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Ascension: Theme Pack – Rat King

Ascension: Theme Pack – Rat King

Stone Blade Entertainment · 2010Expansion
2–430 min13+ yrs2.1/5 complexity6.9 BGG1,7 KCouples
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Ever felt like the Cultist needed some help taking care of those bullies who keep picking on him? Now he has it! Rat King adds a whole new dimension to monsters in Ascension!

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Ascension: Theme Pack – Rat King box art
official art · Stone Blade Entertainment

Ever felt like the Cultist needed some help taking care of those bullies who keep picking on him? Now he has it! Rat King adds a whole new dimension to monsters in Ascension! While up until now monsters have impacted the game only by providing a reward to the player who defeats them, the Rat King leads his hordes of Giant Rat minions to swarm all over the center row and wreak havoc on the best laid plans. In game terms, the Rat King cards are shuffled into the center deck, while the Giant Rats are placed on the side. When the Rat King shows up in the center row, cover every other card with a Giant Rat. Players need to defeat these rats — or the King himself — before being able to get to the other cards.

Ascension: Theme Pack – Rat King comes with two copies of the Rat King and ten Giant Rats, enough for the rodent infestation to strike twice in a single game!

game anatomy
Complexity2.1 / 5
BGG rating6.9 / 10
Vibe
Couples
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
30 min
Players
2–4
Recommended age
13+ yrs
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Ascension: Theme Pack – Rat King is a expansion for base-game game, for 2–4 players, taking ~30 minutes, featuring deck, bag, and pool building. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Ascension: Theme Pack – Rat King — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Ascension: Theme Pack – Rat King support?
Ascension: Theme Pack – Rat King is played by 2–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Ascension: Theme Pack – Rat King take?
A game of Ascension: Theme Pack – Rat King takes about 30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Ascension: Theme Pack – Rat King for?
Ascension: Theme Pack – Rat King is recommended from age 13.
Q7How complex is Ascension: Theme Pack – Rat King?
Ascension: Theme Pack – Rat King has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.1 out of 5.
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