Thunderstone (2009)

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Designer	Mike Elliott
Artist	Jason Engle
Publisher	Alderac Entertainment Group Arclight Edge Entertainment Pegasus Spiele REBEL.pl Wargames Club Publishing Show More »
Year Published	2009
# of Players	1 − 5
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 3 players Recommended with 1, 2, 3, 4 players (123 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	60 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
User Suggested Ages	12 and up (32 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups (41 voters) [poll]
Honors	2010 Golden Geek Best Card Game Nominee 2011 Fairplay À la carte Winner
Subdomain	Strategy Games Thematic Games (79 voters) [vote]
Category	Card Game Fantasy
Mechanic	Card Drafting Deck / Pool Building Hand Management
Expansion	Thunderstone Avatars Thunderstone: Blade Trap Promo Thunderstone: Death Sentinel Promo Thunderstone: Doomgate Legion Thunderstone: For the Dwarf Promo Thunderstone: German Promo Pack Harrulier (Harruli) Thunderstone: Heart of Doom Thunderstone: Promo Pack Thunderstone: Promo Pack #2 Thunderstone: Thornwood Siege Thunderstone: Vicious Promo Pack Thunderstone: Vision Promo Thunderstone: Werewolf Promo Pack Thunderstone: Wrath of the Elements Show More »
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Primary Name	Thunderstone
Alternate Names	Kamień Gromu サンダーストーン雷霆之石
Website	http://www.alderac.com/thunderstone

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For ages the vile Doom Knights have sought to gather the remaining Thunderstones to fulfill a prophecy of corruption over the lands. Now the first Thunderstone has been discovered in the Dungeons of Grimhold and the Doom Knights have sent their minions to claim the relic. The Villagers of Barrowsdale gather brave souls to face the dungeon and keep the Thunderstone out of the hands of the Doom Knights.

Thunderstone is a fantasy deck-building game. Fight the evils of the dungeon to prove your worth. Gain powerful weaponry and level into new and mighty hero classes. Claim the best cards and survive to take the Thunderstone.

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OCTGN (real-time; see the OCTGN Game & Set Directory for the game and set files)
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Thunderstone App on Facebook Requires facebook account, basic cards free; extra cards $. Real-time or asynchronous vs. bots or humans.

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2010 JoTa - Best Card Game (Critic/Audience)

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NOTE BEFORE PLAYING: New rules are available for download which make certain game concepts much clearer to players. The latest rules can be downloaded from the Files Section or from the Alderac website (see Web Links below).
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雷霆之石

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Chinese version

Publisher: Wargames Club Publishing

Artist: Jason Engle

Year: 2011

Size: Medium Square (e.g. Ticket to Ride)

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Publisher: Alderac Entertainment Group, Edge Entertainment

Artist: Jason Engle

Year: 2010

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Publisher: Pegasus Spiele

Artist: Jason Engle

Year: 2010

Product Code: 51030G

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サンダーストーン

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Publisher: Alderac Entertainment Group, Arclight

Artist: Jason Engle

Year: 2010

Product Code: LBG1044-4200

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Publisher: Alderac Entertainment Group, REBEL.pl

Artist: Jason Engle

Year: 2010

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155	Thunderstone Dice Tower Reviews: Thunderstone - Epic Variant	English	TomVasel	21
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8	Thunderstone [Spielecke] Thunderstone + Erweiterungen	German	JensMicke	0
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0	Rules treasure chains?	2012-05-24	aitrus	3
0	Variants Isn't epic thunderstone just luckstone?	2012-05-24	aitrus	9
0	General thinking of getting this.. question	2012-05-24	TragicThe...	9
2	General Are the gold costs poorly balanced?	2012-05-23	aitrus	10
0	General Selling out...	2012-05-16	Bobby4th	14
0	General Recently picked this up...	2012-05-14	Calisto	6
2	General New Fan, what should I get?	2012-05-08	soccastar001	13
7	General Shout Out To Alderac Games!!!	2012-05-05	Harry...	1
0	General Thunderstone Android	2012-05-03	GreenLeg	4
0	Rules Toryn	2012-05-02	Apocryphile	5

