
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,361
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Claim 2
- 2 players
- 25 min
- Complexity 1.6/5
- 2018

Rules assistance for Claim: Awakeners
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

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Claim: Awakeners is an expansion for Claim released in 2020 for 2 players and 25 minutes per game. It was designed by Scott Almes and its main mechanics are Trick-taking.
Alternate faction that can be added to Claim or Claim 2. After phase 1, shuffle the discarded cards and form a second deck. If you win a trick with an Awakener in phase 2, you draw a card from the second deck and place it in your Score Pile.
Claim: Awakeners 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: Awakeners 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.
Claim: Awakeners belongs to these categories: Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Trick-taking. 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: Awakeners 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: Awakeners 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.