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Expansion for 100 Swords: The Blue Mammoth's Dungeon
100 Swords: The Hive Empress's Dungeon Builder Set
2017
Rules assistance for 100 Swords: The Hive Empress's Dungeon Builder Set
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–2 players
- 35 min
- 13+
Rules assistant for 100 Swords: The Hive Empress's Dungeon Builder Set
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
100 Swords: The Hive Empress's Dungeon Builder Set is an expansion for 100 Swords: The Blue Mammoth's Dungeon released in 2017 for 1–2 players, 35 minutes per game, and ages 13 and up. It was designed by Clayton Grey and its main mechanics are Hand Management and Deck, Bag, and Pool Building.
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About the game
100 Swords is a sword based dungeon crawling micro deck builder! Load up with as much as you can carry and run head first into the dungeon, exploring rooms and revealing monsters, all while keeping track of hidden treasures and swords! During play, you must efficiently play the 5 cards in your hand for any combination of movement, strength, or energy. Movement advances you deeper into the dungeon allowing you to peek at or reveal the cards along the way. Monsters you find can only be defeated with strength. New items (and swords!) are acquired by spending cards in your hand for energy. Many items have effects that will further expand your tactical options as your deck grows. As you defeat monsters and pick up loot, do your best to remember where everything is hidden. Treasures and slain monsters are worth gold, so get collecting! Once the dungeon has been thoroughly ransacked, or the boss is defeated, whoever has the most gold wins! You can use Dungeon Builder Sets to spice up your dungeon. Each set contains 15 cards (including a new Boss) that can be slapped onto a standalone dungeon to lengthen your game and add new challenges and puzzles to solve! The Hive Empress's Builder Set is a good all-around set of cards. It has an interesting variety of new monsters, items, and obstacles.
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Questions and answers
100 Swords: The Hive Empress's Dungeon Builder Set supports 1–2 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for 100 Swords: The Hive Empress's Dungeon Builder Set is 35 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists 100 Swords: The Hive Empress's Dungeon Builder Set for ages 13 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
100 Swords: The Hive Empress's Dungeon Builder Set belongs to these categories: Card Game, Fantasy, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Hand Management and Deck, Bag, and Pool Building. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of 100 Swords: The Hive Empress's Dungeon Builder Set are: Clayton Grey. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists 100 Swords: The Hive Empress's Dungeon Builder Set as an expansion for 100 Swords: The Blue Mammoth's Dungeon. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need 100 Swords: The Blue Mammoth's Dungeon to use it. Check that your edition of 100 Swords: The Blue Mammoth's Dungeon is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.