- BGG rating
- 7.8
Rules assistance for Volfyirion Guilds: Ploy Expansion
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 20–40 min
- 14+
Rules assistant for Volfyirion Guilds: Ploy Expansion
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Volfyirion Guilds: Ploy Expansion is an expansion for Volfyirion released in 2021 for 2 players, 20–40 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Alessandro Veracchi and its main mechanics are Open Drafting and Deck, Bag, and Pool Building.
About the game
Accomplish your Guild's hidden agenda through low blows and tricky interruptions during the opponent's turn that will increase the complexity and tension of the game. The Ploy is a new type of card which comes along with its own several abilities. A Ploy Card, with its asymmetric and secret new strategy, may allow you to beat your opponent, overwriting the rules of the game in specific conditions. The new Ploy cards provide alternative ways to interact with the opponent, even during their turn, to sabotage their strategies when needed. A Ploy card must remain face down until they are played, but Ploys can also be drawn, forcefully revealed, swapped, or removed by the effect of other abilities during the game. Volfyirion Guilds Ploy Expansion is not a standalone game. It can be played either with Volfyirion, or Volfyirion Guilds in 1vs1 mode. The Ploy Expansion can be combined with Volfyirion, Volfyirion Guilds, or any other expansion, for an even more challenging experience. In any case we do not recommend combining more than two expansions at the same time. —description from the publisher
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Publishers
- Tabula Games
Questions and answers
Volfyirion Guilds: Ploy Expansion 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 listed playing time for Volfyirion Guilds: Ploy Expansion is 20–40 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 Volfyirion Guilds: Ploy 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.
Volfyirion Guilds: Ploy Expansion belongs to these categories: Card Game, Fantasy, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Open Drafting 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 Volfyirion Guilds: Ploy Expansion are: Alessandro Veracchi. 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 Volfyirion Guilds: Ploy Expansion as an expansion for Volfyirion. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Volfyirion to use it. Check that your edition of Volfyirion is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.