Shards of the Throne
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Shards of the Throne is the second expansion to the board game
Twilight Imperium
, both of which were designed and published by gaming company Fantasy Flight Games
. It was released in May 2011.
Shards of the Throne also adds many brand new options to be used in addition to the base game, all of which are modular; they can all be added and removed independently of each other, and none are necessary to play the game (with the potential exception of Mechanized Units, since one of the new races begins the game with one). These options are:
Shards of the Throne also contains a special pre-set scenario entitled 'Fall of the Empire'. This scenario has different victory conditions, and enables one of the players to control the ancient Lazax race.
Board game
A board game is a game which involves counters or pieces being moved on a pre-marked surface or "board", according to a set of rules. Games may be based on pure strategy, chance or a mixture of the two, and usually have a goal which a player aims to achieve...
Twilight Imperium
Twilight Imperium
Twilight Imperium is a strategy board game produced by Fantasy Flight Games. It was designed by Christian T. Petersen and was first released in 1998. The game is currently in its third edition, released in 2005...
, both of which were designed and published by gaming company Fantasy Flight Games
Fantasy Flight Games
Fantasy Flight Games is a Roseville, Minnesota-based game company that creates and publishes role-playing, board, and card games. Fantasy Flight Publishing was founded in 1995 by its CEO, Christian T. Petersen. Since the release of its first game product in 1997, the company has been doing...
. It was released in May 2011.
Additions to the Game
Shards of the Throne adds 16 new system tiles, 3 new races, new strategy cards, 40 new Action Cards and 19 new Political Cards.Shards of the Throne also adds many brand new options to be used in addition to the base game, all of which are modular; they can all be added and removed independently of each other, and none are necessary to play the game (with the potential exception of Mechanized Units, since one of the new races begins the game with one). These options are:
- Flagships
- Mercenaries
- Political Intrigue (including representatives and promissory notes)
- Preliminary Objectives
- Space Domain counters
- Mechanized Units
- Additional Race-specific technology cards
Shards of the Throne also contains a special pre-set scenario entitled 'Fall of the Empire'. This scenario has different victory conditions, and enables one of the players to control the ancient Lazax race.