Editing Mistborn: House War

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|image=House War Cover Art.jpeg
|released=November 15, 2017
|publisher=Crafty Games
|setting=[[Cosmere]], [[Scadrial]]
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'''Final Empire: A Mistborn board game''' is a table-top board game developed by [[Crafty Games]], the makers of the [[Mistborn Adventure Game]], which was released on November 15th, 2017.<ref name=kickstarter /> It was designed by Kevin Wilson.{{ref|name=GCplans}}. An expansion, Mistborn: The Siege of Luthadel, is set for release on December 1st, 2020.{{ref|name=Siege}}

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|Become the head of a Great House of Luthadel in this game of negotiation and betrayal, set in the world of Brandon Sanderson's ''Mistborn'' novels. Contend with myriad problems plaguing the Final Empire — rampaging koloss, disease, social unrest, even the heroes of the novels — and with every step jockey for the Lord Ruler's favor. At the end of the story will you rise to power and prestige, or fall in ruin and disgrace?
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== Gameplay ==
Players assume the role of a Noble house and must solve problems in concert while trying to earn the most Favor with the Lord Ruler. There are six resources, Food, Money, Prestige, Skaa, Warriors, and Atium (which serves as a wildcard). There are also two types of cards. Personality cards, which players can use for a variety of effects, such as reducing the resource requirements of the second type of card, Problem cards. Problem cards are scenarios that the players must solve to earn "Favor", and if they fail to do so negative repercussions occur including the awarding of "Disgrace" (negative Favor) or the "Unrest" level being raised. Each House earns different resources forcing them to work together in order to solve Problems.<ref name=kickstarter />

The game ends when a special Problem card, Vin, is either solved or "erupts" or the Unrest level reaches 8. If the game ends with Unrest below 8 then the player with the most Favor wins, if the game ends with Unrest at 8 or higher the player with the least Favor wins.

'''Playable Houses:'''
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*[[House Venture]]
*[[House Hasting]]
*[[House Elariel]]
*[[House Tekiel]]
*[[House Lekal]]
*The [[Steel Ministry]]
*House Bylerum{{ref|group=fn|name=ahoa|text=This house was featured in the non-canon story ''[[A House of Ashes]]'' and serves as a "Crafty exclusive", only being available through the Kickstarter or by ordering the game from Crafty Games directly.}}
*[[House Erikeller]]
*[[House Erikell]]
*[[House Haught]]
*[[House Urbain]]
*[[House Buvidas]]
}}

== Development ==
Crafty Games announced development of a Mistborn-themed board game on March 22, 2015.{{tweet ref|579812383519965184|date= Mar 22nd, 2015|text= Crafty Games announce Mistborn board game in development.}} Brandon, not being an extensive board gamer required them to bring in with a "proven track record" in the industry as he could not himself do quality control in the same way he could with the Mistborn Adventure Game.{{reddit ref|boardgames|4o8xly|d4bcsqg|text=Brandon comments on Mistborn: House War|date=Jun 16th, 2016}} A Kickstarter for the game was launched on June 15, 2016 that raised $339,973.<ref name=kickstarter />. The game was officially released on November 17th, 2017.

== Expansion ==
On May 1st, 2019, the first expansion to Mistborn: House War was announced.{{ref|name=siegeannounce}} Featuring content from <i>[[The Well of Ascension]]</i>, Mistborn: The Siege of Luthadel is slated for release on December 1st, 2020.

== Card Art ==
Some of the card art has been released publicly.

<gallery mode="packed" heights=250px caption="Base game card art">
House War - Amyse Bylerym.png |  <center><small>by Oliver Specht</small></center> ''Amysem Bylerym''
House War - Petr Erikeller.png | Petr Erikeller
House War - Tryss Erikell.png | Tryss Erikell
House War - Straff Venture.png | [[Straff Venture]]
House War - Kless Haught.png | Kless Haught
House War - Turner Urbain.png | Turner Urbain
House War - Layn Buvidas.png | Layn Buvidas
House War - Dilina Urbain.png | <center><small>by Anna Kay</small></center> ''Dilina Urbain''
House War - Alstir Haught.png | <center><small>by Anna Kay</small></center> ''Alstir Haught''
House War - Agna Hasting.png | <center><small>by Anna Kay</small></center> ''Agna Hasting''
House War - Terris Steward.png | ''[[Terris]] Steward''
House War - Inquisitor 2 by Emanuele Desiati.png | <center><small>by Emanuele Desiati</small></center> [[Steel Inquisitor]]
House War - Lord Renoux.jpg | Lord [[Renoux]]
House War - Coinshot by Anna Kay.png | <center><small>by Anna Kay</small></center> [[Coinshot]]
House War - Blood in the Streets by Júlio Cesar Oliveira Rocha.png | <center><small>by Júlio Cesar Oliveira Rocha</small></center> ''Blood in the Streets''
House War - Kandra by Miranda Meeks.png | <center><small>by {{a|Miranda Meeks}}</small></center> [[Kandra]]
</gallery>

<gallery mode="packed" heights=250px caption="Cards added in ''Siege of Luthadel'' expansion">
House War - Siege of Luthadel - Straff Venture.jpg| <small><center>by Oliver Specht</center></small>''[[Straff Venture]]''
House War - Siege of Luthadel - Mists that Kill.jpg| <small><center>by Júlio Cesar Oliveira Rocha</center></small>''Mists that Kill''
House War - Siege of Luthadel - Chaos in the Assembly.jpg| <small><center>by Gunship Revolution</center></small>''Chaos in the Assembly''
House War - Siege of Luthadel - Saboteur.jpg| <small><center>by Michele Giorgi</center></small>''Saboteur''
House War - Siege of Luthadel - Trator.jpg| <small><center>by Mirco Paganessi</center></small>''Traitor''
House War - Siege of Luthadel - Elend.jpg| <small><center>by Oliver Specht</center></small>''[[Elend Venture]]''
House War - The Final Battle.jpg| <small><center>by Júlio Cesar Oliveira Rocha</center></small>''The Final Battle''
House War - Yoldna.jpg| <small><center>by Mirco Paganessi</center></small>''Yoldna''
House War - Prophecy.jpg| <small><center>by Gunship Revolution</center></small>''Prophecy''
House War - OreSeur.jpg| <small><center>by Abigail Platter</center></small>''[[OreSeur]]''
House War - Insurgents.jpg| <small><center>by Michele Giorgi</center></small>''Insurgents''
House War - Charge.jpg| <small><center>by Júlio Cesar Oliveira Rocha</center></small>''Charge''
</gallery>

== Notes ==
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{{url ref|name=GCplans|url=http://www.crafty-games.com/forum/index.php?topic=8183.msg157477|text=Crafty Games' GenCon 2015 schedule|site=Crafty-Games.com|date=Jul 21st, 2015}}
{{url ref|name=kickstarter|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/craftygames/mistborn-house-war/|text=Kickstarter page for Mistborn: House War|site=Kickstarter.com|date=Jun 15th, 2016}}
{{url ref|name=Siege|url=https://www.crafty-games.com/shop/mistborn-siege-of-luthadel/|text=Pre-order page for Mistborn: The Siege of Luthadel|site=Crafty-Games.com|date=Sept 11th, 2020}}
{{url ref|name=siegeannounce|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/craftygames/mistborn-house-war/posts/2495112|text=Announcement for Mistborn: The Siege of Luthadel|site=Kickstarter.com|date=May 1st, 2019}}

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