Against the Storm: How to Unlock the Board Game Piece Decoration

Use the Rebel Hideout Deed for the decoration

The Board Game Piece is a home decoration added with the Rebel Hideout update. It is awarded through a Deed in the PC game, rather than by purchasing or backing the separate physical board game. [1]

The specific reward condition is completion of the Rebel Hideout Deed. Check that named Deed when tracking the decoration instead of assuming any normal settlement win unlocks it. [1]

Choose a settlement next to Rebel Hideout

Rebel Hideout is a World Map modifier. Playing next to it limits the settlement to two species, which is the defining restriction for this challenge. [1]

Steps

1. On the World Map, look for the Rebel Hideout modifier when choosing the settlement for this Deed. [1]
2. Play the settlement next to Rebel Hideout with the modifier’s two-species limit in mind. [1]

Win that game with the modifier active

The Deed’s condition is to win a game with Rebel Hideout. The announcement does not add a particular difficulty requirement or a hidden species combination, so this guide does not invent either. [1]

Steps

1. Complete the settlement’s victory while Rebel Hideout is the active modifier. [1]
2. After fulfilling the Deed, use its completion/reward progression to obtain the Board Game Piece decoration for your home. [1]

Read the restriction as a rule, not a newcomer failure

Receiving only two species is expected for this challenge. Keep the restriction in mind when choosing a settlement and interpreting newcomer options. This source does not provide a guaranteed build order, so adapt the settlement to the species and resources it actually offers. [1]

The final reward is the home decoration in the Smoldering City. It is separate from the settlement’s production buildings and from the update’s other World Map changes. [1]