Dune: Imperium - Uprising

A development of 2020's Dune: Imperium, this is pretty much a revised edition of that game (and is even more highly rated on BGG). It is, of course, based on Frank Herbert's Dune books and, more obviously, the recent films. Thus, you are part of the struggle to control the desert planet of Arrakis and the all-important spice it produces.

Each player represents an important character from the story and has suitable special abilities. Victory points come from combat, intrigue and currying favour with the major factions (the Bene Gesserit, the Emperor, the Fremen and the Spacing Guild). And the first player to 10 points wins.

Mechanically, at the heart of the game are the cards with players managing their own decks and playing cards from their current hand to do things. However, much of what they do with cards is place ‘Agents’ (worker pawns) on board spaces to take the action shown. The game is a clever combination of deck-building and worker placement.

I finally got to play the original game, Dune: Imperium, a while back and was very taken with it. However, people tell me Uprising is even better, so that's what I've gone for. As well as revamping the original game, it adds a six-player game for two teams of three.

I now stock the Bloodlines expansion as well.

For 1-4 or 6 players, aged 13+, playing time 1-2 hours: £45.00 (£37.50 tax free outside the UK)
 

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Dune: Imperium - Uprising was designed by Paul Dennen and is published by Dire Wolf

Find out more:
    Dune: Imperium - Uprising at BoardGameGeek
    Pevans reported his introduction to Dune: Imperium in issue 244 of To Win Just Once
    and reviewed Dune: Imperium – Uprising in issue 256

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Dune: Imperium - Bloodlines (expansion)

As you'd expect from an expansion, this adds more cards to the game: Imperium, Intrigue and Conflict cards plus some new CHOAM contracts.

However, my favourite addition is the new Leaders – I had a ball playing Piter de Vries in a recent game (he gets his own deck of Intrigue cards and can play one each turn!). There's also Chani, Count Fenring, Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam and more.

The Sardaukar Commanders add a bit of individuality to players' soldiers. Players can hire them (from the Emperor - money's money) on certain action spaces and deploy them like other troops. When involved in a conflict, players may use their special abilities (chosen when hired).

The big addition is the 'Tech' module. This adds a side board (the 'Ixian Embassy') for a display of 'Tech' tiles which players may buy with Spice. Each provides a once-a-turn special ability that can be used as noted on the tile. Essentially, like the CHOAM contracts, it's a way of adding to what you can do. At a cost.

You can, of course, choose which, if any, of these to add to your current game.

With base game: for 1-4 or 6 players, aged 12+, playing time 1-2 hours: £35.00 (£29.17 tax free outside the UK)
 

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Dune: Imperium - Bloodlines was designed by Paul Dennen and is published by Dire Wolf

Find out more:
    Dune: Imperium - Bloodlines at BoardGameGeek

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