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In Reaping the Rewards, I take a look at the final product from a crowdfunding campaign. Today’s topic: Heroes of Land, Air & Sea: Pestilence, in which we really soar into the air and dive into the sea with the addition of Birdfolk and Merfolk. It was funded on Kickstarter in June 2018 and was shipped to backers starting in March 2019. I received a review copy to try out.
In case you’re not already familiar with the base game, you can read my review of base game and the Order & Chaos expansion here.
What Is Heroes of Land, Air & Sea: Pestilence?
Heroes of Land, Air & Sea: Pestilence is an expansion to Heroes of Land, Air & Sea, a 4X fantasy game. (The base game is required in order to play.) Pestilence expands the game to up to 7 players (if you already have the Order & Chaos expansion which adds the 5th and 6th players), ages 14 and up, and takes about 30 minutes per player according to the box. The game retails for $50 and can be ordered directly from Gamelyn Games, or check at your local game store.
My middle daughter has been playing since she was 11: the game has a lot of rules, but they aren’t necessarily difficult rules, and the complexity comes mostly in the sheer number of things to think about. The box’s estimate of 30…
