Endearment Kickstarter bundle
Bundle includes Endearment base game, The A Royal Tour mini expansion, A Trip to Bath expansion, and The Season in London expansion.
It is a time of elegance, wit, and exacting decorum, and you, a handsome young lady of respectable family and pleasing address, have just completed the perusal of a most delightfully engaging novel. You begin to consider, were you a heroine upon such pages, whether your character would be marked by wit and charm, vigour and capability, honour and wealth. Amidst the genteel diversions and drawing-room delights so prettily described, your heart begins to fix not on the trifles, but on the heroine’s romance, and you find yourself, perhaps unwisely, wishing for a story not unlike her own.
Endearment is a strategy board game where you take on the role of one of Jane Austen's beloved heroines as you traverse Regency England, improve your traits, and engage in social rivalries in pursuit of a timeless romance.
At the start of each Chapter, Settings and Characters are added to the game board, and a Plot card is drawn. Then players take turns visiting Town to gain Persuasion from the Tea House, buy Dresses from the Modiste, and invite or search for Characters in the Character deck and discard. Once all players have performed their Town actions, players take turns visiting Settings and interacting with Characters in a series of rounds until all Settings have been visited and the Chapter ends.
As with any Jane Austen novel, the game ends with a wedding (or sometimes more than one wedding)! Once one or more players are married, the current Chapter is completed, the game ends, and bonus points are scored. The player with the most Endearment wins!
The A Royal Tour mini expansion for Endearment features 24 new Setting cards with scenes from the royal residences in London during the early 1800's. We were captivated by the interiors and exteriors of the royal residences of the Regency era, the hand colored engravings by William Henry Pyne, as well as various scenes of London. They are truly exquisite and serve as an important illustration of many historical sites during this era.
A Trip to Bath
Rejuvenate in Bath!
It seems as though some relative or other is always planning a stay in Bath for health benefits. You, my dear, are invited to join them! Boost your traits with aid from supporting characters, and collect dowry, social standing, and connection tokens for special set bonuses.
A Trip to Bath adds new settings depicting Regency era Bath, and one new heroine from Jane Austen's The Watsons, which was written while she lived in Bath.
The Season in London
London is Calling!
Connections and society were ever-present in the Regency era, and the Season in London was at the center of it all. Visit special London Settings to vie for valuable connections and complete new objectives for endgame bonuses.
The Season in London adds new settings depicting Regency Era London, new ball gowns, and two new heroines from Jane Austen's Lady Susan.