Shaolia: Great Houses

About this expansion

Shaolia: Great Houses is an expansion for 1–4 players that adds new cards, mechanics, and game modes to Shaolia: Warring States, with games lasting about 60 minutes.

The expansion introduces the titular Great Houses through Noble House tiles and Quest cards. A game proceeds much like Warring States, while these two components work together to create additional ways to develop your territory and pursue victory.

• Noble House tiles: Purchase them during the purchase phase by spending Quest cards. Once placed near your territory board, they function like Level 1 and Level 2 cards, but cannot be attacked, blocked, or destroyed.
• Quest cards: Complete their listed requirements during your turn to claim them. Some are achieved immediately, while others require repeating an action across two or three open slots.
• Quest rewards and choices: Use Quest cards to purchase Noble House tiles, or sell one for 2 gold.

Repeating quests can only be completed by the first player to perform the required action, who claims the quest with one of their quest trackers. Whenever a Quest card or Noble House tile is taken, another is drawn from its deck to replace it.

Victory remains possible by gaining 18 culture or dealing 12 damage to an opponent’s palace. Great Houses adds a third path: completing quests. The game ends during the same turn that one of these victory conditions is reached.

For solo play, Shaolia: Great Houses introduces a Boss for the player to battle. With its protected Noble Houses, competing quests, and expanded victory options, the expansion gives Shaolia: Great Houses more ways to shape your route to success.