Watch “Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria: Riftlands Expansion Unboxing. Shadow Kingdoms finally gets Asymmetry,” a board game unboxing on BoardGameVideo.
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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.
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Disclosure: Thanks Daily Magic Games for hooking us up with a review copy of this expansion.
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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
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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.
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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/
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