Destinies: Sea of Sand
Destinies: Sea of Sand Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Components
- 40 Map tiles
- 46 Item cards
- 9 Destiny Cards
- 1 oversized Boss Miniature
- 15 Miniatures
The Campaign
The Sea of Sand expansion comes with 3 scenarios which form a campaign that should be played in the suggested order. We recommend playing the whole campaign with the same group of players, but this is not mandatory. Scenarios are linked together, and each unveils the next steps of a bigger plot, but each scenario is a separate story, and knowing previous scenarios should not give a player any unfair advantage.
Game Flow
The Sea of Sand campaign follows all the rules of Destinies. Please refer to the base game rules on how to set up and play the game. Below we present the new unique features of Sea of Sand.
Point of Interest Option - Dungeon
Some Points of Interest might lead you into underground dungeons (dungeon icon), where you will have to choose your way at every intersection. Each corridor can lead you to unknown encounters, valuable treasures, or hidden keys to your destiny. Tread lightly and try to remember the path you chose, so that next time you can explore different parts of the dungeon... or return to where you left some unfinished business.
Point of Interest Option - Maze
Mazes (maze icon) are other types of Point of Interest built especially to mislead unwelcome guests. Mazes have a warning at the entrance - they can have numerous dead ends, which will only waste your precious time, but there is always a solution somewhere else, which lets you learn the correct path. Mazes are usually bigger than dungeons. You might blindly find your way through a maze, depending on your luck, or perhaps it is worth seeking the solution first, before venturing to a maze.
Submaps
To represent the vast distances of the Saharan desert, players may travel between separate smaller maps, which represent the more interesting areas in the sea of emptiness. To travel to another map elsewhere in the desert, a player can interact with Points of Interest named "Travel". The player selects their destination and embarks on a journey which will take the rest of their turn. At first, the list of destinations might be very short, but in time, as more and more parts of the desert are discovered, the list of destinations might expand considerably. All "Travel" Points of Interest are connected to each other, so a player can go from any "Travel" Point to any other.
TRAVEL-OASIS
You can join the caravan and travel to other destinations across the desert.
Travel to the caravanserai.
Travel Points are the main way to travel from one submap to another, but there are other hidden ways. Hiring a guide might lead you directly to a completely new map, revealing a previously unknown "Travel" Point of Interest. Alert players will discover additional less obvious ways!
Some items let you travel instantly to any tile; these let you travel even to a different map, and they can be very valuable in such situations! (Example: the Camel item card, number 102, cost 1: Discard. Instead of a regular move, move to any unexplored tile.)
Destiny Hints
Usually players gain information about their characters' destiny by talking with various NPCs they encounter. Sea of Sand introduces additional ways of obtaining insight into one's destiny: by examining murals and researching in libraries for clues.