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- BGG #6,371
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Claim Anniversary Edition
- 2–4 players
- 25–35 min
- Complexity 1.8/5
- 2023
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Rules assistance for Claim: Alliances
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 25 min
- 10+
- Complexity 2.0/5
Rules assistant for Claim: Alliances
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Claim: Alliances is an expansion for Claim released in 2023 for 2 players, 25 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Scott Almes and its main mechanics are Auction / Bidding, Area Majority / Influence, and Cooperative Game.
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About the game
Once upon a time, things were just fine. You were gathering mercenaries from ruthless factions across the realm to battle it out and claim the dead king’s throne. It was exactly what you wanted to be doing. However, your perfect life has become disrupted: an ancient threat from deep below has risen to claim the whole realm. Now, you must form an alliance with a former rival to defeat this otherworldly evil, so you can set things back to normal. Work together to fight and defeat the enemy. The game is played over 2 phases. In the first phase you recruit followers and select alliance cards. Alliance cards differs from enemies who you will have to fight and hourglasses which will give you time to think. In the second phase you will collect factions and of course fulfill the requirements of the alliance cards. If players succeed in commanding certain factions and defeat the enemies, they will win together and you can get back to the fight against each other. In Claim: Alliances players will follow the same flow as in a standard game. The game is played over 2 phases. Instead of winning the most factions, you now have to work together to defeat the enemies and win the favor of a couple of factions. —description from the publisher
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Publishers
- Game Factory
- SD Games
- White Goblin Games
Questions and answers
Claim: Alliances 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 Claim: Alliances is 25 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 Claim: Alliances for ages 10 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.
Claim: Alliances has a complexity rating of 2.0 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.
Claim: Alliances belongs to these categories: Card Game, Fantasy, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Auction / Bidding, Area Majority / Influence, and Cooperative Game. 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 Claim: Alliances are: Scott Almes. 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 Claim: Alliances as an expansion for Claim. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Claim to use it. Check that your edition of Claim is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.