
- BGG rank
- BGG #716
- BGG rating
- 7.9
Blood Bowl: Living Rulebook
- 2 players
- 120 min
- Complexity 3.2/5
- 2004

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Beast: The Great Hunt is an expansion for Beast released in 2025. It was designed by Aron Midhall, Elon Midhall, and Assar Pettersson.
The Great Hunt is an expansion of the board game Beast, featuring a new Beast called The Feathered King. Starting out as Unborn, The Feathered King is weak at the start of the game until he grows strong and flips to his Reborn side. The Great Hunt introduces the story of Esmeria, a fearless hunter who will not stop until The Feathered King has been killed. One new Beast: Feathered King. This two-sided Beast focuses on summons and stealing resources from his opposing hunters. His dreamers are humans who have been enthralled by his false promises, and perform his dark will only to be sacrifices for his benefit when he sees fit. One new hunter: Esmeria: Captain of the Great Hunt. Esmeria is relentless in her pursuit of Beasts, and can track an unlimited amount of trails to catch up to her prey. With her Black Star upgrade, she can even take action before the Beast begins her turn. A new type of Contract. The Great Hunt features a new way to play Beast, with multiple paths, goals, and endings. —description from the publisher
Beast: The Great Hunt 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.
Beast: The Great Hunt belongs to these categories: Expansion for Base-game. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed Beast: The Great Hunt and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Beast: The Great Hunt are: Aron Midhall, Elon Midhall, and Assar Pettersson. 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 Beast: The Great Hunt as an expansion for Beast. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Beast to use it. Check that your edition of Beast is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.