Dune: Imperium News

If you're on the hunt for a new deck-building game after Balatro and as we await Slay the Spire 2, you can't go too far wrong with Dune: Imperium. A stellar adaptation of the already excellent board game set in Frank Herbert's sci-fi universe, it's quickly earned itself the 'overwhelmingly positive' Steam rating with 95% of reviews recommending it. Now, its first expansion pack Rise of Ix has arrived, and a Steam sale lets you snag the base game at a tasty discount, too.

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• Expansion Includes
• New Leaders – New powers rise throughout the Imperium as six new Leaders join the battle for Arrakis
  
• New Board Spaces – Harness the power of Interstellar Shipping, negotiate for new Tech, or build fearsome Dreadnoughts
  
• New Cards & Abilities – Unload and Infiltrate provide flexible new tools for getting the most from 35 new Imperium Deck cards
  
• Epic Game Mode – Heightened stakes in 12 VP games, with more rewarding Conflicts
  
• New Achievements – 12 new Achievements to show your mastery of the competition
  
• New Challenges – 10 new Challenges with both Normal and Heroic modes to test your strategic abilities
  

• We fixed a few backend issues for smoother gameplay, including localization fixes and Skirmish attempts incrementing whether or not you lose connection.
  
• Improvements to AI players taking over when players resign.
  
• Various fixes and improvements for Skirmish games.
  
• Improved AI behavior when playing Staged Incident.
  
• When forced to discard by Reverend Mother Mohiam, the first card should now be removed from display/hand.
  

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• Fixed an issue where users could get stuck during leader selection on Android devices.
  
• Hall of Oratory will now add persuasion when played with the Mentat.
  
• Improved stability of Mercenary Agents challenge.
  
• Fixed an issue where an opponent’s timers could appear on your turn.
  
• AI is now better at playing Shifting Allegiances to disrupt opponents.
  
• Users should now be able to deploy troops gained from the Emperor influence track with Masterstroke when applicable.
  

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