{"product_id":"valiant-universe-the-deckbuilding-game","title":"Valiant Universe: The Deckbuilding Game","description":"\u003cp\u003eHidden beneath Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary is a massive, hidden research installation run by the secretive organization known as project Rising Spirit. This mysterious installation, code named “the Facility,” uses unknown energies to morph and transform itself at will to keep horrid villains, dangerous creatures, alien entities, and top-secret research projects trapped within. Rumors of the Facility’s existence and its most prized possessions have leaked, and the Valiant Universe’s most powerful organizations—The Harbinger Foundation, the Renegades, GATE, and more—are taking an interest. The world may never be the same.\n\nIn Valiant Universe: The Deck-Building Game you command an organization attempting to seize the secret Alcatraz base. Purchase cards to craft a unique deck, and battle your way through the ever-changing Facility grid that moves during play to gain access to a card or damage another player. Maneuver your superhero miniatures to battle it out with other superheroes for ultimate control!\n\nFrom the rules:\n\"Each player assumes the role of an\nOrganization within the Valiant Universe,\nattempting to infiltrate the Facility and gain\ncontrol while fighting off any other Organizations\nalong the way.\nThe Facility is abstractly represented by a grid\nof cards: 5 Levels (rows) x 5 Blocks (columns), for\n25 decks of cards. Each deck on this grid is known\nas a Sector.\nTo gain ultimate control of the Facility, each\nplayer will play cards from their hands to deal\ndamage to other Organizations and manipulate\nthe cards in the grid—which represents the Facility\nmorphing and changing. Players will also have the\nopportunity to purchase cards from their Zone of\nInfluence (ZOI) on the Facility. Additionally, players\ncan move their Superhero miniature around the\nFacility’s Sectors to deal additional damage to\nOpponents, while making use of their Abilities on\ntheir Power card.\nAlong the way, the Facility may also strike\nback at the players. As fighting rages throughout\nthe underground complex, damage is also inflicted\nnot just to Organizations but to the Facility as well,\nmarked using the Facility Durability Tracker. As\nmore damage is received, more Sectors\ngo into shutdown, making those cards\nunavailable for purchase, as well as\npotentially causing damage to a player’s\nOrganization.\nAs Organizations take damage, their\nCohesion drops; a measure of their overall\nstrength, morale, leadership, and ability to keep\nfighting. If an Organization’s Cohesion ever drops\nto 0, they retreat from the Facility and are\nout of the game.\nThe last player remaining in the game\nis the winner as they seize control of the\nFacility and its exotic treasures!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2–5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlay time:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0 min\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComplexity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.50 \/ 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesigners:\u003c\/strong\u003e Randall N. Bills, Matthew Lattanzi, Patrick Sean Murphy, Heather Smith, Bruce Stringer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2016\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Catalyst Game Labs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51926854697176,"sku":"SB-AC477D48EB8C-BOARD-GAMES-UNK-SEALED","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/6271\/0488\/files\/hitapeglk0kdjc3hgasflwnbupam.jpg?v=1785465308","url":"https:\/\/abbyboardwalkstore.com\/products\/valiant-universe-the-deckbuilding-game","provider":"Boardwalk Cafe \u0026 Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}