Expansion Rulebook

Expansion Components
Increase 1 in
Increase 1 in Increase 1 in Increase 1 in Increase 1 in the Capital City Increase 1 in
the Capital City the Capital City the Capital City the Capital City the Capital City

on
– Place your Defender in the Great Tree.

: REST – Replenish Friendly

if they start
Spend
: TAMED MANTICORE
the Manticore (if not
currently occupied
by another
and Manticore move
Friendly
If at least 1 Defender
is in theFriendly LOOKOUT – Spend
1 to place your Defender
the Great Tree. Defenders
starting their Turn
in
Friendly Friendly
1 Fleet Die from this
RegionFriendly
place it
1 MYSTIC STORM - PRIVATEERS – Roll 1 Death Token and
all of a Defender’s you may It costs 0 to leave this die in
Capital City in the Capital City.
their Turn
Mountains Defender). The Defender
together. Until the
end of the Round,
this hero Desert
will
: Desert when ANY
Defender Card is drawn,place
If you do, you must
also Forest the Great Tree MUST
leave by their Turn’s
end. Plains
: MERCENARIES - If
the Plains are at Level Coast
0 , shuffle Spend
: (once per turn). Based
on the result, place
corresponds to the
Ruins
symbol Spend
:
DEATH’S GIFT – Take
(may only have 1 at
a time).

1
or Spend per turn). When on your Player Card
, but will not gain set that card aside. the Turn Deck (once the Region whose symbol Death Token
1
replace Cards with players’ you may discard the
You may choose to Defend without losing this way. At the end of the with a die is attacked,
: TRAIN on top of the card.
1
1 Soldiers Card into
Tree:
– Draw 1 Skill Card. a Sandstorm Token While in the Great trigger only the Mercenary
Side
rolled. When a Region back to the Coast to Defend, On a future Turn, restore 2
Spend Otherwise shuffle Artifacts for Defendingis returned to the Mountains. in any order after the
rest of 1 per Region away as a free Action to
Card with this one. Region, spending a Soldier Card is drawn, may move the Fleet
Die (return it to the Ruins)
1 your current Skill Tokens can be resolved resolved.
per turn). Secure 1 in an Outer Deck. this way.
into the deck (once Round, the Manticore been the Forest still costs
1 ).
and then return the
card to the Soldiers or Artifacts for Defending Defender in your Region.
the Skill Card back the Turn Deck has from the Forest (Securing but will not gain to yourself or another

7 Dark War Region Cards (double-sided)

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an adjacent an adjacent an adjacent an adjacent an adjacent Skill Card Skill Card Skill Card Skill Card
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to: to: to: to:
Spend 1 Spend 1 Spend 1 Spend 1
2 2 2 2 2
. . . . .
to gain 1 additional to gain 1 additional to gain 1 additional to gain 1 additional to gain 1 additional . . . .
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for action for action for action for action
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game and keep
start of the Skill Deck).
the
2

Defending:
Gain 1
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to all other to full . your Turn you may lose on the Enemy Card.
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Final
Battle 1 Battle 2 Battle
s:
Battle Victory Objective
to the Capital City
• Escort all 6 Caravans

Epic Foe Card

Battle 1: Place
pic Foe
• Defeat the General/E

After winning a Battle:

to Level
all Outer Regions
A. Rebuild: Restore to full . The Capital

Final Battle: Place

0 and all Defenders Level 0 .
not returned to
City’s Threat is
Decks:
the Turn and Horde
B. Regroup: Remake each Deck
Enemy Cards into
General Card

• Redistribute Cards to
Battle’s Dire Enemy Enemy
• Add the previous Dire
and ADD 1 New
the Horde Deck,
War Region
the “Hostile” Dark
C. Reconcile: Flip and then draw 1 new
side
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6 Epic Foe Cards 6 Artifact 1 Mode

Items Card

Prologue
The Dark War has infected Aughmoore. The invading evil could not
be thwarted at our borders and its darkness now spreads in every
region, leaving villages and homesteads in ruins. Refugees huddle
into Caravans to flee for the protection of Edenmoore, but certain
death stalks them and their slow, ox-wagons. Aughmoore has never
before had a more dire need for Defenders. We must rise up, unite,
and risk everything again to preserve what little spirit is left and to
protect the few people that remain.

