Beast

Welcome to the Northern Expanse, a place where nature is still unexplored, mystical and dangerous. When the humans first arrived, they thought they found an unspoiled paradise, filled with bountiful... (read more)

Reviews
mostly positive, 72% of all reviews are favorable
Playtime
60 minutes
Published
2023
Age
14+
Publisher
Pegasus Spiele
Players
2 to 4 players
Designers
Aron Midhall, Assar Pettersson, and Elon Midhall
Playstyle
Involved
Game's Categories
Variable Player Powers, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Strategy Game, Team-Based Game, and Point to Point Movement

Description

Welcome to the Northern Expanse, a place where nature is still unexplored, mystical and dangerous. When the humans first arrived, they thought they found an unspoiled paradise, filled with bountiful forests, lakes swimming with fish and cold freshwater flowing from the mountains. But as their settlements expanded and the surrounding forests grew thinner, nature itself pushed back. Great creatures known as Beasts emerged, and with their fangs, claws and mystical powers, they proved an incredible threat to the humans. In order to protect the settlements, humans enlisted specialised hunters, tasked with tracking and killing the Beasts before too many of their kin perish.

Beast is a one-vs-many type of game, in which one player takes on the role of a Beast: a giant, godlike creature who wants to fend off the humans invading her domains. All other players take the role of hunters, who cooperate in an epic hunt to track and kill the Beast. Which side will you join?

 • One Versus Many - Will you play alone as a powerful Beast or join a team of hunters?

 • Hidden Movement - The Beast moves with a deck of secret direction cards. Hunters must try their utmost to locate the Beast!

 • Card Drafting - Tense decisions to choose between the cards you need, and the cards you don't want your enemies to have.

Includes unlocked Kickstarter Stretch Goals, including custom painted meeples, double-layered character mats, custom insert, and two Contracts (Shipwreck and Disturbance of the Northern Gods).

1 Rulebook6 Hunter Character Mats6 Beast Character Mats6 Hunter Standees6 Beast Standees15 Punchboard Summons1 Double-sided Map2 Double-sided Contracts  ‣ Shipwreck  ‣ The Great Cleansing  ‣ Attack on Northern Settlement  ‣ Disturbance of Northern Gods1 Minimap1 Screen1 Wooden Location Token16 Action Cards18 Hunter Ability Cards24 Beast Ability Cards48 Beast Movement Cards25 Item Cards25 Beastly Talent Cards18 Punchboard Grudges27 Punchboard Habitat Tokens19 Wooden Upgrade Tokens30 Punchboard Trail Tokens3 Punchboard Ancient Power Tokens6 Punchboard Watchtower Tokens7 Punchboard Farmers7 Punchboard Nobles28 Punchboard Sheep19 Punchboard Boars4 Punchboard Bears12 Punchboard Wound Tokens66 Custom Painted Meeples  ‣ 7 Farmers  ‣ 7 Nobles  ‣ 28 Sheep  ‣ 19 Boars  ‣ 4 Bears1 Plastic Insert1 Drawstring Bag

Contents

  • 1 Rulebook
  • 6 Hunter Character Mats
  • 6 Beast Character Mats
  • 6 Hunter Standees
  • 6 Beast Standees
  • 15 Punchboard Summons
  • 1 Double-sided Map
  • 2 Double-sided Contracts
    • Shipwreck
    • The Great Cleansing
    • Attack on Northern Settlement
    • Disturbance of Northern Gods
  • 1 Minimap
  • 1 Screen
  • 1 Wooden Location Token
  • 16 Action Cards
  • 18 Hunter Ability Cards
  • 24 Beast Ability Cards
  • 48 Beast Movement Cards
  • 25 Item Cards
  • 25 Beastly Talent Cards
  • 18 Punchboard Grudges
  • 27 Punchboard Habitat Tokens
  • 19 Wooden Upgrade Tokens
  • 30 Punchboard Trail Tokens
  • 3 Punchboard Ancient Power Tokens
  • 6 Punchboard Watchtower Tokens
  • 7 Punchboard Farmers
  • 7 Punchboard Nobles
  • 28 Punchboard Sheep
  • 19 Punchboard Boars
  • 4 Punchboard Bears
  • 12 Punchboard Wound Tokens
  • 66 Custom Painted Meeples
    • 7 Farmers
    • 7 Nobles
    • 28 Sheep
    • 19 Boars
    • 4 Bears
  • 1 Plastic Insert
  • 1 Drawstring Bag

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Purchase options

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$74.95
USD 59.99

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USD 85.00
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