Abstract Strategy

Original edition, titled Revolution, is set in French Revolution era Paris. Royalists and Jacobins fight for superiority in the 25 city districts, which are represented by the game board. The two players alternatively place one of their counters in order to control that space. When a player puts one of his number counters on the board, he projects influence onto the neighboring spaces in that row and column, and onto the space the counter itself is on. The amount of the influence corresponds to the number on the counter. Whoever controls all three of the buildings or controls eleven city districts has won the game.

Later reprinted as Atlanteon in which mighty undersea warriors fight to control the capital of the Sunken Kingdoms. One player controls the vicious Marauders, who are trying to capture the city, while the other player controls the heroic Guardians, who are trying to defend their home.

The game consists of 12 different pieces constructed of right angled blocks so each piece is made of 5 "squares". (Think Tetris pieces, but 5 squares instead of 4.)

An old version of the game had only 10 pieces; the completely straight 5 square and the 5 square "plus sign" were not included. Both versions also have a bunch of "filler" pieces of 1 or 2 squares.

The gameboard is constructed with a movable divider so one can take sets of 4 up to the whole set of 12 pieces and form them into a 5 block by X rectangle. (Where X = the number of wood blocks in your set.)

The two or three player strategy game is accomplished on a square board divided into 64 smaller squares. Players take turns to place a piece on the gameboard. The first player who cannot place a piece anymore loses. (Similar to Blokus)

The two player puzzle game mode is accomplished by dividing the board into two sections, each player chooses five blocks and are also given 4 small "filler" blocks of 1 and 2 squares. The first one to fit all their blocks perfectly into their half of the rectangle board, wins.

This expansion to the The Duke core game, adds a little literary flair, while still maintaining the the major goal of the game, which is to capture the opponent's Duke tile. It introduces four characters taken from the Robert E. Howard literary universe.

1. Conan the Barbarian
2. Kull the Conqueror
3. Dark Agnes de Chastillon
4. Soloman Kane

This expansion does make some modifications to the starting tile set, as well as providing two possible playing options for the expansion set.

When using The Duke: Robert E. Howard Expansion you replace the following tiles in the core game:

Conan = Champion
Kull = Wizard
Agnes = Ranger
Solomon Kane = Priest

The rulebook for this expansion provides two ways to incorporate these tiles into the game.

1. Utilizing a draft selection process between both players.

2. Allowing players to choose whether to accept the expansion tile in place of the corresponding core game tile when it is drawn from the bag.

This expansion to the The Duke core game, adds the atmosphere of the Arthurian mythology, while still maintaining the the major goal of the game, which is to capture the opponent's Duke tile. However, with this expansion the actual Duke tiles are replaced by the opposing characters of Arthur and Mordred. It introduces seven mythical figures taken from the Arthurian legends and stories, as well as a new terrain tile.

1. Arthur
2. Merlin
3. Lancelot
4. Guinevere
5. Perceval
6. Morgana
7. Mordred
8. Camelot/Fort

This expansion does make some modifications to the starting tile set, including the creation of asymmetrical opposing forces. It also provides one alternate playing scenario for the game using the expansion tiles.

When using The Duke: Arthurian Legends Expansion you replace the following tiles in the core game:

Arthur = Light Stained Duke
Merlin = Light Stained Wizard
Lancelot = Light Stained Champion
Guinevere = Light Stained Duchess
Perceval = Light Stained Assassin
Morgana = Dark Stained Duke
Mordred = Dark Stained Duchess

The rulebook for this expansion provides one alternate playing scenario to incorporate these tiles and the Camelot tile into the game. This alternate playing scenario gives the player special advantages whenever their Arthurian tiles are moved into or out of Camelot while its on the board.

This expansion to the The Duke core game adds a little personalization. It introduces a new tiles for each side based on the designs of the person creating them.

Includes:
2 x Blank Light Stained Tile
2 x Blank Dark Stained Tile
2 x Sticker Sheets with Movement/Ability Icons

From the Packaging:
Build your own Troop Tiles and conquer new lands for The Duke!

Customization tiles allow players to create their own, unique tiles. Using the blank tiles and the sticker sheets, each player can design and field a tile of their very own.