Splendor: The Sun Never Sets Expansion Guide
Splendor: The Sun Never Sets expands the development market with 30 Orient cards and adds Strongholds that increase direct interaction.
What The Sun Never Sets adds
- 30 Orient development cards — 10 per level
- 12 Strongholds — 3 per player color
- 1 Noble tile
- Rules for the two modules
Orient development cards
The Orient cards sit alongside the normal development tiers and introduce additional powers and acquisition effects. They create more tactical card combinations than the base game’s mostly straightforward discounts and prestige.
Strongholds
Strongholds add a more interactive layer around developments, letting players establish control and create competition over cards that would otherwise be taken only through resource cost.
Can it combine with The Silk Road?
The current Splendor expansion line is modular, so the systems can be combined as long as you follow each module’s setup rules.
Who should add it?
Choose The Sun Never Sets when your group wants more card effects and more direct interference. The Silk Road is simpler if your priority is alternate goals rather than card-market interaction.
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Expansion details checked September 2026.