# Thunderstone Advance: Towers of Ruin

Thunderstone Advance: Towers of Ruin is a board game for 1–5 players. It plays in 45 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 3. It is rated 7.1 out of 10 by 5 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 1–5 (best with 3)
- **Playing time:** 45 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 2.7 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2012
- **Categories:** Fantasy, Card Game
- **Mechanics:** Hand Management, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Open Drafting
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.1 out of 10, from 5 reviews
- **Owned by:** 11 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 20
- **Unique players:** 14

**Designers:** Edward Bolme, Mike Elliott, Mark Wootton

**Artists:** Jason Engle, Shane Tyree, Erich Schreiner, Mark Tarrisse

## Expansions

- [Thunderstone Advance: Caverns of Bane](https://www.ludoya.com/games/thunderstone-advance-caverns-of-bane)
- [Thunderstone Advance: Root of Corruption](https://www.ludoya.com/games/thunderstone-advance-root-of-corruption)
- [Thunderstone Advance: Into the Abyss](https://www.ludoya.com/games/thunderstone-advance-into-the-abyss)
- [Thunderstone: Avatars](https://www.ludoya.com/games/thunderstone-avatars)
- [Thunderstone Advance: Towers of Ruin – Modules](https://www.ludoya.com/games/thunderstone-advance-towers-of-ruin-modules)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/thunderstone-advance-towers-of-ruin)
- [Thunderstone Advance: Towers of Ruin in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/thunderstone-advance-towers-of-ruin)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/116998)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._