Omen: Fires in the East

About this board game

Omen: Fires in the East is a head-to-head card game for 2 players that plays in about 30 minutes. Set among the rich cities of ancient Persia and Phoenician, it brings rival demigods into a struggle for wealth, culture, beauty, and supremacy.

Each turn, manage your economy and your hand of unit cards. Play units to cities or use their unique abilities to shape the conflict. Every unit offers its own tactical potential, allowing you to combine their strengths and respond to your opponent’s plans.

As war spreads across the region, fight to win war-torn city reward tiles. These rewards can provide valuable abilities, helping you strengthen your position while denying your opponent the advantages they need. Skilled soldiers, cunning merchants, mythical sphinxes, and powerful oracles may all influence the course of the battle.

• Two-player competition: Face another demigod in a direct battle for control.
• Unique unit abilities: Use each unit’s distinctive power to develop tactical combinations.
• City rewards: Contest war-torn cities, claim their tiles, and put their abilities to work.
• Omen Saga compatibility: Play Fires in the East as a standalone game or alongside other games in the Omen Saga.

Victory comes from managing your resources, using your hand effectively, and building the right combinations at the right moment. At the end of the game, the player with the most victory points rules over these contested lands.

Released in 2019, Omen: Fires in the East offers a compact tactical battle-card experience where every play can shift the balance of power.