Board game Portal Games Aeon's End: Strzaskane Marzenia (GXP-889022)

Aeon's End: Strzaskane Marzenia by Portal Games is a cooperative deck-building board game in which players take on the roles of mages defending a besieged city. The game combines hand and deck management, unique turn-order mechanics, and scenario-driven encounters to create tense cooperative play. Designed for campaign-style sessions and standalone scenarios, it expands the Aeon's End series with new enemies, nemeses, and card options that affect both strategic planning and in-game tactics.

Advantages

The game features asymmetric player roles and card-driven abilities that encourage teamwork and complementary strategies. Its cooperative deckbuilding system eliminates traditional shuffling, preserving carefully arranged hands and decks. Scenario variety and modular difficulty scales offer replayability for groups seeking a progressive challenge. Physical components are designed for repeated campaign play and scenario setup, supporting both short sessions and longer campaigns.

Suitable for

• Cooperative play with 1–4 players (team-based defense scenarios)
• Campaign-style board game sessions with persistent progression
• Fans of deckbuilding mechanics and cooperative strategy
• Groups seeking replayable scenarios with adjustable difficulty

Key specifications

• Game type: cooperative, deckbuilding, scenario-based
• Player interaction: teamwork-focused with shared objectives
• Mechanics: card-driven abilities, unique turn order, resource management
• Replayability: multiple scenarios and modular difficulty options
• Play modes: campaign progression and standalone scenarios

How to use

Players select a mage character and build their starting decks according to scenario instructions, then follow structured turns where actions, purchases, and enemy behaviors are resolved through cards. The game proceeds by resolving player and nemesis turns, managing resources and health, and coordinating special abilities to counter enemy threats. Campaign play tracks progression between sessions, applying persistent upgrades and narrative outcomes as specified in the scenario guides.

Usage recommendations

To get the best experience, play with a consistent group to develop complementary strategies, adjust difficulty to match player experience, and use campaign mode to explore persistent upgrades and story-driven scenarios.