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1	Thunderstone: Werewolf Promo Pack General Anything?	2012-05-23	Lxndr	6
1	Thunderstone Avatars General Why no flavour?	2012-05-19	Arkard	1
0	Thunderstone: Wrath of the Elements Rules Campaign Variant "The Odyssey"	2012-05-18	Miraculix	0
0	Thunderstone: Wrath of the Elements Rules Alone in the Dark	2012-05-14	Saruman	3
0	Thunderstone: Wrath of the Elements General Game came with two "Randomiser - Monsters" dividers...	2012-05-07	bleached_...	3
0	Thunderstone: Doomgate Legion General Does Doomgate Legion work well with Epic Thunderstone?	2012-05-06	Rob in...	3
0	Thunderstone: Heart of Doom General Play Expansions as Stand Alone?	2012-05-05	Saruman	6
0	Thunderstone: Thornwood Siege Rules PowerWord: Kill + Wizard/Cleric	2012-05-01	charlesting	4
0	Thunderstone: For the Dwarf Promo Rules Clan Champion Spoils function	2012-04-09	rogue148	5

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Thunderstone Reference Mat v2.0

Fixed typo errors and clarified/fixed some rules. Thanks to Peristarkawan for proofreading. Copyright © 2012 Alderac Entertainment Group, Inc. Thunderstone, Alderac Entertainment Group, and all related marks and images are TM and © Alderac Entertainment Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

Robman

2012-04-11

Thunderstone variants in polish

Polish translation of Thunderstone variants file made by Yokiboy

DDPage

2012-03-05

Marcus Lindbergs Thunderstone variant rules V1.0

Here is a list of variants for AEGs game Thunderstone. Use or modify the ones you like.

mosep

2011-12-07

Thunderstone Comprehensive Traits & Card Glossary, version 6.0

Compiled list of all traits and card glossary entries, in alphabetical order. This is version 6.0 (includes Heart of Doom). Please geekmail me if you spot any mistakes!

weishaupt

2011-11-07

Boom04's consolidated rule set for Thunderstone and its expansions

Updated version to include expansions up to and including Heart of Doom. [Thanks to AEG for permission to use their material].

Boom04

2011-10-18

Dungeon mat from Monkeygame

For those people who couldn't download from confusing ifolder. Obs: i just uploaded it Credits goes to creator: monkeygame.

topera

2011-10-13

Epic Thunderstone Variants

Document Version 1.1 I added a note in the New Actions section to specifically note that both Tom Vasel and I use Richard Launius's Discard Top Offer (Village Action), and that I also use Tom Vasel's Market Variety (Village Action).

Yokiboy

2011-09-19

Thunderstone Draft: Rules and labels for playing Thunderstone with drafting

This file contains rules and card labels for playing Thunderstone using a drafting mechanic to enable players to select which cards form the village stacks, as well as to create private stacks that can only be purchased by them (as in AEG's Nightfall). There are also optional rules to enable players to draft monster types and a few other things. The card labels are designed to be glued or stickered onto the existing Randomizer cards to enable them to be drafted easily. Currently there are labels for the Thunderstone base game, Thornwood Siege and Wrath of the Elements. This project was done for two reasons: 1) I've found there are limitations to the randomized nature of Thunderstone which inhibit gameplay. In particular there are mechanics and combos that sometimes are...

Kerronz

2011-09-02

Thunderstone Comprehensive Traits & Card Glossary, version 5.0

Compiled list of all traits and card glossary entries, in alphabetical order. This is version 5.0 (includes Thornwood Siege). Please geekmail me if you spot any mistakes!

weishaupt

2011-07-27

Randomstone - Thunderstone randomizer for Pocket PC

Randomstone v1.0 Generates completely random setups for the base set of Thunderstone using the Pocket PC (or any version of WinCE). The cardset is user-definable, allowing users to add promos and remove OP cards. (Useful for people who haven't upgraded to an iPhone/android/etc. like myself.) See install.txt for instructions.

