
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,608
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Wrath of the Righteous – Base Set
- 1–4 players
- 120 min
- Complexity 3.1/5
- 2015

Rules assistance for Hand of Fate: Ordeals – Royalty Expansion
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Hand of Fate: Ordeals – Royalty Expansion is an expansion for Hand of Fate: Ordeals released in 2018 for 1–4 players, 30–120 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Barantas and its main mechanics are Deck, Bag, and Pool Building.
The Royalty Expansion for Hand of Fate: Ordeals consists of three individual expansions: King of Dust, King of Plague, and King of Scale. • King of Dust is a multi-scenario campaign in which your party has incited the ire of the King of Dust. Explore the Bandit's Camp and the surrounding desert with new encounters, cards and equipment. Struggle for your lives as you escape an impending bandit attack. • In the cooperative campaign King of Plague, players need to scour the land and work together to defeat as many minions from the Suit of Plague as they can before moving on to encounter the aftermath of their actions. This campaign presses the players in new ways, requiring a different style of deck-building from the regular game. • King of Scale sees the return of the Success/Failure mechanism from the Hand of Fate computer game as well as all new encounters and equipment. Three custom plastic miniatures are included in this expansion.
Hand of Fate: Ordeals – Royalty Expansion 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.
The listed playing time for Hand of Fate: Ordeals – Royalty Expansion is 30–120 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 Hand of Fate: Ordeals – Royalty Expansion 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.
Hand of Fate: Ordeals – Royalty Expansion belongs to these categories: Card Game, Fantasy, and Adventure. Its main mechanics are Deck, Bag, and Pool Building. 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 Hand of Fate: Ordeals – Royalty Expansion are: Barantas. 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 Hand of Fate: Ordeals – Royalty Expansion as an expansion for Hand of Fate: Ordeals. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Hand of Fate: Ordeals to use it. Check that your edition of Hand of Fate: Ordeals is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.