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The second game in the Escape the Dark series, Escape the Dark Sector is a simple sci-fi adventure game with a focus on atmosphere, storytelling, and player cooperation – perfect for newcomers to tabletop gaming. Playing as the crew of an impounded starship, you find yourselves confined to the detention block of a vast space station. Using a variety of advanced gear and weaponry, embark on a desperate mission to find your ship and blast your way home.

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Gorging on the castle’s unending supply of tortured souls, the Undead Queen calls to her service the corpses, skeletons, and spirits of the depths. If a prisoner should fall at the hands of her inexhaustible armies, all that awaits is an eternity of agonising undeath... Along with fifteen new castle locations, and a new boss, this expansion for Escape the Dark Castle introduces an entirely new mechanic to the system – Companions! Companions enter the quest via event cards and temporarily join-up with the prisoners to assist in their escape. Each Companion is a powerful ally, but their presence is often fleeting so players must choose carefully how and when to call on them.

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From the deepest, long-forgotten passageways to the vaulted eaves of the highest towers – there you will find his creation. For he is the Plague Lord - a monstrous, sentient mass of weeping pustules, proud emanator of an all-encompassing evil. It would be his most perverse pleasure to watch as you slowly succumb to the agonising torment of the Plague... Along with fifteen new castle locations, three new playable prisoners, and a new boss, this expansion for Escape the Dark Castle introduces an entirely new mechanic to the system – Plague! Prisoners will now encounter Carriers - plague-infected lunatics bent on spreading the disease. Prisoners can contract, spread, and even succumb entirely to this rampant atrocity, adding a new dimension and weight to the game’s risk-reward decisions.

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The second game in the Escape the Dark series, Escape the Dark Sector is a simple sci-fi adventure game with a focus on atmosphere, storytelling, and player cooperation – perfect for newcomers to tabletop gaming. Playing as the crew of an impounded starship, you find yourselves confined to the detention block of a vast space station. Using a variety of advanced gear and weaponry, embark on a desperate mission to find your ship and blast your way home. Exposed to cosmic radiation and mysterious alien substances, the bodies of many station denizens have begun to gruesomely distort - as have your own... Contains: 1 New Boss: Encounter an advanced and powerful alpha-mutant. 12 New Chapters : Four per act, plagued by horrific mutant adversaries. 3 New Crew Members: Loyal alien specialists eager to join the mission. 8 New Item Cards: Gruesome crew-mutations, and powerful new cybernetics. 4 New Dice: Three new crew dice, plus a 'Mutation die' used to determine the effects of certain chapters and items, as well as bringing a new challenge to the final battle. New Mechanic: Mutations! Crew Members can now fall prey to mutations during the mission, warping their bodies and bringing about both negative and positive effects.  

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The second game in the Escape the Dark series, Escape the Dark Sector is a simple sci-fi adventure game with a focus on atmosphere, storytelling, and player cooperation – perfect for newcomers to tabletop gaming. Playing as the crew of an impounded starship, you find yourselves confined to the detention block of a vast space station. Using a variety of advanced gear and weaponry, embark on a desperate mission to find your ship and blast your way home.   The very fabric of what you consider real is shattered as you hurtle through time and space - coming face to face with legendary dangers of the distant past... Contains: 1 New Boss: Battle a creature who wields time itself as a weapon. 12 New Chapters: Four per act, including dangerous historical settings. 3 New Crew Members: Versatile alien friendlies, keen to do take up the fight. 8 New Item Cards: Quest Items, a new type of item card found only in specific time-travel chapters. 4 New Dice: Three crew dice, plus a 'Time die' - used to determine the effects of certain chapters and item cards, as well as bringing a new challenge to the final battle. New Mechanic: Time Travel! With every turn of a chapter card, hold your breath as you risk plummeting through a rift in time, coming face to face with deadly threats from the distant past.  

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The second game in the Escape the Dark series, Escape the Dark Sector is a simple sci-fi adventure game with a focus on atmosphere, storytelling, and player cooperation – perfect for newcomers to tabletop gaming. Playing as the crew of an impounded starship, you find yourselves confined to the detention block of a vast space station. Using a variety of advanced gear and weaponry, embark on a desperate mission to find your ship and blast your way home. Discover the bizarre and disturbing technology of the far future, where sinister intentions and limitless possibilities collide... Contains: 1 New Boss: Face-off against an evil uber-genius obsessed with neural implants 12 New Chapters: Four per act, exploring the stations tech-skewed terrors 10 New Items: Including deadly new weaponry and powerful new cybernetics 7 New Dice: Special new Ammo Dice to accompany the enhanced firepower on offer, plus a 'Tech die' - used to determine the effects of certain chapters and items, as well as bringing a new challenge to the final battle New Mechanics: Tactical Drone Selection. During setup, choose which drone your crew will take on the mission. The 'Activate Drone' action now includes a choice of drone ability to trigger, and is no longer limited to merely healing.

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