Alliances
Each hero unit is part of one, two, or three Alliances. When they fight on the board alongside other heroes who share the same Alliance, the crew receives an Alliance bonus. This could either make your crew stronger in some way, or your opponent’s crew weaker in some way. Many Alliances have multiple levels of strength that can be reached when you have more unique heroes from that Alliance on your board. For instance a level 1 Brawny Alliance is reached with two heroes, and a level 2 Brawny Alliance can be reached with four heroes. Higher level Alliances offer better benefits to your crew.