Stonesaga: Nature of the Beast Components Overview and Impressions
If you love a sprawling exploration game with fantastic story and neat elements around every corner, look no further than Stonesaga from Open Owl Studios. The base game itself is a fantastic package packed with dozens of hours of entertainment. That said, if you want to expand your experience, it looks like the Nature of the Beasts expansion will do just that, while no overcomplicating the base formula.
Although a copy of Stonesaga base games as sent to us for review by Open Owl Studios, Meals and Myths was part of our own All-In pledge that we preordered!
Nature of the Beast adds both new content to the game, and buffs up other content already present. There are new tile trays to use, more journey and night cards, and more structures for you to build. There are also foraging cards that can be put into the main, themed foraging deck. There are other things that add to the base game as well, but we won’t go into all the different card types here.
The new content available in Nature of the Beast are hexes and (more) companions. The new hexes depict the Tangle region, and can be used at the beginning of the game if you so choose. While there are some new icons/art to get used to – wetlands, glades, sprawling roots – these new tiles just bring more diversity to your game, and will interact with new cards that you add. The companions, though, are the real draw here in my opinion.
The miniatures, as always, are phenomenal. I now own both Stonesaga and Mythwind from Open Owl Studios, and both games include some of my favourite miniatures ever created for a board game. They are insanely detailed and will be really fun to paint I bet! My father-in-law will take care of that before our next Stonesaga experience. There was a single companion available for players in the base game, but six more are added with this expansion. Each companion comes with its own companion board, which provides details about the companion and the various benefits they provide.
While this expansion doesn’t feel as big or necessary as the Meals and Myths expansion, I think what it adds makes the cost of entry well worth it. If you are having a really good time with Stonesaga and want just a bit more, there is plenty here to justify the price!
Article By Adam
