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Sep 2, 2025·Unboxing·11:34·55·Watch on YouTube

Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria: Riftlands Expansion Unboxing. Shadow Kingdoms finally gets Asymmetry

Tabletop Bellhop

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Watch “Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria: Riftlands Expansion Unboxing. Shadow Kingdoms finally gets Asymmetry,” a board game unboxing on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by Tabletop Bellhop on YouTube:

A look inside the box for the second expansion for Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria from Daily Magic Games. This expansion finally adds the thing we've wanted the most for Shadow Kingdoms, asymmetric power for each race. In addition you get a new Riftlands board with a new shrine which unlocks new end game scoring opportunities and magic relics for you to collect. You do need a copy of Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria to use this expansion. This expansion is compatible with the Rise of Titans expansion but that previous expansion is not needed to use Riftlands. Correction: at 00:46 I state that this expansion has multiple modules. It does not. Unlike Rise of Titans this box is all or nothing, you either use it or you do not. I do call this out at the end but I don't want to disappoint anyone. If you enjoy this unboxing, be sure to subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/tabletopbellhop?sub_confirmation=1 and consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopbellhop Disclosure: Thanks Daily Magic Games for hooking us up with a review copy of this expansion. ******************** Index: 00:00 INTRO 01:52 OPENING UP THE RIFTLANDS EXPANSION FOR SHADOW KINGDOMS OF VALERIA 08:20 BONUS: OPENING UP A PROMO PACK 09:37 SOME THOUGHTS ON SHADOW KINGDOMS OF VALERIA: RIFTLANDS 10:52 CLOSING ******************** From the Publisher: A new shrine in the Monster-kin cavern has been discovered. Three magical rift gates in the shrine open onto Valeria castles rich in plunder and ripe for attack. You'll discover ancient relics to give your armies unique powers and as your collection of powerful talismans grows, so too does your desire to become the next General of the Shadow Kingdoms. Riftlands introduces two powerful and thematic asymmetrical powers for each monster-kin race. One is active at the start of the game and the other can be unlocked when you complete a Battle Plan. A new set-collection mechanic is added to Shadow Kingdoms through the 30 Relic cards you can acquire in the Riftlands, and each relic also has a unique power to further the player asymmetries. An additional 15 new Champion cards are also added to leverage the new mechanics and ideas presented in the Riftlands expansion. ******************** Head over to the Tabletop Bellhop website where you'll find more tabletop gaming content, including gaming and game night advice, reviews, and more: https://tabletopbellhop.com Our Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria Review: https://youtu.be/DhMrL5oEsks?si=PeIKgQhK77u7d03M Our Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria: Rise of Titans Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzvTYMUfbSg&t=5s You can pick up the core game and both expansions on Amazon (affiliate links): Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria: https://amzn.to/3HFo22l Rise of Titans Expansion: https://amzn.to/4g4SZcP Riftlands Expansion: https://amzn.to/47Uocxe You can also get these direct from Daily Magic Games: https://www.dailymagicgames.com/ Find us all over the web: Discord: https://discord.tabletopbellhop.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tabletopbellhop Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tabletopbellhop Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/tabletopbellhop.com We Live Stream on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop Join the Bellhop Discord: https://discord.tabletopbellhop.com Tabletop Bellhop Merch https://tabletopbellhop.com/merch

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Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria: Riftlands

Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria: Riftlands

Expansion

2023·Stan Kordonskiy

2 - 5 players
90 - 120 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach

About Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria: Riftlands, from BoardGameGeek:

A new shrine in the Monster-kin cavern has been discovered. Three magical rift gates in the shrine open onto Valeria castles rich in plunder and ripe for attack. You'll discover ancient relics to give your armies unique powers and as your collection of powerful talismans grows, so too does your desire to become the next General of the Shadow Kingdoms. Riftlands introduces two powerful and thematic asymmetrical powers for each monster-kin race. One is active at the start of the game and the other can be unlocked when you complete a Battle Plan. A new set-collection mechanic is added to Shadow Kingdoms through the 30 Relic cards you can acquire in the Riftlands, and each relic also has a unique power to further the player asymmetries. An additional 15 new Champion cards are also added to leverage the new mechanics and ideas presented in the Riftlands expansion. -description from the publisher

Designer

Stan Kordonskiy

Artist

Mihajlo Dimitrievski

Publisher

Daily Magic Games

Categories

DiceFantasy

Mechanics

Area Majority / InfluenceDice Rolling
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