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Sovereign: Fall of Wormwood

Build a colony, wield an asymmetric faction, and claim ten Echoes before Wormwood falls.

Science Fiction Hand Management Variable Player Powers

Players

2-4

Play time

30-90 min

Age

10+

Complexity

2.83/5

Rating

7.66

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.8/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 5.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 5.0/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

Player control 4.5/5

More strategic control

Setup time About 15 min
Teach time About 25 min
Table footprint Large
Recommended edition Sovereign: Fall of Wormwood – English core game
High language dependence
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How it plays

How does it play?

Lead a rival colony on Wormwood, deploy faction cards, defend your Echoes, and bargain or battle your way to sovereignty.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

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Sovereign: Fall of Wormwood is a complete expandable card game of competing colonies on a remote world. The core box includes six preconstructed factions, each using civilians, military units, facilities, and a distinct strategic identity. Players build influence, score Echoes, protect what they have earned, and exploit temporary deals or direct conflict to disrupt their rivals. Hand management, bluffing, asymmetric powers, and the possibility of theft make the race to ten Echoes as political as it is tactical.

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Edition Year Language Publisher / Region
Sovereign: Fall of Wormwood – English core game 2025 English Ixion Gameworks / International

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All specifications (21)

Play and group

Players
2–4
Play time
30–90 min
Age
10+
Complexity
2.8/5
Language dependence
Extensive
App
None app

Practicalities

Setup time
About 15 min
Teach time
About 25 min
Teardown time
About 10 min
Table footprint
Large

Campaign and continuity

Group continuity
Flexible
Resettable
Fully Resettable

Edition and product

Recommended edition
Sovereign: Fall of Wormwood – English core game
Language
English
Region
International
Availability
Current
Edition type
Standard Edition
Current edition
Yes
Components
466
Consumable components
None.
Compatibility
English Core Game With Six Preconstructed Decks, Deck Boxes, Tokens, Player Summaries, Rulebook, And Storybook.
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Damon Stea

Artists

4
Benedick Bana Joseph Diaz DoFresh Joakim Ericsson

Publishers

1
Ixion Gameworks

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