1981Willis P. Carpenter, Garrett J. Donner, Michael S. Steer
- Videos
- 8
- Creators
- 4
Mostly reviews and playthroughs
2 - 6 players150 minMedium weight
Wizard's Quest
1979Willis P. Carpenter, Garrett J. Donner, Michael S. Steer, Mick Uhl
2 - 6 players
180 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
A Heroic Fantasy Wargame wherein Peacemaker the Wizard, tired of eons of conflict over rulership of the island kingdom of Marnon, sets up a quest competition to choose the rightful ruler and end all bloodshed forever. The map portrays the island of Marnon divided into 36 numbered territories and 8 bordering castle spaces. Orcs are placed in approximately 1/3rd of these spaces, then players place their Men in the remaining spaces. An opposing player places your 3 Magic Items around the map for you to find later. The first player to collect all three of their own treasures is the winner. Each turn, Orcs around the board repopulate and then frenzy, indiscriminately attacking nearby Men. The Dragon flies around and eats Orcs and Men. Peacemaker the Wizard visits a region and bestows prosperity, and also enforces peace there that turn. After all this, each player may petition the Wizard for a card, receive reinforcements, and then carry out an attack campaign. Players forces include Men and two 'superpower' counters: Hero and Sorcerer. Garret J. Donner later took his concept of objects moving semi-randomly and sometimes under partial control of the players (The Wizard and The Dragon) and designed the game Dragonhunt around it. Avalon Hill Complexity rating - 2
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Which Wizard's Quest video should I watch?
Wizard's Quest has 4 videos from 3 creators: 1 review, 2 how-to-play guides and 1 other video. They date from 2022 to March 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "How To Play: Wizard's Quest" by The Name Of The Game, which runs 2 h 5 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Wizards Quest - An Old School Fantasy Risk Game with Dragons and Wizards" by Heath's Geekverse.
If you like it, try Amoeba Wars, Farkle Flip and Think 'n Sync: The Great Minds Think Alike Game, also by Garrett J. Donner, or Gettysburg, also by Mick Uhl.
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About Wizard's Quest
From BoardGameGeek:
A Heroic Fantasy Wargame wherein Peacemaker the Wizard, tired of eons of conflict over rulership of the island kingdom of Marnon, sets up a quest competition to choose the rightful ruler and end all bloodshed forever. The map portrays the island of Marnon divided into 36 numbered territories and 8 bordering castle spaces. Orcs are placed in approximately 1/3rd of these spaces, then players place their Men in the remaining spaces. An opposing player places your 3 Magic Items around the map for you to find later. The first player to collect all three of their own treasures is the winner. Each turn, Orcs around the board repopulate and then frenzy, indiscriminately attacking nearby Men. The Dragon flies around and eats Orcs and Men. Peacemaker the Wizard visits a region and bestows prosperity, and also enforces peace there that turn. After all this, each player may petition the Wizard for a card, receive reinforcements, and then carry out an attack campaign. Players forces include Men and two 'superpower' counters: Hero and Sorcerer. Garret J. Donner later took his concept of objects moving semi-randomly and sometimes under partial control of the players (The Wizard and The Dragon) and designed the game Dragonhunt around it. Avalon Hill Complexity rating - 2
Designers
Willis P. Carpenter, Garrett J. Donner, Michael S. Steer, Mick Uhl
Artists
Chris White (I), Ugurcan Yüce
Publisher
The Avalon Hill Game Co
Mechanics
Area MovementDice RollingSimulationAction Selection