A NEW EXPERIENCE IN GAMING
Playing on an innovative board containing multiple stacked layers of superimposed tiles, players take on the role of guilds of explorers at an archaeological site.
In the glacial universe of I C E, you will discover precious artifacts, vestiges of an ancient civilization, which will increase your prestige!
1-5 players
90-120 mins
12+
I C E
Follow the campaign on Gamefound before the May 7th launch in order to receive the free ICE Resource Tray when pledging for the game!
“It’s a truly outstanding game. It’s unique. There are not a lot of games that give me this experience.”
— Mike DiLisio (The Dice Tower)
ICE AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE…
In this frozen world, swept by blizzards, a lone city clings to life.
Every year during the summer season, the city’s guilds organise expeditions.
Their destination: the valley of the ancient ones, where vestiges of an antediluvian civilization might be buried. Looking for answers, prestige or riches, every guild has its own motivations.
“It really takes theme and thematic immersion overall to a whole new level… and creating a brand new boardgame mechanic”
— Tim Chuon
DELUXE COMPONENTS:
1 magnetic board (in four parts), 5 Guild boards, 112 hexagon tiles, 75 cards, 5 Expedition Leader meeples, 45 Archaelogist meeples, 7 camps, Expedition booklet, various tokens, and more!
“I C E is a super beautiful and innovative game!”
— Becca Scott, Good Time Society
WHY IS IT UNIQUE?
You will be immersed in a rich universe with beautiful artwork made by french illustrator Léonard Dupond.
You will discover a game with unique componenets, consisting of a one-of-a-kind board with multiple levels of tiles!
The purpose is to dig deep directly into the board, like real archaeologists.
WHO WILL YOU BE?
GAMEPLAY
BUILD A CAMP
Place a Camp and your Expedition Leader on the upper level.
You cannot put a Camp on a tile that already has one. Archaeologists and Camps are shared by all players.
CALL
Put an Archaeologist from the reserve on a tile where there is a Camp.
Or move your Expedition Leader from any tile, or the reserve, to a tile with a Camp.
EXPLORE
Move your Expedition Leader 1 space to an adjacent tile. When an Expedition Leader explores, they may freely bring with them up to 3 Archaeologists from their starting tile.
EXCAVATE
Remove a tile with no more than one other tile on it, and only if your Expedition Leader is present on it. Each Leader or Archaeologist on the tile lowers the action cost by 1.
SNOW TILES
The first layer! Once removed, Snow tiles are placed face down in the player’s hand. At any time during their turn as a free action, a player can discard a tile in their hand and trigger its effect.
THE ARTIFACTS
Once removed, artifacts are placed on a player’s guild board. During the game players can unlock their artifact’s abilities — and each one has its own unique power!
REQUEST & DECREE CARDS
During the game and at the very end, Artifacts that are gained can be used to score Decrees, or validate Request Cards, which are the main source of Renown points. Unfulfilled Requests make you lose Renown.
THE EDIFICES
Soft Legacy: In the Edifices & Guilds expansion, players have a new endgame trigger: Revealing an Edifice! These act as a game variant that you will be able to play for your next chapters of I C E.
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