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The Unheist of Hearthburn House: Mansion Decorating Madness

Created by Zero Strategy Games

In this chaotic board game, you serve a dragon who has been asleep for many years. During its slumber, you "borrowed" it's valuables to decorate your home. Now the dragon is waking up, and you must return its treasures before it's too late!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Vote now for your Favorite Room!
about 1 month ago – Mon, Sep 07, 2026 at 04:05:36 PM


A huge thank you to everyone you submitted a room for the contest! Our team enjoyed seeing your creativity as we reviewed the submissions.

Now we need your help to decide the winner! We've picked the 3 finalists and now the community will vote on their favorite! We have the three finalists here:




Voting will run until September 11th, and we will announce the winner on the following day!

Last Day for the Mansion Decorating Contest!
about 2 months ago – Fri, Sep 04, 2026 at 06:52:59 AM


Totally is the last call for submissions into the Mansion Decorating Contest. If you have been waiting for a sign to submit your room, this is it!

It's been awesome to see everyone's submissions come through over the past couple weeks. The creativity of our fans always impresses us every time we do a contest. 

Rules of the Mansion Decorating Contest

The goal of the contest is to design the best room using the art assets provided from The Unheist of Hearthburn House. These are the actual art pieces that will be used in the game, at your disposal to design the coolest room in the Hearthburn Mansion.

All of the assets are available here.

Select a room type you want to decorate, then organize as many of the decorations as you want into the room. Be as creative as you would like, but only use the art assets provided. Below is an example of what a room can look like once finished.



We recommend using Canva as a free tool to combine the room and decorations, but feel free to use any application you choose!

How do I Enter into the Contest?

Once you have completed your room, submit the google form located here. As mentioned above, the deadline to submit rooms is today!


What can I Win?

All three of the finalists will win the Junk plushie and have it included in their order for free! The winner will also receive a free add-on of their choice and bragging rights to all of their friends.



What Comes Next?

On September 7th, our team will announce the three finalists. Then a poll will be setup for the following week where our followers can vote on their favorite room!

What is "Stuff"?
about 2 months ago – Thu, Sep 03, 2026 at 06:53:53 AM

And yes, "Stuff" is the technical term for the items you are putting back into the Hearthburn Estate.

Each team of Kobolds is responsible for a specific type of Stuff. For example, the Gardeners are responsible for returning all of the plants and the Librarians are returning books.

How Does Stuff Work?

Each team has a leader Kobold who is carrying the Team Bag. In this team bag are various Stuff tokens so you never know what you are going to pull out!

This Stuff will have two different characteristics, weight and designated room.


Weight determines how heavy Stuff is. Stuff with more weight will require more actions to move from room to room (in this example, it would be 2 action points).

Room determines where the Stuff needs to be placed. Stuff will only earn points if placed in a room that matches the background of the token.

As the game progresses, more and more Stuff will be placed in the Mansion and filling up the board. The more Stuff you place in the correct rooms, the more points you earn! There is even a bonus for being the first to drop Stuff in a room, but more about that will be coming soon!

3 Weeks Away from Launch!
about 2 months ago – Mon, Aug 24, 2026 at 06:54:32 AM

The Unheist of Hearthburn House is coming ever closer. We're excited to get the party started on September 15th!

Mansion Decorating Contest Update

A huge thank you to everyone who has submitted a room for the competition so far. We were going to have members from the team create rooms as examples, but the submissions so far have been so great that we'd rather share those!

As a reminder, the competition runs through September 4th. The specific contest details can be found in our previous update.





What Else is Coming Pre-Launch?

In addition to the contest, we will be sharing a sneak preview at the game. This will be done through a deep-dive into specific mechanics and reviewer feedback.

Speaking of the latter, if you haven't had the chance to see Gaming with the Powers walkthrough of the game, check it out!


🏰Announcing the Mansion Decorating Contest!
2 months ago – Mon, Aug 17, 2026 at 06:57:41 AM


Master Hearthburn is tired of how their mansion is decorated and wants YOU to spice up the decor! Use the items available to you to decorate a room in the mansion and show you are the best interior decorator in the town.

What is the Mansion Decorating Contest?

The goal of the contest is to design the best room using the art assets provided from The Unheist of Hearthburn House. These are the actual art pieces that will be used in the game, at your disposal to design the coolest room in the Hearthburn Mansion.

All of the assets are available here.

Select a room type you want to decorate, then organize as many of the decorations as you want into the room. Be as creative as you would like, but only use the art assets provided. Below is an example of what a room can look like once finished.




We recommend using Canva as a free tool to combine the room and decorations, but feel free to use any application you choose!

How do I Enter into the Contest?

Once you have completed your room, submit the google form located here. The timeline for the competition is as follows:
  • We will be accepting submissions through September 4th
  •  On September 7th, we will pick 3 finalists
  • Community voting will occur between September 7th and 11th with the winner being crowned on September 12th


What can I Win?

All three of the finalists will win the Junk plushie and have it included in their order for free! The winner will also receive a free add-on of their choice and bragging rights to all of their friends.



What if I Have Questions?

Post a comment on this update or our pre-launch page with any questions you have for the competition. Our team is excited to see what you can come up with!