
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,963
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Ascension: Darkness Unleashed
- 1–2 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
- 2013

Rules assistance for Ascension: Theme Pack – Leprechaun
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Ascension: Theme Pack – Leprechaun is an expansion for Ascension: Deckbuilding Game released in 2011 for 1–6 players. It was designed by Justin Gary and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Open Drafting, and Deck, Bag, and Pool Building.
Ascension: Theme Pack – Leprechaun contains three Leprechauns and nine Pots of Gold. To use them in a game of Ascension, shuffle the Leprechauns into the center deck and set the Pots of Gold to the side. Whenever you play a Leprechaun after acquiring it, you acquire a Pot of Gold from the board or from another player and place it in your discard pile. Each Pot of Gold is a Lifebound Construct; when you play it, you draw a card, and whenever you play a Leprechaun while you have a Pot of Gold under your control, you gain one Honor.
Ascension: Theme Pack – Leprechaun supports 1–6 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.
Ascension: Theme Pack – Leprechaun has a complexity rating of 2.5 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light 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.
Ascension: Theme Pack – Leprechaun belongs to these categories: Card Game, Fantasy, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Open Drafting, 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 Ascension: Theme Pack – Leprechaun are: Justin Gary. 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 Ascension: Theme Pack – Leprechaun as an expansion for Ascension: Deckbuilding Game. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Ascension: Deckbuilding Game to use it. Check that your edition of Ascension: Deckbuilding Game is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.