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This is a silly house rule, but sometimes it’s the silly little things in life that make it worth living, no?

This House Rule adds a minor additional punishment for a player having his character Devoured, and adds a Drinking Game Component to the game. Simply put: Any character who is devoured (and thus will force said player to create a new character), the owner of said player must take a Shot of liquor… oh but not just any shot. The key is to find the most odd/foul/noxious beverages that can be found for dirt cheap in an ABC Store (We’ve used Pickle Juice Vodka) and just have it sitting in a corner… waiting… taunting. The horror… the horror!

This Rule adds an additional “Uumph!” to already cruel fate of having your character devoured, and it can be an excellent in the expansions, when you add in Madness and Injury Cards- as a character can survive onwards, but the Devoured’s Draught punishment is still in play- so should a player keep sustaining Madness cards, they’re actually going to be affecting their own real time sanity as well!

*This rule also helps to add a small appeal for the Social/Casual Gamer who might be more willing to try this game out as well!

The Key to the Sand Goblins lies in their simplicity. Their units are not expensive, however two of their commons (Javelineers and Scavengers) both have 2 hit points. Thus as long as you’ve got cards in your magic pile, you’ve got the option at nearly anytime to bring out another durable unit. This plus good wall position can allow the Sand Goblins to level the playing field. Every unit can nearly make up it’s cost if it comes out and kills a dinky 1 hit point enemy unit!

-Here’s the key though, why stop there at earning your money back? If your common troops get wounded and have only 1HP now, then on your turn consider denying your enemy Magic points- attack with the wounded troop, but have ranged troops in the back (I prefer the Shamans myself) waiting to attack your own troops after their attacks fail! Because if you kill your own wounded Javelineer, you’ve now got the mana to put out a healthier 2HP version next round! The secret to the Sand Goblins are that all of your troops are walking Magic sources, once they’re wounded and not going to make it, either use them to block… or just finish them off yourself to keep your deck fueled up!