Behext
2023Curt Covert, Jonathan Lavallee, Greg Millikin, Melodee Smith
- Videos
- 6
- Creators
- 6
Mainly reviews. Behext is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 3 reviews, 1 recorded sessions, 1 unboxings, and 1 other video.
3 - 5 players
45 - 75 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
The more powerful the magic, the more danger in the wielding. BEHEXT is a magical combat deck-building game, where your hand of spells is both your only defense and your only currency. To that end, you must sacrifice cards from your hand, and even your own willpower, to custom build your arcane arsenal. Begin as one of 6 unique Battlemages specialized in their own magical discipline. Then, tailor your deck to your strategic tastes and in reaction to emerging opportunities. Curse and counter-curse your opponents into submission… without being Hexed yourself by the wild magics that have since passed beyond your control. An unconventional deck-builder that is highly interactive as you constantly deflect Hexes around the table. You are not building a resource engine so much as constructing your deck to deliver the types of interactions you want to have with other players. Will you specialize in forcing discards to deprive them, focus on negation magic, attack their Willpower with direct damage – or take on chaotic and possibly dangerous spells to build Victory points into your deck at great risk to yourself? Plus, newly conjured spells are not put into your discard pile, rather than forcing you to wait for their return, but are placed directly into your hand. You can play them immediately – right when you need them most. -description from the designer
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Which Behext video should I watch?
Behext has 6 videos from 6 creators: 3 reviews, 1 playthrough, 1 unboxing and 1 other video. They date from 2022 to July 2023.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "How to Play Behext (Rules School) with the Game Boy Geek" by Game Boy Geek. 3 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "BeHext Live Play" by Step into The Portal.
If you like it, try Tower of Madness, also by Curt Covert, or Black Rose Wars: Rebirth, Imperium: Classics and Imperium: Legends, which share several of its mechanics.
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About Behext
From BoardGameGeek:
The more powerful the magic, the more danger in the wielding. BEHEXT is a magical combat deck-building game, where your hand of spells is both your only defense and your only currency. To that end, you must sacrifice cards from your hand, and even your own willpower, to custom build your arcane arsenal. Begin as one of 6 unique Battlemages specialized in their own magical discipline. Then, tailor your deck to your strategic tastes and in reaction to emerging opportunities. Curse and counter-curse your opponents into submission… without being Hexed yourself by the wild magics that have since passed beyond your control. An unconventional deck-builder that is highly interactive as you constantly deflect Hexes around the table. You are not building a resource engine so much as constructing your deck to deliver the types of interactions you want to have with other players. Will you specialize in forcing discards to deprive them, focus on negation magic, attack their Willpower with direct damage – or take on chaotic and possibly dangerous spells to build Victory points into your deck at great risk to yourself? Plus, newly conjured spells are not put into your discard pile, rather than forcing you to wait for their return, but are placed directly into your hand. You can play them immediately – right when you need them most. -description from the designer
Designers
Curt Covert, Jonathan Lavallee, Greg Millikin, Melodee Smith
Artist
Lindsey Look
Publisher
Smirk & Dagger Games
Mechanics