Emberheart is a quick-playing, medium-weight worker placement game for 2-4 players. As one of the King's Champions, you recruit heroes, rescue dragons, train a dragon companion and stand against the roaming poachers.

How It Plays

On your turn you either take an Aide token, which gives you a unique bonus for the round, or send a party of hirelings to a location on the island. The more hirelings you commit to a location, the earlier you choose from its limited rewards and the harder it is for opponents to outbid you. Grunts are versatile but single-use, while Scouts, Rangers and Wardens are permanent but limited to specific locations. Your Dragon Companion can join a party and add bonuses based on how you trained it.

Location rewards let you recruit Heroes with unique abilities, rescue Dragons and house them in matching Preserves, and launch counterattacks against the poachers. Some actions, and the Poachers' Raid at the end of each round, can burn you, and climbing too far on the Flame track takes its toll at the end of the game. After five rounds, the Champion with the most Glory wins and inherits the title of Dragon Ambassador.

Key Features

• Worker placement where party size decides who chooses rewards first
• Heroes with unique abilities and dragons to rescue
• A Dragon Companion you train during play
• Glory earned from dragons, heroes, training and a low Flame level