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6 Caravan
Constructs Great Tree Manticore 5 Soldier
Construct Construct Cards

Expansion Overview
This expansion adds 6 elements to Tiny Epic Defenders:
1. New Heroes, Artifacts, Dire Enemies, and Epic Foes
2. Generals: a new threat that Defenders must overcome
3. War Regions that replace the regular Regions
4. Caravans that must be Escorted to the Capital City
5. Skill Cards and Experience Points
6. Your choice of Campaign Mode or Single Game Mode

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Expansion Setup
Setup is the same as a regular game of Tiny Epic Defenders, with the
following additions and exceptions:
1. Shuffle all the new Hero, Artifact, Dire Enemy, and Epic Foe
Cards in with their respective types from the base game.
2. Replace the base game’s Capital City Region Card with the Dark
War Capital City Region Card.
3. Randomize and place the 6 Caravans within reach and with
their Region symbols facing down.
4. Give each player an Experience Card and an XP Token in their
color, placing the Token on the “0 space” of the Experience
Card’s XP Track.
5. (A) Shuffle the Skill Cards into a Deck and place it near the
Artifact Deck. (B) Deal each player 2 Skill Cards. Players
choose 1 to keep and discard the other to the bottom of the Skill
Deck. (C) Each Defender places their chosen Skill Card face up
next to their Player Card.
6. Place the Dark War Region Cards/Components and General
Cards in the Expansion Box Lid, ready to be added when needed.
7. Place the Mode Card in the play area. Before dealing an Epic
Foe Card, choose which Game Mode to play:
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PAIGN
Genera

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Campaign Mode: “The Dark War” (~60 min playtime, see pg. 8)
OR
Single Game Mode: “The Great Battle”(~25 min playtime, see pg. 10)

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 Mode Card Skill Deck Artifact Deck
Turn Deck
7 The Dark War
CAMPAIGN MODE
Battle 1: Place General Card

Battle 1 Battle 2 Final

Battle
Battle Victory Objectives:
• Escort all 6 Caravans to the Capital City
• Defeat the General/Epic Foe

Final Battle: Place Epic Foe Card

After winning a Battle:
A. Rebuild: Restore all Outer Regions to Level
0 and all Defenders to full . The Capital

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City’s Threat is not returned to Level 0 .
B. Regroup: Remake the Turn and Horde Decks:
Battle 2: Place General Card

• Redistribute Enemy Cards into each Deck

• Add the previous Battle’s Dire Enemy Cards to
the Horde Deck, and ADD 1 New Dire Enemy

C. Reconcile: Flip the “Hostile” Dark War Region

to its “Friendly” side and then draw 1 new
“Hostile” Dark War Region for the next Battle.

If a Battle is lost:

3
The Capital City is Destroyed and
the Dark War ends in Defeat.

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2
their Turn in the Capital City. immediately discard it (once per Turn):
Spend
: REJUVENATE – If the Coast is Level 0 Spend
:
• If it is an Enemy Card, reduce 1 in the Outer Region(s)

2
TRAIN – Draw 1 Skill Card. You may choose to replace matching the symbol(s) on the Enemy Card.

2
restore to full .
,
1 your current Skill Card with this one. Otherwise shuffle
the Skill Card back into the deck (once per turn).
• If it is a Defender Card, reduce 1 in the Capital City.

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to an adjacent Region.

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Level Up Spend 8
Gain 1 new Skill Card
AND heal to full .
:

Spend 1 and 1 to:

3
current Outer Region.
Use an Ability. Escort a Caravan by moving

Deal 2 Skill
it with you into an
Fight the Epic Foe. adjacent Region.