Kayvon

2011-05-27

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	Statistics

Board Game Rank:	157
Thematic Rank:	40
Strategy Game Rank:	117
Num Ratings:	5493
Average Rating:	7.31
Standard Deviation:	1.43
Num Views:	534314
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Avg. Game Weight:	2.5
Fans:	481

Personal Comments:	1461
Users Owning:	6092
Users Wanting:	270
Users Trading:	206 [find trade matches]
Has Parts For Trade:	1
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Total Plays:	24599
Plays This Month:	590

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Thunderstone Avatars

Rank	N/A
Num Ratings	47
Average Rating	7.64
Average Weight	2.75

Num Owned	343
Prev. Owned	3
For Trade	4
Want in Trade	20

Wishlist	38
Comments	16
Year Published	2012

Thunderstone: Blade Trap Promo

Rank	N/A
Num Ratings	154
Average Rating	7.32
Average Weight	2.33

Num Owned	631
Prev. Owned	18
For Trade	26
Want in Trade	31

Wishlist	65
Comments	24
Year Published	2010

Thunderstone: Death Sentinel Promo

Rank	N/A
Num Ratings	170
Average Rating	7.52
Average Weight	2.38

Num Owned	680
Prev. Owned	26
For Trade	28
Want in Trade	34

Wishlist	76
Comments	26
Year Published	2010

Thunderstone: Doomgate Legion

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Num Ratings	904
Average Rating	7.99
Average Weight	2.80

Num Owned	2359
Prev. Owned	72
For Trade	40
Want in Trade	127

Wishlist	271
Comments	151
Year Published	2010

Thunderstone: For the Dwarf Promo

Rank	N/A
Num Ratings	376
Average Rating	7.48
Average Weight	2.39

Num Owned	1436
Prev. Owned	85
For Trade	48
Want in Trade	19

Wishlist	43
Comments	88
Year Published	2010

Thunderstone: German Promo Pack Harrulier (Harruli)

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Num Ratings	24
Average Rating	7.71
Average Weight	1.50

Num Owned	95
Prev. Owned	4
For Trade	9
Want in Trade	6

Wishlist	14
Comments	6
Year Published	2011

Thunderstone: Heart of Doom

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Num Ratings	215
Average Rating	8.16
Average Weight	2.60

Num Owned	860
Prev. Owned	7
For Trade	11
Want in Trade	91

Wishlist	212
Comments	47
Year Published	2011

Thunderstone: Promo Pack

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Num Ratings	287
Average Rating	7.63
Average Weight	2.31

Num Owned	1192
Prev. Owned	88
For Trade	87
Want in Trade	19

Wishlist	39
Comments	72
Year Published	2011

Thunderstone: Promo Pack #2

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Num Ratings	111
Average Rating	7.81
Average Weight	2.50

Num Owned	432
Prev. Owned	18
For Trade	19
Want in Trade	51

Wishlist	94
Comments	21
Year Published	2011

Thunderstone: Thornwood Siege

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Num Ratings	370
Average Rating	7.93
Average Weight	2.71

Num Owned	1228
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Want in Trade	103

Wishlist	252
Comments	65
Year Published	2011

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English review in Board Game Maniac	http://www.boardgamemaniac.com/articles/Review-Thu...	2012-04-26
The Dread Gazebo reviews Thunderstone	http://dreadgazebo.net/thunderstone-review/	2012-04-16
English review at Fantasy Simulations Games	http://fantasim.blogspot.com/2012/02/impressions-t...	2012-02-15
Thunderstone at AEG (publisher) site	http://www.alderac.com/thunderstone/	2012-02-08
Thunderstone series review on Rpg.Org	http://rpg.org/review-thunderstone-series/	2012-01-26
Chinese rules from TaGaGe.	http://tagage.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Foru...	2012-01-11
German review - Hall9000	http://www.hall9000.de/html/spiel/thunderstone	2012-01-05
German review - Pöppelkiste	http://www.poeppelkiste.de/rezensionen/2010/thunde...	2011-12-08
German review - Ludoversum	http://www.ludoversum.de/cgi-bin/ludo.pl?action=sh...	2011-12-08
German review - Cliquenabend	http://www.cliquenabend.de/spiele/582100-Thunderst...	2011-12-08