This War of Mine: Tales from the Ruined City

This War of Mine: Tales from the Ruined City
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This War of Mine: Tales from the Ruined City

This is an expansion and cannot be played alone!

Game Description

From BoardGameGeek:

War knows no end. Its victims are counted in thousands and each day we lose hope, little by little. Food is becoming scarce and our shelter is falling apart — yet we keep struggling.

New faces can be seen around the city: the friendly ones at the makeshift market or in neighboring houses, the hostile ones in the night with blinding flashlights and clubs and knives. We seek new paths to travel through the ruins — sometimes even underground — just to avoid sniper fire and loot anything of value. It's never much, yet we keep struggling. We have no other choice.

Tales from the Ruined City is the first expansion for This War of Mine: The Board Game, a story-rich game of survival in a war-torn city.

Game Details

Genre(s):Thematic Games
Theme(s): Adventure,
Expansion for Base-game,
Exploration,
Mature / Adult,
Modern Warfare,
Video Game Theme
Mechanics: Action Point Allowance System,
Grid Movement,
Press Your Luck,
Simulation,
Storytelling,
Worker Placement
Publisher: Edge Entertainment
# of Players: 1 - 6
Age: and up
Playing Time:
Published: 2018
Designer: Michał Oracz
Expansion to:
- This War of Mine: The Board Game

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