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What this is
In Ascension: Deckbuilding Game, players forge their deck with mighty heroes and constructs to claim the most honor. Each player starts with a small deck of cards, and uses those cards to acquire more and better cards for their deck, with the goal of earning the most Honor Points by gaining cards and defeating monsters. Ascension is a deck-building game in which players spend Runes to acquire more powerful cards for their deck.
At a glance
- Players
- 1–4
- Listed play time
- 30 minutes
- Minimum age
- 13 and up
- Designers
- John Fiorillo, Justin Gary
- Photographs
- 1
How players rate Ascension: Deckbuilding Game
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability6.9/10
- Ease of teach5.1/10
- Gateway friendliness5.4/10
- Component quality5.8/10
- Table presence6.0/10
- Travel friendliness5.8/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate5.4SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessGentle4.5FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckBalanced5.3Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationPresent5.5Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityHeavy3.7LightHeavy
- Decision complexityDemanding4.0SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyMinimal2.1No textText-heavy
- Table spaceKitchen table4.9Lap trayTwo tables
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Rules & files
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