Assault of the Giants is a new Dungeons & Dragons board gamedesigned by Andrew Parks. Designed for 36 players, Assault ofthe Giants challenges players to command one of the six types ofgiants and claim the right to rule over all giantkind. Command giantsand assault settlements to score points and secure importantresources, including food, treasure, ore, and runes. Contentsinclude 12 Giants miniatures, injection molded in color, measuringfrom approximately 20mm to over 90mm in height, and threeGiantslayers!Each player issues commands to his or her giants in the form ofcommand cards (recruit, move, attack, pillage, and so on). Thisallows players to recruit new giants, send them out to attacksettlements and other giants, and also to pursue special agendasbased upon their race. For example, the Storm Giants seek torestore their lost monarch, King Hekaton. The Cloud Giants seek anancient dragon treasure trove, and the Hill Giants seek anabundance of food with which to feed their massive monarch, ChiefGuh.In Assault of the Giants players send their giants out to wage waron each other and the small folk, but the game’s real strategy lies ineach player’s ability to pursue their giant race’s unique agenda, notonly through combat but also through clever cardplay.
