Create Constellations In Tsuro: Phoenix Rising
November 29, 2018 by cassn
Long ago, a vengeful god stole the stars from the night sky. To illuminate the night, hopeful people sent glowing paper lanterns floating toward the heavens. Out of nowhere, clever magical phoenixes appeared, soaring through the sky. As they flew from lantern to lantern, their enchanted touch changed the lanterns into new stars! The phoenix who can create a constellation of seven new stars will be the champion of a world looking for light!
Those who have played Tsuro before will be familiar with the strategy game and its base mechanic - players must place tiles to create lines which move their piece around the board. However, as tiles are placed, each player has the possibility of being directed off the board or crashing into another player.
Indeed, the abstract game by Tom McMurchie has become a board game classic since it was first released in 2004, and in 2012, Tsuro of the Seas bought new mechanics into the game, introducing dragons which could blow your ship off their course.
Tsuro: Phoenix Rising is the latest addition to this series. As in the base game, players place tiles and move pawns, however, this new game introduces double-sided tiles which can flip and rotate throughout the game, thereby opening up more strategic options.
The game will also feature phoenix miniatures, lantern tokens, and life tokens, which allow your phoenix to be reborn from the ashes once per game.
Tsuro: Phoenix Rising will be featuring this weekend at PAX Unplugged, and will be released in 2019.
Do you prefer Tsuro or Tsuro of the Seas? Tell us your opinion below!
"The phoenix who can create a constellation of seven new stars will be the champion of a world looking for light!"
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Does your phoenix get to come back a second time if you set fire to the game?
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I’ve only played the original Tsuro and got rid of it fairly swiftly. It’s basically an elaborate upmarket Noughts & Crosses.
sounds good.
I was recently introduced to Tsuro. Immediately loved it, fast, but with real decision making and the ability to screw other players…. Can’t wait to get hold of it and play it with my family
The beauty of Tsuro is in the simplicity of the game. This is why adding extra mechanics for Tsuro of the Sea fell flat. I will take a look at this but not holding out much hope.