The Dwarves - Big Box, card game (DE). In The Dwarves, players immerse themselves in the world of Markus Heitz's bestselling novel of the same name. They join forces to defend the Hidden Land against evil orcs, trolls and albae. Each scenario takes up the content from a different volume of the five-part novel series. This allows players to experience the entire saga through play. Each player takes on the role of one of the heroes from The Dwarves books. Each hero has different attributes and special abilities. On their turn, players move across the map, carry out missions, send messages to the council or fight the armies of evil. The players must successfully fulfil a set number of scenario or saga cards before they run out of time or the enemy armies have taken over the Hidden Land.