In Thunder & Lightning players take on the role of Thor or Loki & fight their way through an army in an epic mythological showdown Because Loki has already stolen Odin&s Crown the Allfather has entrusted his son Thor with his prized ring of power Draupnir to help him defeat the vile trickster But who really has what it takes to gain control over both relics & therefore claim the throne of Asgard? Thunder & Lightning a reimplementation of Hera & Zeus features the same gameplay as the earlier design but with larger decks of cards with a different distribution of powers In the game each player starts with nine cards in hand then places three cards face down in their first row with these rows butting against one another & each player having space for four rows in their playing area If a player loses a card in a row then any cards in the same column behind this card slide forward to fill the empty slot On a turn a player has as many action points as the number of columns they have in the playing area They can use these action points to draw cards play cards to the battlefield play a mythological card for its power or challenge an opponent&s card To challenge the player chooses a card in their first row that abuts an opponent&s card then reveals both of them Most cards have a strength value (0-7) & the card with the lower strength value is discarded with the opponent&s other cards in the same column then sliding forward If a player cannot use all of their actions or has no actions (due to having no cards on the battlefield) or loses control of Odin&s Crown Ring then they lose the game Players 2 Playing time 40 minutes Ages 13