- BGG rating
- 8.6
Rules assistance for Aristeia!: Masters of Puppets
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 60–90 min
- 14+
- Complexity 3.0/5
Rules assistant for Aristeia!: Masters of Puppets
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Aristeia!: Masters of Puppets is an expansion for Aristeia! released in 2019 for 2 players, 60–90 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Alberto Abal and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Area Majority / Influence.
About the game
Fiddler and Gaia are two highly-skilled women with an amazing aptitude for cyber-electronics. Both had to give up to part of their lives to build a brand new future where they are the only masters of their destiny. Fiddler left her native Ariadna after a clash with the authorities because of her strong activism. She sought shelter in a nomadic trade mission that offered her asylum in exchange for her engineering skills. There, she was able to transform her physical appearance and switch gender, but soon afterwards she felt the need to go further and take her modifications to a whole new level. Fiddler found in Aristeia! the best way to finance the physical changes that made her a lethal fighter on the sand. Thanks to her Jackbots, Fiddler is a DPS with a touch of control that can be used both offensively (causing damage) and defensively (making it difficult to access the scoring zones). Gaia is originally from Varuna. From a very early age, Gaia showed off her skills in robotics that led her to be a model student during her formative years. No one was surprised when she was the elected candidate to enjoy a scholarship in NeoTerra. Quite soon afterwards, she managed to draw the attention of the high spheres, who invited her to fight in Aristeia. Gaia is a controller support that offers her team unprecedented mobility. She can also control her Enemies, hindering or nullifying their ability to move through her Gorgoneions. In addition, this expansion brings a totally new mechanics for the Controllers and their Minions, their robotic devices that allow them to take their skills to the new level. This also introduces a new way of exercising control over the HexaDome. Fiddler brings the Jackbots; and Gaia, the Gorgoneions. Coordinator and Aristeia! designer Jesús Fuster expresses it this way “Gaia and Fiddler take control to another level. These two engineers, but especially Gaia, provide a different, totally new mechanic that will create a huge impact among our players.” —description from the publisher
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- Corvus Belli
Questions and answers
Aristeia!: Masters of Puppets supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for Aristeia!: Masters of Puppets is 60–90 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 Aristeia!: Masters of Puppets for ages 14 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.
Aristeia!: Masters of Puppets has a complexity rating of 3.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Aristeia!: Masters of Puppets belongs to these categories: Miniatures, Science Fiction, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Area Majority / Influence. 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 Aristeia!: Masters of Puppets are: Alberto Abal. 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 Aristeia!: Masters of Puppets as an expansion for Aristeia!. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Aristeia! to use it. Check that your edition of Aristeia! is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.