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Aeon's End: The New Age
My default with no hesitation. It answers whether you love the system and gives every later box somewhere to live.
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Aeon's End is a cooperative deckbuilding boss-battle system where players never shuffle their decks. This universe maps the standalone sets, expansions, Expeditions, story order, storage, and buying paths so a new group can start with one excellent box instead of inheriting a ten-wave shopping problem.
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The featured choice
My default with no hesitation. It answers whether you love the system and gives every later box somewhere to live.
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Imani · The Connector · on counter duty
No-shuffle deckbuilding, Expedition order, and the boxes worth adding.
14 exact products, grouped by what they do. Open a live listing to confirm current availability and the exact edition.

My default with no hesitation. It answers whether you love the system and gives every later box somewhere to live.
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Cooperative players and those seeking mechanical innovation with tension and planning
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The box that makes the group chat light up after everyone thinks they know the game.
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This is the smart third box, not the first. Let another standalone carry its excellent ideas.
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Budget-conscious competitive players and 2-player enthusiasts seeking fast games
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A feast, not a sample spoon.
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Pick this first only when the campaign ritual is the thing your table is excited to share.
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The hard-mode doorway. Open it because pressure sounds fun.
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Peak Aeon's End for some tables; too much Aeon's End for a first night.
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“Pull up a chair. The ball's been showing me pieces from the cabinet — three, for you.”— Keeper, The Keeper