2 Defend against an Enemy if in Spend 1 to:

Cards and
the same Outer Region.
First Aid Prepare for action, gain 1 .
Sacrifice 1 to gain 1 additional .

then choose 1
(once per Turn, when your Defender Card is drawn)

Also gain by:

Spend 2 : On your Turn, Defender’s Ability

1 to keep
restore 1 to yourself or a Defending: Gain 1
Defender in your Region. RETRIBUTION

0 After you Defend, you may also choose to pay 1

Escorting a Caravan
to:
into the Capital City: Gain 2
Give 1 to any other Defender OR

5C
Defeating a General
Secure

4
Reduce 1 in your current Outer Region. (ALL Defenders): Gain 3
Defend
Fight

XP Token
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 General Cards Cyclops
GENERAL

The Generals are a new challenge the Defenders

must Fight during the Dark War.
As a rule of thumb, the term “General”
and “Epic Foe” are synonymous in regards Increase 1 in ALL Outer Regions
when the Cyclops enters play and at the

to Defender and Artifact Abilities.

beginning of every subsequent Round.

Skill Cards and Experience Points

During the game, players will gain Experience Points
( ) and may spend them to Use their Skill Card’s Ability.
First Aid
Unless the Skill says “On your Turn,” the Defender may use Spend 2 : On your Turn,

it during any Defender’s Turn and in some cases, off Turn.

restore 1 to yourself or a
Defender in your Region.

Gaining Experience Points:

Defenders gain (XP Token moves up its track) in the following ways:
• Gain 1 by spending 1 when their Defender Card is drawn (see below).
• Gain 1 for Defending against an Enemy or Dire Enemy.
• Gain 2 for Escorting a Caravan to the Capital City.
• All Defenders gain 3 when a General is defeated.

Leveling Up a Defender:
Whenever a Defender reaches 8 (the maximum amount, cannot be
exceeded), at anytime thereafter they may spend the 8 to Level Up. After
spending the 8 ,they immediately draw a Skill Card and place it face up
next to their existing Skill Cards AND they also restore to full . This
action is optional, and a Defender may instead choose to remain at 8 .

Preparing for Action:

A new action that a Defender may take ONLY when their Defender
Card (not an All Defenders Card) is drawn is to Prepare. The Defender
spends 1 Action Point to gain 1 . They may do this as many times
as they have to spend.

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Caravans
Villagers from the Outer Regions have been displaced and, as a
Defender, it is your duty to protect these innocent civilians. In
addition to defeating the Epic Foe, players MUST also complete
this objective to achieve victory:

Victory!
Escort all 6 Caravans Capital City : REST – Replenish all of a Defender’s
to the Capital City AND
if they start
their Turn in the Capital City.
Spend
: your
TRAIN – Draw 1 Skill Card. You may choose to replace
1 current Skill Card with this one. Otherwise shuffle
the Skill Card back into the deck (once per turn).

then defeat the Epic Foe.

All the Caravans MUST be in the Capital City before the Epic
Foe can be defeated. Until then, the Epic Foe cannot lose its
last Hit Point and will remain at least at 1 .

Add a New Caravan to a Region Each Round:

At the beginning of each Round (including the first), Increase 1 in
the Capital City

reveal 1 Caravan from the pile and place in the

corresponding Region with the matching symbol. Coast
Spend
: REJUVENATE – If the Coast is Level 0
2 restore to full .
,

Escorting Caravans:
When moving,
A new action that a Defender Spend 1
may take on their Turn is to to also Escort Increase 1 in

a Caravan
the Capital City

Escort a Caravan. When a

Defender spends an Action
Coast

Point ( ) to move from 2

:
Spend
REJUVENATE – If the Coast is Level 0 ,
.
restore to full

a Region that contains a

Caravan in it, that Defender
can also spend 1 Experience Point ( )to move the Caravan with
them. This action applies only to a “regular Move Action” and not
a move enhanced by an Ability. A Defender may Escort multiple
Caravans at once as long as they spend 1 for each. Once a Caravan
is in the Capital City, it must stay there.

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Campaign Mode: “The Dark War”
In order to save Aughmoore in Campaign Mode, players must win a
series of 3 Battles in a row. Each Battle will build off the last, and new
threats get added each step of the way. Between the Battles, players will
have a chance to repair the realm and Level Up. In the first 2 Battles,
players will face off against Generals, but in the final Battle, players must
defeat an Epic Foe in order to claim victory. In addition, Regions are now
at war and are more dynamic. However, the deadlier Dark War Regions
can become assets if players are victorious.

