Gamelyn Games Heroes of Land, Air & Sea Order and Chaos Expansion

Order & Chaos expansion to Heroes of Land, Air & Sea gives four new factions and an additional board to add a 5th or 6th player to the main game. The factions in this game are not a standard set of races when thinking of a fantasy themed game. These four races each have unique abilities and play styles that are a great additional to the base game.The first race to mention are the Lionkin faction, a noble race of anthropomorphic lions that uses the desert territories to empower themselves and collect resources. Buildings in the courtyard can also grant easier ways of recruiting warriors or obtaining resources.The Undead faction are consistently wanting to fight other factions as reaping the souls of fallen enemies will strengthen and enhance what they are capable of accomplishing. Even losing can benefit this faction if the necropolis or crypt are built in the courtyard of the player's board.The Lizardfolk faction prefer using alternative resources to pay for spells and tactics cards. Their versatility is also found in their warriors as the ziggurat building allows them to be used as serfs for capital actions.The Goblins faction are about overwhelming players with their number or using their advance technology to get ahead. Obtaining the throne building will allow a player to recruit 2 warriors for five food, and increase the strength of an army for having more than three warriors.These additional factions from Chaos & Order are a welcome variety to what could be considered the standard fantasy types found in the base game of Heroes of Land, Air & Sea. They integrate easily with the base game and having the option to play up to two additional players is always a great option. The board for two more players is simply added to the side of the board and still provides easy access from the other four islands found on the original board. It is a great addition to the base game as variety is something that is always welcomed to any board game, let alone a 4X game.

1-6 players, Competitive, 4X Style, ExpansionPurpose of Expansion—This BEAST of an expansion adds a whole slew of additional things to the game. The main purpose other than adding tons of stuff is the fact that this expansion allows you to play the base game of Heroes of Land, Air & Sea with up to 6 players. Up from the max of 4 included with the base game. First let’s discuss all the new additions to the game.The Additions –The sticker shock you might be feeling when seeing the price of this, an expansion, is a normal feeling to be sure. I mean I had the same shock as this expansion is priced nearly as much as the core game itself and certainly higher than your average expansion. Heck this thing is priced right up there the same as most full board games themselves. So why is it priced so high?Well mostly for the sheer amount of content you get in the package. The core game comes with 4 factions to play as. This expansion comes packed to the gills with ANOTHER 4 full factions, each completely different from the last. The new factions being the Undead, Lionkin, Lizardfolk and the Goblins for a total of 80 new miniatures. All new structures and vessels you assemble as well with unique flying machines and ships. A few more tokens here and there to make sure you have enough at those higher player counts. Oh and an expansion game board to add on to the side of the regular game board so you have enough starting islands for 6 players.The Changes –As far as changes to the base game there are very few, if any that I noticed. The Undead faction does have an added new interesting game mechanic that has to do with the underworld and bringing troops back and there is an underworld card to dictate this as well as a few tokens. Other than that the other factions all have their unique abilities just like the rest. This expansion pushed the player limit to 6 with the added board extension and you’ll have 8 total factions to choose from. So in any max player game you will leave out 2 of the factions which is good for replayability I think.Final Thoughts –Personally speaking I love this expansion. Yes it’s expensive but you are basically getting another full games worth of extras. That said if you never play with more than four players then this will be a little excessive and the only way I’d recommend it is if you REALLY like the new factions. HOWEVER if you can see yourself playing a 5 or 6 player game of this then it’s a must have. The new factions are great and really add to the flavor of the core game. Of course be prepared to plot out an entire afternoon if you are wanting to play a 6 player game of this, ho boy.

You should get this with the base game.

Love it; Nothing quite like it out there. Base game and both expansions are terrific!

Amazing product and company to detail with. Extremely fast shipping good quality and so much fun to play worth every cent

Excelente expansión. Entre sus bazas: 4 nuevas civilizaciones, posibilidad de jugar a 6. Mapa más grande.