The Scott Almes designed Claim is about to return to print by way of Chicago based Deep Water Games. In the game, two players compete to earn favor with different factions in order the gain the throne of a recently deceased (and heirless) king. The game is for ages 10+, plays in around 30 minutes, and will carry an MSRP of $14.99 when it arrives in March 2019.
From Deep Water:
The King is dead! What happened? Nobody really knows, but he was found face down in a wine barrel this morning. It could have been either foul play or his own thirst that did him in. Regardless, the King is dead without any known heirs, so it’s up to the five factions of the realm to decide who will be the new king: Will it be you or your opponent? Do you have what it takes to win over the realm’s factions?
Claim is played in two distinct phases. In phase one, each player gets a hand of cards that they use to recruit followers. In phase two, they use the followers from phase one to compete and win over the five factions of the realms. Each faction has a special power that effects play, and powers can be different in each phase! At the end of the game, the player who has the majority of followers of a faction wins that faction’s vote, and whoever wins the vote of at least three factions wins the game!