The Campaign Mode has the following gameplay structure:

1. Play the “First Battle” and defeat the General
2. Rebuild, Regroup, and Reconcile for the Second Battle
3. Play the “Second Battle” and defeat the General Place Horde Deck on
top of the First Battle
4. “R.R.R.” for the Final Battle General Card
5. Play the “Final Battle” and defeat the Epic Foe

Additional Campaign Setup:

1. Flip the Mode Card to its Campaign side. The Dark War
CAMPAIGN MODE
Battle 1: Place General Card

Battle 1 Battle 2 Final

Battle

2. Shuffle the General Cards and place 2 face

Battle Victory Objectives:
• Escort all 6 Caravans to the Capital City
• Defeat the General/Epic Foe

After winning a Battle:

Final Battle: Place Epic Foe Card
down next to the Mode Card’s “Battle 1” and A. Rebuild: Restore all Outer Regions to Level
0 and all Defenders to full . The Capital
City’s Threat is not returned to Level 0 .

“2” slots. Place the remaining General Cards

B. Regroup: Remake the Turn and Horde Decks:
Battle 2: Place General Card

• Redistribute Enemy Cards into each Deck

• Add the previous Battle’s Dire Enemy Cards to
the Horde Deck, and ADD 1 New Dire Enemy

back in the box without revealing them.

C. Reconcile: Flip the “Hostile” Dark War Region
to its “Friendly” side and then draw 1 new
“Hostile” Dark War Region for the next Battle.

If a Battle is lost:
The Capital City is Destroyed and

3. Add 1 fewer Dire Enemy Card when making

the Dark War ends in Defeat.

the Horde Deck, and place the Deck on top of the “First Battle” Card.
4. Shuffle the Epic Foe Cards and place 1 face down next to the Mode
Card’s “Final Battle” slot. Place the remaining Epic Foe Cards back
in the box without revealing them.
5. Secretly shuffle the 6 Dark War Regions under the table and draw
1. Add it to the Game Map “Hostile” side up, replacing the regular
Region (place the Regular Region back in the box), with its Threat
Token on 0. Setup the Region based on its Scenario Setup (pg.10).

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Playing a Battle: Battles are played like a normal game. After the Horde
Deck is exhausted, either a General or the Epic Foe Card is revealed. Players
win the Battle if they first Escort all of the Caravans to the Capital City and
then defeat the General or Epic Foe. However, if the Capital City is Destroyed,
then the players lose and the entire campaign is over.

To set up for the next Battle, players Rebuild, Regroup, and Reconcile:

A. Rebuild: The realm is rebuilt and the Defenders are restored:

1. Defenders keep any Artifacts, Skills, and earned.
2. Defenders may trade Artifacts with each other and Level Up if they have 8 .
3. Defenders heal to full and any effects from War Regions are removed.
4. All Outer Regions return to Level 0 , and any Destroyed Regions are
restored. All Caravans are mixed up and returned to the Caravan pile
with symbols facing down.
5. The Capital City does not return to Level 0 .

B. Regroup: The horde is now preparing to attack again. Separate the Turn
Deck into its Defender, Enemy, and Dire Enemy Cards, and refer to the
Creating the Card Deck chart on pg. 6-7 in the base game rulebook:
1. Collect all 9 Enemy Cards and redistribute them. Form the starting Turn
Deck with Enemy Cards and Defender Cards as normal.
2. To form the Horde Deck, keep all of the Dire Enemies from the Turn
Deck of the previous Battle and place them back into the Horde Deck.
Now collect ALL of the unused Dire Enemies from the Leftover Cards,
ADD 1 new random Dire Enemy into the Horde Deck, and shuffle,
placing it on top of the next Battle’s General or Epic Foe Card. Return the
remaining Dire Enemy Cards back to the Leftover Cards in the box lid.

C. Reconcile: Flip the Dark War Region that was previously “Hostile” to
its “Friendly” side. Then add a new “Hostile” Region by secretly shuffling
the remaining Dark War Regions under the table and drawing 1. This
new Region replaces the matching Region for the next Battle and is placed
“Hostile” side up, following its Scenario Setup (pg. 10).

