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Board Game Geek Avg Player Rating: 9.63. This is a must - play for strategy game lovers! Designed for 2 to 4 players and published in 2019. It's the Kickstarter Edition of A War of Whispers. Note that paid add - ons from the Kickstarter Campaign aren't included unless stated otherwise. In A War of Whispers, five powerful empires are at war. You're part of a secret society, betting on the war's outcome and pulling strings to win. It's a game full of deep strategy, hidden agendas, and changing loyalties. Start with five loyalty tokens, each for one of the five empires, and bet randomly. Your main goal is to have the empires you're loyal to control the most cities when the game ends. The gameplay has four phases: Deploy agents phase - Players take turns clockwise to deploy agents to empire council positions like Sheriff, Steward, Marshall, and Chancellor. Empire turns phase - Each council position takes an action, and you can play acquired cards. Cleanup phase - Move the turn marker and discard cards to a hand limit of five. Swap phase - You can swap two unrevealed loyalty tokens, but both must be revealed. The game repeats these phases four times. When the turn track fills, the game ends, and scoring begins. The player with the most points based on empire loyalties and city control wins. At TheGameSteward, we're excited to offer this game. A good portion of your purchase will support new Kickstarter games. If you have any questions, contact The Game Steward.
Let's get you started with A War of Whispers! First, gather 2 to 4 players. Each player starts with five loyalty tokens, one for each of the five empires. Randomly bet on a loyalty value. The main aim is to make sure the empires you're loyal to control the most cities when the game wraps up. The game has four phases in each turn. In the Deploy agents phase, players take turns clockwise to place agents on empire council positions. During the Empire turns phase, council positions act, and you can play your cards. In the Cleanup phase, move the turn marker and discard cards to have no more than five in your hand. In the Swap phase, you can swap two unrevealed loyalty tokens, but they'll be revealed and stay that way. The game goes through these four phases four times. When the turn track is full, the game ends, and it's time to score. The player with the most points wins. Remember, the paid add - ons from the Kickstarter Campaign aren't included unless otherwise stated. There's no special maintenance needed for this game. Just keep it in a dry place, and you're good to go! If you have any other questions, feel free to reach out to The Game Steward.
