- BGG rating
- 7.9
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- 1–3 players
- 30 min
- 14+
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Skytear Horde: Nupten Illusionists & Utsesh Horde is an expansion for Skytear Horde released in 2023 for 1–3 players, 30 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Riccardo Neri and Giacomo Neri and its main mechanics are Cooperative Game, Solo / Solitaire Game, and Card Play Conflict Resolution.
About the game
These 2 expansions are a leftover from the Kickstarter. They include: 40 alliance cards, a pre-made Nupen deck all about slowing down the game while you collect the mentalist cards you need to unlock a game-changing combo. 4 horde cards for the common set (Secret Passage, Raise the Dead, Utseshi Swarm, Onikai Legion) that you can mix with the 4 commons from the base box. 21 horde cards, the Nightmares deck made of Mythical monsters such as harpies, golems, and chimaeras. These beasts are able to paralyze entire armies before the terrible arrival of the Utsesh outsider. 6 outsider cards, The Dreaming Mathriarc, the Ancient Outsider, the Silent Ambassador. 4 additional heroes, one per faction: Akimo, Shaidrus, Vorhild, Ixatosk. 2 castles: the Cloud Gate and The Executioner’s Den, respectively for Akhuti and Haburat, the 2 heroes included in the pre-made deck. -description from publisher's website This expansion includes two new pre-made decks: - Nupten Illusionists (Alliance deck) are assassins, rogues and mentalists able to impose their mind over matter, somehow bending parts of reality to their will. Arrogant beyond imagination, they have been the last faction to join the Alliance against the Horde. - The horde from Utsesh (Horde deck) is made of mythical monsters such as harpies, golems and chimaeras. The few that survived the horde say these beasts are able to paralyze entire armies before the terrible arrival of the Utsesh Outsider, The Mother Sphynx. This exclusive pack of cards was available during the Kickstarter campaing as part of the Deluxe Pledge and includes "Utsesh Horde Expansion" and "Nupten Illusionists Expansion". It was later made available together on the publisher's website All decks can be mixed with those included in the retail box to provide additional combinations and customization. -user summary
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- Skytear Games
Questions and answers
Skytear Horde: Nupten Illusionists & Utsesh Horde supports 1–3 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 Skytear Horde: Nupten Illusionists & Utsesh Horde is 30 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 Skytear Horde: Nupten Illusionists & Utsesh Horde 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.
Skytear Horde: Nupten Illusionists & Utsesh Horde belongs to these categories: Card Game and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Cooperative Game, Solo / Solitaire Game, and Card Play Conflict Resolution. 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 Skytear Horde: Nupten Illusionists & Utsesh Horde are: Riccardo Neri and Giacomo Neri. 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 Skytear Horde: Nupten Illusionists & Utsesh Horde as an expansion for Skytear Horde. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Skytear Horde to use it. Check that your edition of Skytear Horde is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.