Ausonia: Masters of Shadow

About this expansion

Ausonia: Masters of Shadow is an expansion for 1–4 players that adds leaders, new Favours, missions, and powerful Artefacts to a game lasting around 30 minutes.

Step beyond everyday nobility and take on the roles of six leaders from great houses. Each leader has a special ability and a distinct gameplay style, giving your game a different direction from the start.

The leaders also bring their own starter cards. Each has three respective Favour Cards, which are shuffled together with the Gem Cards from the base game’s starter decks to create a ready-to-play combination.

Power seekers can pursue the invaluable Artefacts of six guilds. These Artefacts provide further advantages during the game, but they must be earned rather than simply taken. To gather them, players need to accomplish the associated missions.

• Leader Cards featuring distinctive great-house leaders
• Leader starter cards with new Favour Cards
• Artefacts connected to six guilds
• Mission Cards required to gather the Artefacts

With its combination of asymmetric leader abilities, additional starter cards, mission objectives, and valuable rewards, Masters of Shadow expands the choices available in Ausonia while keeping its play time to approximately 30 minutes.

Released in 2021, Ausonia: Masters of Shadow includes 9 House Leader Cards, 27 Leader Starter Cards, 40 Artefact Cards, 10 Mission Cards, and 1 rulebook. It is designed for solo play or groups of up to four players.