- BGG rating
- 8.4
Expansion for Sword & Sorcery: Ancient Chronicles
Sword & Sorcery: Ancient Chronicles – Challenge Set
2021
Rules assistance for Sword & Sorcery: Ancient Chronicles – Challenge Set
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–5 players
- 60–90 min
- 12+
Rules assistant for Sword & Sorcery: Ancient Chronicles – Challenge Set
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Sword & Sorcery: Ancient Chronicles – Challenge Set is an expansion for Sword & Sorcery: Ancient Chronicles released in 2021 for 1–5 players, 60–90 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Simone Romano and Nunzio Surace and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Cooperative Game, and Action Points.
About the game
The Ancient Chronicles Challenge Set is a collection of all the "rank and file" enemies (green and blue) included in Ancient Chronicles in a variant rank, allowing players to modify the game difficulty and the overall game experience by combining the Ancient Chronicles Core Set enemies with these new enemies. —description from the publisher This is the Act I Challenge Set; an Act II Challenge Set is expected with wave 2 (Northwind Tales).
Designers
Publishers
- GaGa Games
- Ares Games
- Gremlin Project
Questions and answers
Sword & Sorcery: Ancient Chronicles – Challenge Set supports 1–5 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 Sword & Sorcery: Ancient Chronicles – Challenge Set is 60–90 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 Sword & Sorcery: Ancient Chronicles – Challenge Set 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.
Sword & Sorcery: Ancient Chronicles – Challenge Set belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Fighting, and Adventure. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Cooperative Game, and Action Points. 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 Sword & Sorcery: Ancient Chronicles – Challenge Set are: Simone Romano and Nunzio Surace. 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 Sword & Sorcery: Ancient Chronicles – Challenge Set as an expansion for Sword & Sorcery: Ancient Chronicles. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Sword & Sorcery: Ancient Chronicles to use it. Check that your edition of Sword & Sorcery: Ancient Chronicles is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.