Board Game Geek Avg Player Rating: 4.40. This game is suitable for 1 to 100 players and was published in 2021. It's a Kickstarter Edition Cartographers Heroes: Collector’s Edition Board Game by Thunderworks Games. The bundle includes the core game, Skills Mini - Expansion, three map packs (Nebblis - Plane of Flame, Affril - Plane of Knowledge, Undercity - Depths of Sabek), 20 colored pencils, and all unlocked stretch goals. Note that paid add - ons from the Kickstarter Campaign are not included unless stated otherwise. The game is a follow - up to the 2019 critically - acclaimed Cartographers: A Roll Player Tale. It can be played alone or combined with the original game. Cartographers Heroes offers new gameplay ways with 16 new scoring cards, 4 new ambush cards with special abilities, 4 new hero cards, and 2 new map sheets. The Collector’s Edition won't be available in most retail stores. It comes in a larger box (318 x 227 x 72mm) that can store additional Cartographers content. It includes all retail - version content, a custom plastic insert, three map packs, Skills Mini - Expansion 2, and 20 colored pencils. There are also three new map pack expansions, each with a rulesheet, 75 double - sided map sheets, and 3 new cards. A brand - new Skills expansion with 8 new Skills cards and a rules card is available. Skills Mini - Expansion 2 is included in any Cartographer Heroes pledge and won't be available at retail. Click to check out the beta rulebooks. The game is divided into four seasons, with explore, draw, check, and scoring phases.
How to play: First, start a new game. In the Explore Phase, reveal the top card of the Explore Deck and put it in the center. In the Draw Phase, all players choose a terrain type and a shape from the explore card and draw them on their map sheets. At the end of the turn, enter the Check Phase to see if the season is complete. If it is, move to the Scoring Phase; otherwise, go back to the Explore Phase. Once the time threshold on the season card is met, score your map, and a new season begins or the game ends after four seasons. Note that paid add - ons from the Kickstarter Campaign are not included unless stated. The Skills Mini - Expansion 2 won't be available at retail. For maintenance, keep the cards in the custom plastic insert to avoid damage. Store the game in a cool, dry place to prevent warping of the map sheets and cards.
