2022Paolo Mori
- Videos
- 150
- Creators
- 93
Mainly reviews
1 - 6 players45 - 60 minMedium weight
Via Magica
2020Paolo Mori
- Videos
- 23
- Creators
- 21
Mainly reviews. Via Magica is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 10 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 5 recorded sessions, 2 unboxings, and 3 other videos.
2 - 6 players
30 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes
From BoardGameGeek
In Via Magica, a new version of Rise of Augustus, you vie with your fellow players to complete "objective" cards for special powers and ultimately for victory points. Each card has 2-6 symbols which you must populate with tokens in order to complete the card. These symbols are drawn one at a time from a bag, with all players gaining the benefit equally, but interestingly, the bag contains more of some symbols than others. So the pivotal skill you'll deploy is in making your choice of which three objectives you'll start the game with (you're dealt six) - balancing potential difficulty of completion against value of the reward - and then which of five available objectives you'll add to your plate each time you complete one of your three. The game ends when someone completes seven objectives.
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Which Via Magica video should I watch?
Via Magica has 23 videos from 21 creators: 10 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 5 playthroughs, 2 unboxings and 3 other videos. They date from 2020 to April 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Via Magica | How to Play in LESS Than 9 Minutes! (Supercharged Bingo?)" by All You Can Board, which runs 10 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Via Magica Review - with Zee Garcia" by The Dice Tower. 8 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Via Magica - GameNight! DateNight!! Se8 Ep53 - How to Play and Playthrough" by BoardGameGeek, one of 5 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest, Toy Battle, Caesar!: Seize Rome in 20 Minutes! and Captain Flip, also by Paolo Mori. It appears in convention videos from GAMA Expo 2020.
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About Via Magica
From BoardGameGeek:
In Via Magica, a new version of Rise of Augustus, you vie with your fellow players to complete "objective" cards for special powers and ultimately for victory points. Each card has 2-6 symbols which you must populate with tokens in order to complete the card. These symbols are drawn one at a time from a bag, with all players gaining the benefit equally, but interestingly, the bag contains more of some symbols than others. So the pivotal skill you'll deploy is in making your choice of which three objectives you'll start the game with (you're dealt six) - balancing potential difficulty of completion against value of the reward - and then which of five available objectives you'll add to your plate each time you complete one of your three. The game ends when someone completes seven objectives.
Designer
Paolo Mori
Artists
Biboun, Camille Chaussy, Jérémie Fleury, Mathieu Leyssenne, Paul Mafayon, Jean-Baptiste Reynaud, Régis Torres
Publisher
Hurrican
Categories
Mechanics