
- BGG rank
- BGG #3,463
- BGG rating
- 6.5
HeroClix
- 2 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 2.8/5
- 2002

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Golem Arcana: Gudanna – Raiders of the Blasted Land is an expansion for Golem Arcana released in 2015 for 2–8 players and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Jordan Weisman, Michael Mulvihill, Seth Johnson, and Brian Poel and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Grid Movement, and Modular Board.
From the publisher: Three new Golems for your Golem Arcana Army: The Burrow Claw is a highly evasive Warsprite, using its Tunneling Blast to slip away from a melee opponent, ending up in any Region with No Cover that it chooses. The Terra Naga is indispensable for dislodging enemies from key locations on the map -- using Scattering Sirocco, a short-range AOE, to displace all Golems from a Region and then using a free displacement on itself, possibly to take their place! The Ravager relentlessly moves through the enemy's lines, leaving destruction in its wake by combining its passive ability that cools down movement when entering an enemy Region and its Duststorm Blade that causes damage to enemies when the Ravager leaves an enemy Region. Also included are three TDI Golem Cards (matching the figures), two double-sided Victory Point tokens, and four new Relic Cards that can be used to augment any Golem army: Zyama’s Anointing: allows a Golem to sacrifice some of its own Health in exchange for more Damage on its next attack. Davati’s Sacrifice: offers a temporary boost to damage equal to the Golem's armor value, but permanently reduces armor to zero. The Lantern of Valli: summons forth the Arena of Valli, a Construct that boosts Accuracy and Damage to all Melee attacks in the region. Metr’s Blood Well: calls forth the blood of the earth, allowing its controller to gather Mana from that region until it is destroyed.
Golem Arcana: Gudanna – Raiders of the Blasted Land supports 2–8 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 Golem Arcana: Gudanna – Raiders of the Blasted Land for ages 14 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.
Golem Arcana: Gudanna – Raiders of the Blasted Land belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Wargame, and Miniatures. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Grid Movement, and Modular Board. 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 Golem Arcana: Gudanna – Raiders of the Blasted Land are: Jordan Weisman, Michael Mulvihill, Seth Johnson, and Brian Poel. 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 Golem Arcana: Gudanna – Raiders of the Blasted Land as an expansion for Golem Arcana. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Golem Arcana to use it. Check that your edition of Golem Arcana is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.