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Single Game Mode: “The Great Battle”
Single Game Mode offers all the epicness of The Dark War in a single
Battle. Players win the Battle if they first Escort all of the Caravans to the
Capital City and then defeat the Epic Foe. However, if the Capital City is
Destroyed, then the players have lost The Great Battle.

Additional Single Game Setup: The Great Battle

SINGLE GAME MODE

1. Flip the Mode Card to its Single Game side.

Battle Victory Objectives:
• Escort all 6 Caravans to the Capital City
• Defeat the Epic Foe

2. Shuffle the Epic Foe Cards and place 1

face down on the Mode Card. Place the Place Epic Foe Card

remaining Epic Foe Cards back in the

box without revealing. Place the Horde
Deck on top of the Epic Foe.
3. Secretly shuffle the 6 War Regions under the table and draw 1. Add
it to the Game Map “Hostile” side up, replacing the regular Region
(place the Regular Region back in the box), with its Threat Token
on 0. Setup the Region based on its Scenario Instruction (see below).
4. Secretly shuffle the 5 remaining War Regions under the table and
draw 1. Add it to the Game Map “Friendly” side up, replacing the
regular Region (place the Regular Region back in the box), with its
Threat Token on 0. Setup the Region based on its Scenario Setup
(see below).

Dark War Region Scenario Setup

Coast: Place the 3 Fleet Dice into their Boats and place them on
their marked spaces on the Region Card.
Desert: Place the 3 Storm Tokens on the Region Card.
Forest: Place the Great Tree Construct on the Region Card.
Mountains: Place the Manticore Construct on the Region Card.
Plains: Place the deck of 5 Soldier Cards near the Region Card.
Ruins: Place the 6 Death Tokens on the Region Card.

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Campaign Epilogues
After finishing a campaign, win or lose, read the appropriate epilogue below,
based on how far you survived, in order to learn Aughmoore’s fate.

If you lost The First Battle, read aloud:

Unity Tower lies in ruin at the center of the ravaged Capital. Blazing fire
consumes the caravan wagons, the villagers all either forced into slavery
or devoured by demonic beasts. Hatred and bitterness from The Great War
ran too deep. These races were not ready to work together as allies. From
afar, the Order of Gamelyn watches the land burn, hoping they can find a
new group of heroes: Aughmoore’s final hope.

If you lost The Second Battle, read aloud:

The High Elven Order had long doubted that the races of Aughmoore,
enemies for so long, could truly band together against this dark threat, and it
seemed they had been proven wrong when a small group of heroes defeated
a powerful general who wreaked terror across the land. But these heroes had
not anticipated a second, more powerful general. The defenders, lacking the
courage for true self-sacrifice, failed each other as well as themselves.

If you lost The Final Battle or The Great Battle, read aloud:
Corpses and carcasses litter the once beautiful regions of Aughmoore. The
stench of decay and smoke mingle in the air. Two fierce generals brought siege
against the Capital and both fell in battle, but their master, a truly epic foe
proved too much for the small band of defenders. Now, that foe has converted
the Capital City into a throne from which to command the evil creatures who
will rule Aughmoore until some new hope challenges their might.

If you won The Final Battle or The Great Battle, read aloud:
Atop Unity Tower, the Capital City now boasts a new symbol of solidarity–
the severed head of the mighty foe. The villagers from the caravans gather
around as the Halfling bard sings a new ballad of the glorious battle. This
victory marks Aughmoore’s true liberation from the hatred its races had
once felt for each other. Though the Great War ended long ago, this Dark
War proved to those still in doubt that Aughmoore is one land, united in its
diversity, and that no power is strong enough to divide it again.

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Credits
Designer: Scott Almes Game Developer: Michael Coe
Illustrator: Ian Rosenthaler Graphic Designer: Benjamin Shulman
Editor & Lore: Dylan D. Phillips

Honorary Producers
Stephen Eckman, Robert Corbett, Colin McRavey, Michael Gills,
Gareth Davies, and Cuddles.

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