Covenant EN - Board game

In Covenant, you lead a clan of dwarves who want to reclaim their sacred mountain. Long ago, the city in the mountain was overrun by dark creatures. Now you are re-excavating the mines, defeating goblins, orcs, and trolls, and rebuilding the ancient halls. Whoever earns the most glory wins.

The game was designed by Germán P. Millán, also known for Bitoku. It is a strategy game in which every turn counts: you only have twelve turns in the entire game.

You have four dwarves. On your turn, you place one dwarf on a tool on your own player board. Each tool corresponds to an action:

• Mining: you remove rubble from the mine and obtain resources. This also exposes new chambers in the mountain, often containing monsters.
• Fighting: you defeat monsters and imprison them in your dungeon.
• Transporting: you bring resources to great structures or to the king's throne.
• Building: you place houses and workshops in the chambers of the mountain.

The stronger your dwarf, the more you can do with an action. With newly forged tools and inlaid gemstones, your actions become increasingly powerful.

Example: Your dwarf has strength 2. A goblin costs 1 strength, an orc 2, and a troll 3. You therefore defeat an orc and put him in your dungeon, where he awards points at the end of the age.

After three ages, everyone counts their points, and the clan with the most glory wins.

• Actions that build on each other One action can advance you along a path that gives another bonus. A good turn can yield a whole chain of rewards.
• Your clan grows with you You forge new tools and set them with gemstones. Your board becomes stronger and stronger as the game progresses.
• A mountain that opens up Digging reveals new chambers, containing monsters and places to build. This makes the mountain look different every game.