Pegasus The Great Wall

The Great Wall is a new asymmetric worker/soldier placement game with engine building themes and a twist in the form of a constantly attacking AI (Mongolian Horde) that requires players to sometimes cooperate in order to defeat it. This is a major board game from Awaken Realms.

Players will control ancient clans in China, trying to defend against invading Mongolian hordes and build a Great Wall. While every player will want to win by earning victory points (Honor), they also need to cooperate at times to defend against the hordes. Each clan will be asymmetric through its chosen Leader, affecting resource production, starting resources, starting workers, and units. This asymmetry will increase as the game progresses, with players hiring Advisors with unique skills, often creating unique engines.

In The Great Wall, players take on the role of Generals defending the Wall against the Mongol Horde. The game is played over a series of turns called Years, each divided into four parts called Seasons.

During Spring, new barbaric hordes invade the fields in front of the Great Wall and prepare to launch their assault. Summer is the time when Generals prepare for the assault and mobilize their forces. During Fall, players take their turns, playing Command cards, resolving their effects, and activating Locations to gain various benefits. In Winter, the last layer of defense is activated, and then the hordes try to assault the Walls.

Throughout the game, players will create their own unique engines based on their clan strength and interact with other players during all phases, trying to earn the most Honor points, which can be gained in various ways. At the end of the game, the player with the most Honor wins.