Game Overview 

In the magical realms of Muster, players recruit forces to their side with the aim of having enough strength to control the most castles by the end of the game.

Castles are home to the realm's five Banners, under which serve soldiers, archers, a knight, a beast, and a ruler.

Rainbow Wizards join the fray, acting as floating yet powerful wild cards without allegiance, but beware, they are fickle friends who will just as easily switch players as Banners!

At the end of the game, the player that controls each castle is the one who has cards with greater total strength on their side of the game board, and the player that controls the most castles wins! 

Highlights

• Elegant interplay of gameplay mechanics across matching, layering, area control, and hand management

• Easy to learn and quick to play but with strategic decision-making and trade-offs aplenty

• Complementary streamlined ruleset (ages 5+) to suit different abilities and play settings

• Family-friendly but classically appealing theme, make the game suitable to a wide audience

• Components have no written text or numbers - reducing age and language barriers

• Perfect for families or as a lightweight strategic fix

Playtesting Feedbck

Muster: Raise the Banners has undergone extensive playtesting across over 100 playtesters, including at the UK Games Expo 2023 and 2024, Playtest UK events, postal playtesters, and print & play participants around the world.

Here's what playtesters had to say:

• "Gameplay has excellent flow and we found ourselves resetting time and time again. As we played our understanding of the game solidified quickly and tactics took hold."

• "similar to Lost Cities but way more fun. I’ve played Muster at least 20 times TODAY"

• "The game is really good, fun and easy to play."

• "...the rulebook was clear, concise and easy to follow... the game was very easy to play and yet the gameplay offered just the right amount of strategic thinking/planning as you're building up your banners"

• "The game is wonderful..."

• "We are big fans of Lost Cities and this fills that vibe with a little extra to make it more competitive and that's the best part"