Cartographers: Architects Mini Expansion

Description

--- Stonespine Architects is a thematic expansion for Cartographers and Cartographers Heroes, introducing Stonespine Mountains exploration with potential slime ambushes countered by hero Hortgully. Key mechanics include: - *Ambush card (Slime)* Introduces encounters with slime monsters during mountain charting. - *Hero card (Hortgully)* Minotaur hero provides protection against threats like ambushes. - *Scoring card* Awards points for different terrain types adjacent to mountains. - *Explore card* Allows drawing a mountain tile anywhere on the map. Stonespine Architects enhances Cartographers and Cartographers Heroes with four new cards tied thematically to the Stonespine Mountains and Stonespine Architects. Players set out to chart these mountains, facing potential ambushes from slime monsters, mitigated by the protective minotaur hero Hortgully. The expansion adds gameplay variety through: one Slime ambush card for hazardous encounters; one Hortgully hero card for defense; one scoring card that rewards placing diverse terrain types next to mountains; and one explore card enabling mountain placement anywhere, promoting strategic map-building and thematic immersion in rugged, monster-laden terrains. ---