
- 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: Turzan, Lion of Uzkara
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Ascension: Turzan, Lion of Uzkara is an expansion for Ascension: Deckbuilding Game released in 2020 for 1–4 players and 30 minutes per game. It was designed by Justin Gary and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Open Drafting, and Deck, Bag, and Pool Building.
Name: Turzan, Lion of Uzkara Cost: 8 Runes Text: Lifebound Hero Draw a card. This turn, if you play two other lifebound heroes, you win the game. 6 Honor This card was featured in the movie Good Boys (2019) and was first released as a prize during the Ascension Tactics Kickstarter Campaign. There have been different iterations of this card with varied rune costs, abilities, and honor values.
Ascension: Turzan, Lion of Uzkara supports 1–4 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 Ascension: Turzan, Lion of Uzkara is 30 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.
Ascension: Turzan, Lion of Uzkara 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: Turzan, Lion of Uzkara 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: Turzan, Lion of Uzkara 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.