Ascension: Valley of the Ancients cover
2017BGG rank #6,469

Ascension: Valley of the Ancients

by Ben Lundquist · Stone Blade Entertainment

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Players1–4
Time30m
ComplexityMedium-Light
Age13+

About the game

What is Ascension: Valley of the Ancients?

Description from the publisher: Ascension is a deck-building game in which players spend Runes to acquire more powerful cards for their deck. It offers a dynamic play experience where players have to react and adjust their strategy accordingly. 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. In Ascension: Valley of the Ancients, players compete with one another to maintain control over powerful temple cards. Players can control three different temples: the Temple of Life, the Temple of Death, and the ultimate Temple of Immortality. Players race to collect keystones, which aid them in their quest to acquire temples or steal them from their opponents!

How it plays

Mechanics

Deck, Bag, and Pool Building

On the shelf

Categories

Card GameFantasy

Questions players ask

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