This is more of a week of expansions so far with both Anachrony and Terraforming Mars releasing expansions on the platform. For me, though, it was Terraforming Mars – Turmoil that takes the cake this week.

Turmoil is the fifth expansion for Terraforming Mars and introduces an aspect of political intrigue, where players must work on Global level events as well as their individual targets.

Terraforming Mars has been criticised for sketchy component quality in the past, so one of the major attractions to this expansion is the inclusion of double thickness player boards meaning that bumping the table and losing all your progress will be a thing of the past.

The expansion is going to set you back around $50 plus postage, but you are looking at about that for just player boards at present from a 3rd party site, so this may be a cheap way to get both player boards and an expansion. Do note that the boards and some cards are promotional/Kickstarter exclusive so you will not be getting them if you go the retail route.

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From Stonemaier Games: 

Empires have risen and fallen in the aftermath of the Great War, and Europa stands on the precipice of a new era. The economy is robust, morale is high, and defenses are strong. There are reports from the countryside of strange soldiers with glowing eyes, but they seem distant and harmless.

Scythe: The Rise of Fenris, the conclusion to the Scythe expansion trilogy, enables two different options for any player count (1-5 if you have Scythe; 1-7 players if you have Invaders from Afar):

• Campaign (8 games): The story of Scythe continues and concludes with an 8-episode campaign. While the campaign includes surprises, unlocks, and persistent elements, it is fully resettable and replayable.
• Modular (11 modules): Instead of—or after—the campaign, the new modules in The Rise of Fenris can be used in various combinations to cater to player preferences. These modules are compatible with all Scythe expansions, and they include a fully cooperative module.

While the exact nature of the episodes and modules will remain a mystery (most of these components are in 5 secret tuckboxes and on 6 punchboards), the components in this expansion include a detailed episodic guidebook, 13 plastic miniatures, 62 wooden tokens, 2 custom dice, 25 tiles, and 100+ cardboard tokens.

The retail release of The Rise of Fenris will be the 17th of August, so we should expect them here in Australia around about that time as well.

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