Corps of Discovery: Expansion 1 – Insecta

About this expansion

Corps of Discovery: Expansion 1 – Insecta is a 2025 expansion for 1–4 players with an approximately 60-minute play time. It sends the Corps of Discovery farther west, where a new and unusually dangerous threat awaits among the trees.

The woods are teeming with giant insects, and their menacing masses threaten to overrun the Corps. To stop them, the expedition must produce an airborne insecticide using ingredients that can be found in the land itself.

There is a serious obstacle, however: all of the precious scientific gear needed to concoct the poison has been left back on the boat. Before resources can be shuttled between the shore and the ship, the Corps must first face the creature lurking beneath the river’s surface.

• Explore a western wilderness overrun by giant insects.
• Gather ingredients from the land to create an airborne insecticide.
• Deal with the monstrous, frog-like Ranidae blocking the route to the boat.
• Work around the expedition’s scientific gear being back on the ship.

Ranidae lies in wait somewhere between the shore and the vessel, turning the movement of resources into a dangerous challenge. Until this frog-like creature is dealt with, the expedition cannot freely shuttle what it needs back to the boat.

With its combination of giant insects, scarce access to scientific equipment, land-based ingredients, and a lurking river monster, Corps of Discovery: Expansion 1 – Insecta adds a tense new scenario to the Corps of Discovery’s journey westward.