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Defenders of the Realm: Hero Expansion #1
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Defenders of the Realm: Hero Expansion #1

Requires:Defenders of the Realm

Designed by Richard Launius

Published by Eagle-Gryphon Games

Expansion
Moderate Depth: 30 Min Teach
Creatures: Dragons

Community Snapshot

Medium complexity
~120 min
7.6 on BGG (331)
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Categories

Adventure
Explore, discover, and overcome challenges in a narrative-driven experience.
Expansion for Base-game
This is an expansion — requires the base game to play.
Fantasy
Set in magical worlds with mythical creatures, spells, and quests.
Fighting
Direct combat between players or factions — tactical battles and confrontation.
Miniatures
Features detailed miniature figures — often with painting and tactical positioning.

Rated 5.8 by the community, Defenders of the Realm: Hero Expansion #1 brings co-op to 1–4 players in about ~120 min.

How It Plays

Action Points

You get a limited number of action points each turn and choose how to spend them — prioritizing is everything.

Cooperative Game

Everyone works together against the game itself — you win or lose as a team, so get ready to strategize together!

Dice Rolling

You roll dice to determine outcomes — there's always that thrilling moment of suspense before they land!

Hand Management

You have a hand of cards and deciding which to play, save, or discard is the core puzzle.

About This Game

Defenders of the Realm: Hero Expansion #1 includes four new heroes – with a miniature and character card for each hero – along with six new global effects cards and five tokens for use with the Defenders of the Realm base game. ) The new heroes introduced in this expansion are: • Captain of the Guard: The Captain of the Guard is an experienced warrior who can give orders (extra actions) to other player's heroes to carry out on their turn if he chooses, who rides a powerful battle steed, and who has the tactical ability to outwit the enemy troops advancing during his Darkness Spreads phase. • Assassin: The Assassin can appear and vanish from nowhere, launching sneak attacks on minions, then vanishing to the safety of the shadows at the end of her turn.…

Source: BoardGameGeek

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Game: Defenders of the Realm

Players

1-4

Play Time

120 min

Complexity

2.7 / 5

Rating

7.6

Year

2011