
2019Brendan Stern
Mainly reviews. Godsforge is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 6 reviews, 1 recorded sessions, 2 unboxings, and 5 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
Once, Etherium was plentiful and the land was peaceful. Now, its presence in the world has dwindled, and elite spellcasters battle to control the last place this primal resource can be harnessed - the Godsforge. Godsforge features simultaneous play, with each player attacking the player to their left and defending against the player on their right. On a turn, everyone simultaneously rolls four dice, then each player lays one of their four cards face down in front of them. In any order you want, players reveal those cards, paying the cost of them via specific numbers on rolled dice, the sum of rolled dice, veilstones, or a combination of the above. On the dice, 1s can be any number you wish, while an unused 6 can be spent to acquire a veilstone. Spells provide one-shot effects, while Creations go into play in front of you, with some of them providing one-shot "enter play" abilities in addition to possible attack and defense values and sacrifice abilities. Once all the cards have been resolved, players assess damage comparing their attack value against their target's defense. You then discard any cards you don't want, then refill your hand to four. Once a player is eliminated, everyone still in the game starts taking damage from them each round in order to hasten the endgame.
Godsforge has 14 videos from 10 creators: 6 reviews, 1 playthrough, 2 unboxings and 5 other videos. They date from 2019 to December 2023.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Godsforge Review - with Tom Vasel" by The Dice Tower. 6 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Godsforge Playthrough - Atlas Games" by Board Game Empire.
If you like it, try APBA Pro Football, Star Wars: The Queen's Gambit, 7 Wonders Dice or KAPOW! Volume 1, which share several of its mechanics. It appears in convention videos from GAMA Expo 2019.
8 of 10
2000Rob Daviau, Alan Roach, Craig Van Ness
2 - 4 players120 minMedium weight
2025Antoine Bauza
2 - 7 players25 - 30 minMedium weight
2023Larry Bogucki, Robert Dougherty, Douglas Hettrick, Carl Van Ostrand
1 - 4 players20 - 60 minLight weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Once, Etherium was plentiful and the land was peaceful. Now, its presence in the world has dwindled, and elite spellcasters battle to control the last place this primal resource can be harnessed - the Godsforge. Godsforge features simultaneous play, with each player attacking the player to their left and defending against the player on their right. On a turn, everyone simultaneously rolls four dice, then each player lays one of their four cards face down in front of them. In any order you want, players reveal those cards, paying the cost of them via specific numbers on rolled dice, the sum of rolled dice, veilstones, or a combination of the above. On the dice, 1s can be any number you wish, while an unused 6 can be spent to acquire a veilstone. Spells provide one-shot effects, while Creations go into play in front of you, with some of them providing one-shot "enter play" abilities in addition to possible attack and defense values and sacrifice abilities. Once all the cards have been resolved, players assess damage comparing their attack value against their target's defense. You then discard any cards you don't want, then refill your hand to four. Once a player is eliminated, everyone still in the game starts taking damage from them each round in order to hasten the endgame.
Designer
Brendan Stern
Artist
Diego L. Rodríguez
Publisher
Atlas Games
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