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Ascendancy

2024 · BGG
Avg rating
7.55
Bayes rating
5.74
Weight
3.86 (Heavy)
Players
1-4
Playtime
8 hr
Ratings count
445

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Description

Ascendancy is the ultimate worker placement meets 4x strategy experience.

Lead 1 of many asymmetric houses of royal lineage, each vying for the crown. Reclaim your family name through a hero's (or villain's) journey spanning multiple generations, or a single scenario. Build your empire skyward, seize control outward, manipulate the economy, or dominate the battlefield. There are several paths to victory. Every decision counts, and no two games of Ascendancy are ever the same.

At the heart of the game, a deep melting pot of interesting decision points awaits you. Almost everything (and everyone) in the world of Ascendancy can be upgraded. Reward your loyalists, slay would-be usurpers, and promote outcasts to lords. Complete scenarios to unlock legacy heirlooms, pass them down to your next of kin, and build a limitless empire of your own design.



Mechanics

Action / Event Grid Movement Hidden Roles Map Addition Modular Board Movement Points Rock-Paper-Scissors Tech Trees / Tech Tracks Variable Player Powers Worker Placement Worker Placement, Different Worker Types

Themes

None recorded

Publishers

GaGa Games One More Turn Games

Designers

Matthew Meeple