The Dwarves
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Based on the first novel of the Die Zwerge tetralogy [Eng. The Dwarves] by author Markus Heitz, the goal of the cooperative game Die Zwerge is to keep evil from flooding Girdlegard. During set-up, players choose one of the dwarves from the novel, each of which is equipped with a unique special ability and different stats for fighting, crafting, and movement.
Before each player’s turn, the forces of evil usually break through one of the four big gates – which are guarded by different dwarven tribes – and further the spread of the Perished Land. On his turn a player spends two action points to use two of five actions. He can:
Fight against the advancing enemies (orcs, trolls, and älfar [Ger. albae], i.e. dark elves).
Travel to other locations.
Lobby the dwarven council to give advantages to all players – and without the favor of the dwarven council, everyone suffers disadvantages.
Solve a minor quest for rewards.
Take on the current major quest, revealing the next major quest if successful. Completing these quests is the only way to win the game.
For most of these actions, a player must succeed in a dice-driven challenge. If the players cannot control the flood of evil while simultaneously solving the major quests in time, they will lose.
Collector’s edition:
additional:
New box cover
5 hand painted dwarf miniatures
10 cards Albae expansion
60 page artbook
5 art prints of the dwarfs
A3 poster "The smiting of Keenfire"
stein with motive "Krasnolud"
coaster "DIE ZWERGE"
numbered COLLECTOR’S EDITION certificate.
Ages | 10+ |
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Players | 2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players, 5 Players |
Play Time | 60m – 90m |
Designer | Lukas Zach, Michael Palm |
Mechanics | Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling |
Theme | Novel-based, Wargame, Fantasy |
Publisher | Pegasus Spiele |
feanor985
Beautiful co op with a nice theme. Nothing groundbreaking but you can have a good time with it. The combined might expansion is essential...perhaps it should have been included in the base game.
BelziET
It doesn't scale too well for fewer player numbers (cause you need to move more and are limited in your other actions). Because it retells the story of the book, it stays same-y and somewhat lacks variety. If you always keep you "Rat der Zwerge" (Dwarven council) high on Balendilin's side it becomes a lot easier.
Frogman82
Great game for 2 players. Really like how the board changes and the dynamics of variable difficulty gameplay. First play took less than 2 hours and both me and my wife really found it to be a really cool layout for the enemy.