Luna Deluxified Plus Metal Coins (Kickstarter Special) Tasty Minstrel Games

Board Game Geek Rating: 6.92
Board Game Geek Avg Player Rating: 7.36
Players: 1 to 4
Published: 2019
Content Notes: Kickstarter “Deluxified” Edition of Luna Board Game by Tasty Minstrel Games. Includes core game, metal coins, additional game content designed by Stefan Feld and Ralph Bruhn, and all other unlocked stretch goals. Please note: unless otherwise stated paid add ons from the Kickstarter Campaign are not included.

“The end of her regency is nigh. It’s time to clear the way for a new bearer of the burden. She will keep a wary eye on the novices representing their Orders and trying to win her favor. Eventually, she will have to come to a decision. Which Order will prove itself worthy to decide on her successor? There will be a new Moon Priestess and she will bear the title: LUNA.”

Upon its first release in 2010, Luna was praised for its combination of unique mechanisms intertwined with a wide range of options and the need for players to use clever planning to make the most of each of their actions. Now it is back, with BRAND NEW content, created by Ralph Bruhn and Stefan Feld, specifically made for this NEW, Deluxified™ version.

In Luna, the players will take on the role as a head of a priestly order. You will direct your followers to travel to mystical islands and partake in divine worship. They will work at the temple and create shrines to venerate their religious beliefs. With 14 different actions at your disposal, it would seem that the possibilities are endless, but as your opponents pass on their turns, your time to act will grow short! This makes Luna not only a deeply strategic experience, but a highly interactive one as well!

You may notice that the components for the Deluxified™ version of Luna are already improved and are not dependent upon Stretch Goals to be upgraded. Luna is loaded up Luna with top of the line additions from the get go – all of our backers don’t have to worry if they are going to get a full Deluxified™ game with their pledge – they will!

Why Go Deluxified?

“The end of her regency is nigh. It’s time to clear the way for a new bearer of the burden. She will keep a wary eye on the novices representing their Orders and trying to win her favor. Eventually, she will have to come to a decision. Which Order will prove itself worthy to decide on her successor? There will be a new Moon Priestess and she will bear the title: LUNA.”

“LUNA” is the title of the Moon Priestess, and before her very eyes, each of the up to four Orders competes for the right to decide on her successor. The players are the heads of the Orders who try to convince the Priestess of themselves. Over the course of six rounds, they need to collect as many influence points as possible by skillfully placing their novices to achieve that goal.

The players move their novices over seven islands surrounding a temple island. The novices are placed according to the “worker movement” principle, i.e. they aren’t placed at the beginning of a round, but instead start where they ended the round before. Thus, novice movement is an important part of a round: Only if you’re in the right place at the right time, you’ll gain the deciding influence points. You’ll have to build new shrines, work at the temple, and participate in the Priestess, divine services. But don’t forget to recruit additional novices or win the favor of the local Priests; these are vital means to prepare and combine the diverse actions.

LUNA: In the Domain of the Moon Priestess is a challenging tactical game with strategic and interactive elements that takes about 20-25 minutes per player. The different placement of the islands and novices at the beginning of the game creates a different feeling each time you play and opens up new strategies.

— from the publisher

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