{"id":7766328574203,"title":"A War of Whispers: Standard Edition (2nd Edition)","handle":"a-war-of-whispers-standard-edition-2nd-ed","description":"\u003ch1\u003eA War of Whispers: Standard Edition (2nd Edition)\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eStarling Games STG1804EN\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"\u003eA game of area control, hidden agendas, and shifting loyalties, that offers deep strategy within a tight playing time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"promo-block__inner\"\u003eFive mighty empires are at war for the world. But it is in the shadows that true power lies...\n\u003cdiv class=\"rte\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"metafield-multi_line_text_field\"\u003eMarching under war-torn banners, the mighty armies of the five empires clash on blood-stained battlefields, each legion an exemplar of their virtue in war: The reach of the Eagle. The ferocity of the Bear. The endurance of the Horse. The power of the elephant. The pride of the lion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut true power lies in the shadows with a serpent, a spider, a raven, a rat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is not a war for the mighty, with battles waged on the open field. This is a war for the cunning, with battles waged in the webs of deception...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"metafield-multi_line_text_field\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA War of Whispers is a competitive board game for 2 to 4 players. Five mighty empires are at war for the world, but you are no mighty ruler. Instead, you play a secret society that is betting on the results of this war while pulling strings to rig the results and ensure their bets pay off. A War of Whispers is a game of deep strategy, hidden agendas, and shifting loyalties.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou start the game with five loyalty tokens, each corresponding to one of the five different empires, bet randomly on a loyalty value. Your primary goal is to ensure that when the game ends, the empires you are most loyal to control the most cities across the globe. Gameplay consists of turns broken down into four phases:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeploy agents phase:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIn player order (starting with the first player and proceeding clockwise), each player removes, then deploys agents to empire councils, the positions on the board marked Sheriff, Steward, Marshall, and Chancellor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEmpire turns phase:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEach council position on each empire council will take an action. If a player has acquired cards, they may play them during this phase.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCleanup phase:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAdd the turn marker to the next space on the turn tracker, then each player discards down to the hand limit of five cards.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSwap phase:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIn player order, each player may swap two of their unrevealed loyalty tokens. If you choose to do so, you must reveal both of the swapped loyalty tokens. They remain revealed for the rest of the game.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGameplay repeats itself in this order four times. When the last space on the turn track is filled, the game ends immediately and scoring commences. The player with the most points based off their empire loyalties and the cities they control wins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Information:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2-4 players\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15min\/player\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAges 14+\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e40 Empire Cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20 Loyalty Tokens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e36 Agent Tokens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 Player Boards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e100 Banner Cubes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 Turn Trackers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 First Player Token\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Game Board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","published_at":"2022-12-02T12:03:03+02:00","created_at":"2022-07-07T12:08:59+02:00","vendor":"Starling Games","type":"Board Games \u0026 Card Games","tags":["Brand_Starling Games","Category_Strategy Games"],"price":115995,"price_min":115995,"price_max":115995,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":43263330517243,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"610585962336","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"A War of Whispers: Standard Edition (2nd Edition)","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":115995,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":null,"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/products\/AWarofWhispers-StandardEdition_2ndEdition.webp?v=1674830349","\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/products\/AWarofWhispers-StandardEdition_2ndEdition_contents.webp?v=1674830349","\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/products\/AWarofWhispers-StandardEdition.png?v=1674830349"],"featured_image":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/products\/AWarofWhispers-StandardEdition_2ndEdition.webp?v=1674830349","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":32017873076475,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":500,"width":500,"src":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/products\/AWarofWhispers-StandardEdition_2ndEdition.webp?v=1674830349"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":500,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/products\/AWarofWhispers-StandardEdition_2ndEdition.webp?v=1674830349","width":500},{"alt":null,"id":32017875108091,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":500,"width":500,"src":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/products\/AWarofWhispers-StandardEdition_2ndEdition_contents.webp?v=1674830349"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":500,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/products\/AWarofWhispers-StandardEdition_2ndEdition_contents.webp?v=1674830349","width":500},{"alt":null,"id":30320974725371,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":750,"width":750,"src":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/products\/AWarofWhispers-StandardEdition.png?v=1674830349"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":750,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/products\/AWarofWhispers-StandardEdition.png?v=1674830349","width":750},{"alt":null,"id":32017858625787,"position":4,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":360,"width":480,"src":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/products\/hqdefault_78030f5a-1618-43b1-b93b-dc9407c6b7f3.jpg?v=1674830124"},"aspect_ratio":1.77,"external_id":"HtHVZ3INw_k","host":"youtube","media_type":"external_video"}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003ch1\u003eA War of Whispers: Standard Edition (2nd Edition)\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eStarling Games STG1804EN\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"\u003eA game of area control, hidden agendas, and shifting loyalties, that offers deep strategy within a tight playing time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"promo-block__inner\"\u003eFive mighty empires are at war for the world. But it is in the shadows that true power lies...\n\u003cdiv class=\"rte\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"metafield-multi_line_text_field\"\u003eMarching under war-torn banners, the mighty armies of the five empires clash on blood-stained battlefields, each legion an exemplar of their virtue in war: The reach of the Eagle. The ferocity of the Bear. The endurance of the Horse. The power of the elephant. The pride of the lion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut true power lies in the shadows with a serpent, a spider, a raven, a rat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is not a war for the mighty, with battles waged on the open field. This is a war for the cunning, with battles waged in the webs of deception...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"metafield-multi_line_text_field\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA War of Whispers is a competitive board game for 2 to 4 players. Five mighty empires are at war for the world, but you are no mighty ruler. Instead, you play a secret society that is betting on the results of this war while pulling strings to rig the results and ensure their bets pay off. A War of Whispers is a game of deep strategy, hidden agendas, and shifting loyalties.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou start the game with five loyalty tokens, each corresponding to one of the five different empires, bet randomly on a loyalty value. Your primary goal is to ensure that when the game ends, the empires you are most loyal to control the most cities across the globe. Gameplay consists of turns broken down into four phases:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeploy agents phase:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIn player order (starting with the first player and proceeding clockwise), each player removes, then deploys agents to empire councils, the positions on the board marked Sheriff, Steward, Marshall, and Chancellor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEmpire turns phase:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEach council position on each empire council will take an action. If a player has acquired cards, they may play them during this phase.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCleanup phase:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAdd the turn marker to the next space on the turn tracker, then each player discards down to the hand limit of five cards.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSwap phase:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIn player order, each player may swap two of their unrevealed loyalty tokens. If you choose to do so, you must reveal both of the swapped loyalty tokens. They remain revealed for the rest of the game.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGameplay repeats itself in this order four times. When the last space on the turn track is filled, the game ends immediately and scoring commences. The player with the most points based off their empire loyalties and the cities they control wins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Information:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2-4 players\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15min\/player\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAges 14+\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e40 Empire Cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20 Loyalty Tokens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e36 Agent Tokens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 Player Boards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e100 Banner Cubes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 Turn Trackers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 First Player Token\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Game Board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e"}