Ascension: Theme Pack – Rat King

About this expansion

Ascension: Theme Pack – Rat King is a 2–4-player game with a playing time of about 30 minutes, adding a dangerous new dimension to monsters in Ascension.

Until now, monsters affected the game by providing a reward to the player who defeated them. The Rat King changes that pattern by sending hordes of Giant Rat minions into the center row, where they can disrupt carefully planned turns and block access to other cards.

Rat King cards are shuffled into the center deck, while the Giant Rats are placed to the side. When the Rat King appears in the center row, cover every other card there with a Giant Rat. Those covered cards remain out of reach until the infestation is dealt with.

• Rat King cards: Two copies are included in the center deck.
• Giant Rats: Ten minion cards are provided to cover the center row.
• New challenge: Players must defeat the rats—or the King himself—before they can get to the other cards.

This sudden swarm turns the center row into an immediate obstacle. Players must decide whether to clear the Giant Rats one by one or confront the Rat King, while waiting opportunities become blocked beneath the infestation.

With two Rat King cards and ten Giant Rats, the set contains enough material for the rodent infestation to strike twice in a single game. Ascension: Theme Pack – Rat King is a compact way to make monsters more disruptive and bring the Cultist some help against the bullies who keep picking on him.