An upcoming crowdfunding campaign looks to grow the hit space opera game Arcs via three separate expansions. Designer Cole Wehrle revealed the three expansions on Board Game Geek earlier this week, with one expansion adding new components to the base game, including the opportunity to add a fifth player to gameplay, and the remaining expansions focused on campaign play. The expansions are titled Arc: Lost Vaults and Fated Leaders, Beyond the Reach, and Halls of Power.
Per the announcement, Beyond the Reach is "expansive and radical" with new plotlines, while Halls of Power is "more modest" but "filled with all manner of deviousness." Meanwhile, Lost Vaults and Fated Leaders adds a number of new elements, including a new court deck with 31 new cards, new Fated Leaders with fairly simple but impactful powers, and a new group of randomized map elements that includes special systems.
Wehrle and Kyle Ferrin left Leder Games earlier this year, taking several of their hit games with them to found Buried Giant Games. Leder retained the rights to the Root franchise, but Buried Giant became home to both Arcs and Oath. When announcing the split, Buried Giant announced that their first project would be expanding Arcs with multiple expansions.
