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Mage Knight Board Game

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Published
2011
Reach
Widely known
Players
1–4
Play time
60–240 min
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How it plays

Complete the scenario objective, usually exploring the map, growing stronger, and conquering cities before time runs out. On your turn, play cards from your hand to move, recruit units, interact with sites, or fight enemies, using skills and mana to improve actions. The game ends when the scenario’s conditions or round limit are met; success and ranking depend on objectives completed and Fame earned.

Main mechanics

  • Hand management
  • Co-operative
  • Deck / bag building
  • Dice rolling
  • Spatial puzzle
  • Tile laying
  • Drafting
  • Legacy & campaign
  • Hand management: Timing which card to spend is the core puzzle.
  • Co-operative: Everyone wins or loses together against the game.
  • Deck / bag building: You shape your own deck or bag of resources as you play.
  • Dice rolling: Dice create swing and force you to adapt.
Full publisher description

In Mage Knight Board Game you become one of four powerful Mage Knights who explore and subdue an important peninsula of the Atlantean Empire. Learn skills, gather an army, pack your deck with powerful spells and abilities as you conquer castles, battle dragons, and clear out dungeons, swelling with power until you're ready to assault the mighty heartland cities of the Atlanteans. Work with other Mage Knights--or bash them aside--as you wrestle your way into power. Play competitively, play cooperatively, play solo--only be sure to win. So come, slip through the portal into a standalone game rich in role-playing, deck-building, and map exploration. Immerse yourself in the lush tapestry of the Mage Knight universe as you race toward danger, making the most of each choice, each card, each clash.

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