Ascendancy
2024Matthew Meeple
- Videos
- 24
- Creators
- 17
Mainly reviews. Ascendancy is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 11 reviews, 6 how-to-play guides, 5 unboxings, and 2 other videos.
1 - 4 players
90 - 480 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach
From BoardGameGeek
Ascendancy is the ultimate worker placement meets 4x strategy experience. Lead 1 of many asymmetric houses of royal lineage, each vying for the crown. Reclaim your family name through a hero's (or villain's) journey spanning multiple generations, or a single scenario. Build your empire skyward, seize control outward, manipulate the economy, or dominate the battlefield. There are several paths to victory. Every decision counts, and no two games of Ascendancy are ever the same. At the heart of the game, a deep melting pot of interesting decision points awaits you. Almost everything (and everyone) in the world of Ascendancy can be upgraded. Reward your loyalists, slay would-be usurpers, and promote outcasts to lords. Complete scenarios to unlock legacy heirlooms, pass them down to your next of kin, and build a limitless empire of your own design.
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Which Ascendancy video should I watch?
Ascendancy has 24 videos from 17 creators: 11 reviews, 6 how-to-play guides, 5 unboxings and 2 other videos. They date from 2023 to April 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Ascendancy - Tutorial and Playthrough" by Gaming Rules!, which runs 2 h 45 min. For a quicker teach, "Choosing House Valiss - The Green Keepers" by One More Turn Games runs 6 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Ascendancy - DT Preview with Mark Streed" by The Dice Tower. 11 creators have reviewed it.
If you like it, try Stellar Drift: Pull & Write, Path of Civilization, The Great Split or Ceres, which share several of its mechanics. It appears in convention videos from Gen Con 2024.
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One More Turn Games
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Fishisforcat
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Gaming Rules!
1 video of this game
Hungry Gamer
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- Creators
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About Ascendancy
From BoardGameGeek:
Ascendancy is the ultimate worker placement meets 4x strategy experience. Lead 1 of many asymmetric houses of royal lineage, each vying for the crown. Reclaim your family name through a hero's (or villain's) journey spanning multiple generations, or a single scenario. Build your empire skyward, seize control outward, manipulate the economy, or dominate the battlefield. There are several paths to victory. Every decision counts, and no two games of Ascendancy are ever the same. At the heart of the game, a deep melting pot of interesting decision points awaits you. Almost everything (and everyone) in the world of Ascendancy can be upgraded. Reward your loyalists, slay would-be usurpers, and promote outcasts to lords. Complete scenarios to unlock legacy heirlooms, pass them down to your next of kin, and build a limitless empire of your own design.
Designer
Matthew Meeple
Artists
Georgi Minkov, Alexander Nanitchkov, Tuan Nguyen, Miroslav Petrov
Publisher
One More Turn Games
Mechanics
Card-DrivenGrid MovementHidden RolesModular Board & Variable Setup