- BGG rating
- 7.0
Rules assistance for Stronghold (2nd edition): The Great Shaman
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 45 min
- 10+
Rules assistant for Stronghold (2nd edition): The Great Shaman
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Stronghold (2nd edition): The Great Shaman is an expansion for Stronghold: 2nd edition released in 2017 for 2 players and ages 10 and up. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Point to Point Movement, and Area Majority / Influence.
About the game
The Great Goblin Shaman joins the siege. Move into the world of ghosts, resurrect the dead, use their powers, and watch the stronghold fall. This unique add-on will allow the attacker use dead bodies to play black magic, creating new monster and poison. The invader, instead of rejecting killed units, assigns them to selected shamanic magic effects. This way he gains new opportunities to influence the situation on the board.
Publishers
- Portal Games
Questions and answers
Stronghold (2nd edition): The Great Shaman supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The catalogue lists Stronghold (2nd edition): The Great Shaman for ages 10 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.
Stronghold (2nd edition): The Great Shaman belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Fighting, and Medieval. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Point to Point Movement, and Area Majority / Influence. 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 catalogue lists Stronghold (2nd edition): The Great Shaman as an expansion for Stronghold: 2nd edition. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Stronghold: 2nd edition to use it. Check that your edition of Stronghold: 2nd edition is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.