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Expansion for Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition)
Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) – Road to Legend
2016
Rules assistance for Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) – Road to Legend
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
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Rules assistant for Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) – Road to Legend
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Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) – Road to Legend is an expansion for Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) released in 2016 for 1–4 players. It was designed by Justin Kemppainen and Nathan I. Hajek and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Grid Movement.
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About the game
Road to Legend provides a new way to play Descent: Journeys in the Dark Second Edition and its expansions. In Road to Legend, one to four hero players must work together to overcome the challenges presented to them by a companion app which takes the place of the overlord player. Much of the gameplay for Road to Legend is the same as it is in the core game. Heroes undertake quests by venturing into dark and perilous locales, battling monsters and gaining riches along the way. Road to Legend uses many of the rules from the core game of Descent: Journeys in the Dark Second Edition, in particular elements such as movement, actions, combat, and other aspects of the tactical game. Because of this similarity, it is necessary for players to be familiar with the core game rules before attempting to play Road to Legend. However, there are many fundamental differences between the core game and Road to Legend, in particular the following: • Road to Legend is a cooperative game with no overlord player. All players are on the hero side and win or lose the quests and campaign together. • There is no basic game or Epic Play variant. Players only play Road to Legend as part of a campaign, which consists of a series of story quests. • Setup for each quest (including quest rules, tiles, tokens, and monsters) is determined by the app, and quests do not start with the entirety of the map revealed. As players explore the map and open doors, additional quest rules, tiles, tokens, and monsters are revealed. • Instead of resolving all hero turns followed by all monster activations, hero turns and monster activations alternate. Additionally, the actions that are performed by monsters when they activate are determined by the app.
Editions
- Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) – Road to LegendenFantasy Flight Games2016
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Publishers
- Fantasy Flight Games
Questions and answers
Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) – Road to Legend 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.
Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) – Road to Legend 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.
Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) – Road to Legend belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Fighting, and Exploration. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Grid Movement. 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 Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) – Road to Legend are: Justin Kemppainen and Nathan I. Hajek. 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 Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) – Road to Legend as an expansion for Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition). Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) to use it. Check that your edition of Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.