Defenders of the Wild - 2nd Edition (EN)

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Expected Date: This item is expected around November 19, 2026. Occasionally, unforeseen circumstances may delay a product's release. This date is not guaranteed.

In Defenders of the Wild - 2nd Edition, you play organizers of the animal resistance. A region of the Commonwood has been conquered by machines: where a village once stood, a sprawling factory and a new machine core are under construction. Engines raise walls around habitats, mechs guard the factories and toxic pollution keeps spreading. In this cooperative game, you fight mechs, clear pollution, breach walls, build camps and rewild factories before the machines finish their core.

Despite longstanding disagreements between factions, you must coordinate your actions in the right places at the right times. Everyone wins or loses together: to destroy the core, each player must build all of their camps, then infiltrate it. This 2nd Edition brings 30% fewer rules, greater variability, new machine components, an improved board and updated defender abilities. It is a card-driven, tactical area control game that also plays well solo.

Defenders of the Wild - 2nd Edition is for you if you enjoy strategic cooperative games where every decision counts, fantasy worlds of animals defending nature, and sessions where the team debates the best plan. A game designed for players aged 14 and up.

The game was created by T.L. Simons, in collaboration with designer Henry Audubon and illustrator Meg Lemieur. T.L. Simons is also the author of Bloc by Bloc. The Defenders of the Wild: Ext. Critter Moon (EN) expansion doubles the number of organizers and defender decks available for the 2nd Edition.

Number of players: 1 to 4
Duration: 90 minutes
Age: 14+