Calamities/Natural Disasters Cards
7 Prosperity/Boon Cards
2 Add'l Raid Trade Caravan Cards
4 Add'l Trade Agreement Cards
9 Replacement Political Cards
6 Add'l Political Cards
Ages: 10+
Players: 2-7
Game Length: 90-240 minutes
This is not a stand-alone game. A copy of Swords & Sails is required to play.
Mechanisms:
• Area Majority / Influence
• Area Movement