Obsession: Promotional Tiles

About this expansion

Obsession: Promotional Tiles is a collection of eighteen Victorian-themed improvement tiles for 1–4 players, with a listed play time of 120 minutes and a 2020 release.

These tiles were developed as part of a stretch goal for the 2019 Upstairs, Downstairs Kickstarter campaign. Players were invited to submit ideas, which were evaluated for thematic integrity and gameplay coherence. The top two entries in a user poll—the Parish Church/Parsonage by Stephen Cleary and Babbling Brook by MJ Petrie—were included in the Upstairs, Downstairs expansion.

The remaining eighteen promotional tiles are available together as a separate item. They span all five tile categories, offering a broad selection of additions for games that use these improvement tiles.

• Seven SERVICE tiles
• Two ESTATE tiles
• Two ESSENTIALS tiles
• Three PRESTIGE tiles
• One SPORTING tile
• Three SPECIALISED tiles, including one hybrid, one wildcard, and one prototype tile

Among the featured concepts are a Garden Observatory for searching the skies for comets, an East Lawn location where players can attempt to launch a Hot Air Balloon, and new ways to enhance service staff. The Art Gallery offers especially flexible potential, described as a place to be anything you want to be.

Designed to remain thematically sound and fitting for the Victorian period, Obsession: Promotional Tiles adds distinctive ideas across several categories while preserving the setting’s character.