
- 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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Beyond Humanity: Colonies – Upgrade pack 1 is an expansion for Beyond Humanity: Colonies released in 2020 for 1–5 players and ages 16 and up. It was designed by Max Salamonowicz and Pawel 'Bloski' Suski.
Additional 48 unique smart cards with built-in RF10. All with new art, descripions, fluff and game influence. This upgrade pack doesn't change the core mechanics of the Gameplay. It is an awesome solution for everyone who hates downtime caused by reshuffling the deck in the middle of a game! Cards in the expansion: Building Permits Food Rationing Paid Healthcare Prohibition Private Military Contract Terran Debt Expedition Leader Legalize Narcotics Legalize Gambling Smoking Ban Amnesty Curfew Military Drills Secret Militia Home Imprisonment Research Frontrunners Prisoners as Private Contractors Closed Court Sessions Terran Consulate Background Investigations Budget Cuts The Big Brother Program Social Engineering Additional Payments Political Upheaval SimStim from Terran Republic SecForce Duties Expansion Deregulated Pressure Standards Lowering Constitutional Standards Observation Satellite Census Contraception Ban Closed Environment Hired Guns Additional Technical Shifts Stricter Customs Water Distribution Strategy Immunization Program Genetically Modified Crops Stem-Cell Research Permit Gene Modification Permit Multilayered Storage System Additional Research Budget
Beyond Humanity: Colonies – Upgrade pack 1 supports 1–5 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 catalogue lists Beyond Humanity: Colonies – Upgrade pack 1 for ages 16 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.
Beyond Humanity: Colonies – Upgrade pack 1 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 Beyond Humanity: Colonies – Upgrade pack 1 and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Beyond Humanity: Colonies – Upgrade pack 1 are: Max Salamonowicz and Pawel 'Bloski' Suski. 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 Beyond Humanity: Colonies – Upgrade pack 1 as an expansion for Beyond Humanity: Colonies. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Beyond Humanity: Colonies to use it. Check that your edition of Beyond Humanity: Colonies is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.