Assertion: The Three Kingdoms' Dragon társasjáték

Angol leírás

In an effort to counter the growing number of uprisings, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty started granting regional power and military command to several lords around him. A number of these lords seized the opportunity and never gave back those privileges. As a result, Three Kingdoms arose, each vying for dominance in China. What no one of those Three Kingdoms accounted for, was the rising lords at the borders.

A game of Assertion: The Three Kingdoms' Dragon puts you in control of such a regional lord on the borders of China, competing for power against other rival players and the already established lords of the Three Kingdoms. Through an innovative action-selection system, players choose how to distribute the limited number of ministers they have at their disposal, to accomplish maximum growth each turn. Among the many paths to victory, players can elect to help the unaligned Three Kingdoms in a race to forge powerful alliances, or trick them into being pitted against each other with catastrophic results, or even amass their own forces and make a beeline to the Emperor's abandoned palace:

War Room: Recruit armies, campaign across China, battle through a dice rolling system and conquer resource-rich territories.
Build: Erect buildings in your territories to cement your economy or strengthen your military campaigns
Negotiation: Coordinate and trade favors with the neutral lords of the Three Kingdoms to strengthen your influence over them

Diplomacy: Depending on your friendship and alliances with the neutral kingdoms, direct them to assist you, outright combat your rivals, or send them to their doom!
Technology: Spend resources to advance your cultural and technological means and upgrade your buildings.
Taxation: Direct all your ministers to tax your subjects to receive income in order to be able to proceed with your campaign to unify China.

During the game you recruit more cunning ministers and battle-proven generals. Also you score short-term milestones and long-term achievements to climb the hierarchy. The first player to be able to hold the Emperor office for a whole round wins the game.

No matter how, make sure that you sit atop the Dragon Throne, unifying China under one Kingdom. YOUR Kingdom!

Uniquely blending euro-style empire management and 4x-style map growth, Assertion: The Three Kingdoms' Dragon packs a big grand-strategy punch set in an era loved by most: the Era of the Three Kingdoms.

—description from the publisher