Defenders of the Wild
A card-driven cooperative game of animals against machines
Play as one of four unique animal factions across a modular map that changes with each game.
Clear pollution, fight mechs, breach walls, build camps, and rewild factories in this new cooperative board game from the designer of PARKS and the creator of Bloc by Bloc. Play as one of four unique animal factions: the Council with its fortitude and bread, the Order with its wisdom of the flame, the Sect with its ingenious inventions, and the Coven with its spells and subterfuge. Can the defenders band together to heal the land and defeat the machine invasion? Or will the Commonwood succumb to an endless industrial winter? It’s up to you and your comrades to decide.
“A well-designed woodland rage against the machine that is challenging, thoughtful, and fun.” Jack Eddy, The Cardboard Herald
“You are the robber pawn of Catan. You are the barbarians in every civilization game. You are the people lost in the creases of the maps drawn by empires. And you’re not going to take it anymore.” Dan Thurot, Space Biff
A Closer Look
Players are organizers of the animal resistance who have converged on a dangerous flashpoint in the war against the machines. Construction has begun on a new machine core and sprawling factory complex where an animal village once stood.
Engines are building walls that enclose habitat after habitat while mechs guard expanding factories and toxic pollution spreads. Organizers must cooperate with each other despite longstanding factional disagreements and help their network of fellow defenders take actions in the right locations and at the right times in order to win this crucial battle.
What's in the Box?
- 80 unique illustrated animal character cards
- Dozens of custom wooden components
- Modular board made of 12 habitat hex tiles
- 19mm damage die & 13 machine cards
- 4 faction circles & 2 machine circles
- And much more! (includes all stretch goals)
Helpful Resources:
Rulebook
BGG
Tutorial Video
Time to play: 90 minutes
Number of players: 1-4
Main Mechanic: Action Points
Ages: 14+
8.2x8.2x2.9" box
