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Rules assistance for Romance of the Nine Empires: Arcane Fire
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 45 min
- 12+
Rules assistant for Romance of the Nine Empires: Arcane Fire
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Romance of the Nine Empires: Arcane Fire is an expansion for Romance of the Nine Empires released in 2014 45 minutes per game and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Mark Wootton and its main mechanics are Hand Management and Deck, Bag, and Pool Building.
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About the game
This description's a bit tricky, so let's take it in stages... Countermay: The Tapestry of Worlds, the crossroads of civilizations beyond imagining. After a thousand years of war, Countermay is dying. Battles, curses, extraterrestrial parasites, demonic influence, and other hazards have ruined much of the planet. The food is running out, and the threat of starvation looms. The only way to save Countermay is to seize undisputed control. Until then, armies march, fed with the ever-dwindling food as they churn farmland into mud with their boots. In the game, players assume command of one of the vastly different warring factions — including steampunk aliens, displaced WWII-era American GIs, or a risen empire of the undead — to expand, glorify, or defend their empires. The plot of the 2013 movie The Gamers: Hands of Fate revolves around the fictitious game of Romance of the Nine Empires. Within the movie itself, AEG was the publisher of the game, but as a result of Kickstarter funding for the film, it decided to create a real-life version of R9E, as an expandable card game. Romance of the Nine Empires: Arcane Fire is the first expansion to the card game featured in The Gamers: Hands of Fate. This box contains a complete play-set of cards necessary to build two new factions, as well as brand new cards for the five existing factions of Countermay. Wield the power of guardians, extraplanar heroes summoned by wizards, with the Magocracy of Arcanix, or strike down your foes with the dueling Tuatha! This expansion features a new card type and mechanics and opening up more from the exciting world of Countermay. The Romance of the Nine Empires: 15th Anniversary World Championship Edition is required to play.
Designers
Publishers
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Questions and answers
The listed playing time for Romance of the Nine Empires: Arcane Fire is 45 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 Romance of the Nine Empires: Arcane Fire for ages 12 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.
Romance of the Nine Empires: Arcane Fire belongs to these categories: Card Game, Fantasy, and Fighting. Its main mechanics are Hand Management and 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 Romance of the Nine Empires: Arcane Fire are: Mark Wootton. 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 Romance of the Nine Empires: Arcane Fire as an expansion for Romance of the Nine Empires. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Romance of the Nine Empires to use it. Check that your edition of Romance of the Nine Empires is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.