Squire for Hire: Mystic Runes

About this board game

Squire for Hire: Mystic Runes is an 18-card tile-laying inventory management game for 1–2 players that takes about 25 minutes to play. It can be enjoyed as a standalone adventure or combined with the Squire for Hire base game for a 1–4 player experience.

In this standalone expansion, your squire assists on quests through treacherous mountains while searching for the fabled mystic runes. Your challenge is to make the most of the limited space in an adventurer’s bag, carefully arranging what you carry as you work toward the highest-value result.

Every choice contributes to the efficiency of your inventory. Pack wisely, optimize your bag space, and reduce junk while collecting the most valuable bag for the adventurer you serve. The tile-laying format creates a focused puzzle in which the contents and arrangement of your bag matter.

Discovering mystic runes adds another layer to the challenge. Runes allow you to manipulate cards, giving you opportunities to shape your inventory and help secure a high-scoring bag.

• Standalone play for 1–2 players
• Can be combined with Squire for Hire for 1–4 players
• 18-card tile-laying inventory management game
• Pack items efficiently, reduce junk, and seek valuable runes

Whether played on its own or alongside the base game, Mystic Runes offers a compact quest centered on spatial decisions and card manipulation. It is a concise adventure for players who enjoy optimizing limited space and refining their inventory into the best possible bag.