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Mazu's Dreadful Curse board game expansion for Rum & Bones Ed1 from CoolMiniOrNot, 2015 - Board game expansion reviewimage © CoolMiniOrNot

The Mazu's Dreadful Curse is a board game expansion to Rum & Bones Ed1 system from CoolMiniOrNot, published in 2015.

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Details - Mazu's Dreadful Curse board game expansion for Rum & Bones Ed1 from CoolMiniOrNot

Board game expansion set: Mazu's Dreadful CurseProduct name: Rum & Bones: Mazu's Dreadful Curse Expansion, Product code: RB002, Set type: Game expansion (Game expansion: faction, Game expansion: map, Game expansion: miniature, Game expansion: game mat, Game expansion: unit), System: Rum & Bones Ed1 system (Rum & Bones system), Range: Rum & Bones range (Fantasy range), Company: CoolMiniOrNot & 5 Houses, Production: 2015-2017
Designer: Michael Shinall
Style: Miniatures, AI controlled enemies, Modular board

Players: 2-6

Recommended age: 14+

"Those that sail the goddess Mazu's waters and seek to prey on peaceful people will eventually be tested by the pirates known as Mazu's Dreadful Curse. On the high seas, few factions enjoy such amazing luck with tide and wind as the Curses. And now, with Davy Jones' treasure scattered across the world and the Locker up for grabs, nowhere is safe from these raging nightmares from the Far East!"

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Contents - Mazu's Dreadful Curse board game expansion for Rum & Bones Ed1 from CoolMiniOrNot

Mazu's Dreadful Curse board game expansion for Rum & Bones Ed1 from CoolMiniOrNot, 2015 - Board game expansion reviewimage © CoolMiniOrNot

System

1 Rulebook - Mazu's Dreadful Curse

5 Hero Cards

30 Tide Cards - Mazu's Dreadful Curse Tide Deck

6 Tokens

Miniature figures (35)

Mazu's Dreadful Curse (35)

5 Mazu's Dreadful Curse Heroes

Lang, Lord of Lang

Lo Fang, the Demon Serpent

Mister Koga

Shen Wei and Shen Yong

Xia, the Red Mist

24 Mazu's Dreadful Curse Deckhands

8x Mazu's Dreadful Curse Deckhand #1

8x Mazu's Dreadful Curse Deckhand #2

8x Mazu's Dreadful Curse Deckhand #3

6x Mazu's Dreadful Curse Bosun

Miniature accessories

10 Miniature Bases - Yellow

Miniature scenery

3 Ship Boards

3x Mazu's Dreadful Curse Junker

3 Tiles

3 Mazu's Dreadful Curse objectives

6 Tokens

3x Mazu's Dreadful Curse Deployment Point

3x Mazu's Dreadful Curse Windgate

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Review - Mazu's Dreadful Curse board game expansion for Rum & Bones Ed1 from CoolMiniOrNot

Opening the package

Review

This expansion adds magical Chinese pirates to your Rum & Bones game.

The ships: You get three Junker ships, so you can flank your opponent, even those that have two ships. There is only one objective and one deployment point on every ship. The locations are harder to destroy, as they have 12 hit points. The ships also have teleport gates on them that allows you to quickly move through the gates, between the Junker ships.

The ships are shorter (4 zones long) and thinner (2 zones wide) than the usual big ships.

The crew: I've felt this Chinese crew play significantly different than the other factions from the base set, or the French from La Brise Sanguine.

The Heroes of Mazu have some interesting magical abilities. Moving abilities allow them to move quickly, move others quickly, move through enemy zones, or even swap miniatures.

The miniatures look like Chinese. I like it that the bosun miniatures are visibly larger than the deckhands, so it's easier to distinguish them from the rest of the crew. The Heroes include really strange ones, like the Kung Fu Panda, or a small guy riding a big one.

The Tide Deck complements the Hero abilities, they add extra moves, they might reward the Hero for moving, or harm enemies when they move.

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Videos - Mazu's Dreadful Curse board game expansion for Rum & Bones Ed1 from CoolMiniOrNot

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Resources - Mazu's Dreadful Curse board game expansion for Rum & Bones Ed1 from CoolMiniOrNot

Official

CoolMiniOrNot: Rum & Bones Board Game: Official webpage.

CoolMiniOrNot Shop: Rum & Bones: Mazu's Dreadful Curse Expansion: Official webpage.

Rum & Bones Ed1 Online Rulebook

Kickstarter: Rum & Bones: The crowdfunding campaign for the boardgame.

Kickstarter: Rum & Bones: New Faction: Mazu's Dreadful Curse! : The news article about this expansion.

Contents overview

Zalzator Justicar: Rum and Bones unboxing part two - expansions "Mazu's Dreadful Curse" and "La Brise Sanguine": Contents overview video.

Contents overview - Russian

Pro Хобби: Обзор дополнений к Rum&Bones: La Brise Sanguine и Mazu's dreadful curse//CoolMiniOrNot. О Настолках (in Russian): Contents overview, rules overview and review video in Russian.

Contents overview - Spanish

genmaes: Unboxing Rum and Bones 3 Mazu´s Dreadful Curse (in Spanish): Contents overview video in Spanish.§

Rules overview - German

Lets Boardgame: Rum & Bones - Erweiterung Mazu's Dreadful Curse Vorstellung (in German): Review and rules overview video in German.

Rules overview - Russian

Pro Хобби: Обзор дополнений к Rum&Bones: La Brise Sanguine и Mazu's dreadful curse//CoolMiniOrNot. О Настолках (in Russian): Contents overview, rules overview and review video in Russian.

Review

Rob's Tabletop World: rum and bones expansion mazu's dreadful curse: Review video.

Tom Vasel (for The Dice Tower): Rum & Bones: Mazus Dreadful Curse Review - with Tom Vasel: Review video.§

Review - German

Lets Boardgame: Rum & Bones - Erweiterung Mazu's Dreadful Curse Vorstellung (in German): Review and rules overview video in German.

Review - Russian

Pro Хобби: Обзор дополнений к Rum&Bones: La Brise Sanguine и Mazu's dreadful curse//CoolMiniOrNot. О Настолках (in Russian): Contents overview, rules overview and review video in Russian.

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Buying the product - Mazu's Dreadful Curse board game expansion for Rum & Bones Ed1 from CoolMiniOrNot

Price

Base price (Mazu's Dreadful Curse)(2017-2019): 50 USD

Where can you buy it?

CoolMiniOrNot Shop: Rum & Bones: Mazu's Dreadful Curse Expansion: Official webpage.

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