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Manic Mages

Manic Mages

2022·Daniel R VanDyke

2 - 6 players
40 - 60 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

From BoardGameGeek

In Manic Mages, 2-6 players each take command of 1 of 7 magic-wielding characters and, on their turn, moves them out from a group of 4 starting hexagonal tiles to reveal new tiles and quickly build a fantasy dungeon to explore and conquer. Players also draw Spell Cards on their turn, using the damage and utility effects of these single-use cards to slay groups of various fantasy monsters on the revealed tiles. In doing so, they collect the monster tokens for victory points and claim new Loot Cards with weapons or relics that can empower their character with persistent effects. As the game progresses, characters become increasingly potent until they are able to discover and slay the 4 Objective tiles shuffled into the bottom of the tile stack, each of which contains the most points and strongest group of monsters in the game. Slaying any objective immediately ends the game, and the player with the largest number of Victory Points wins. -description from designer

Manic Mages

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Preview of Manic Mages - Fantasy Dungeon Building Board Game5:49

Preview of Manic Mages - Fantasy Dungeon Building Board Game

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Playthrough of Manic Mages | VanDyke Content Creation1:15:25

Playthrough of Manic Mages | VanDyke Content Creation

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Which Manic Mages video should I watch?

Manic Mages has 2 videos from 2 creators: 1 review and 1 playthrough. They date from August to September 2022.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Preview of Manic Mages - Fantasy Dungeon Building Board Game" by Party Tails Games. To see it played, watch "Playthrough of Manic Mages | VanDyke Content Creation" by Love 2 Hate.

If you like it, try Comet, World War I: 1914-1918, Anzio: The Struggle for Italy – 1943-1945 or Mariposas, which share several of its mechanics.

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Preview of Manic Mages - Fantasy Dungeon Building Board GameReview5:49

Preview of Manic Mages - Fantasy Dungeon Building Board Game

Party Tails Games

Party Tails Games

Playthrough of Manic Mages | VanDyke Content CreationPlaythrough1:15:25

Playthrough of Manic Mages | VanDyke Content Creation

Love 2 Hate

Love 2 Hate

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About Manic Mages

From BoardGameGeek:

In Manic Mages, 2-6 players each take command of 1 of 7 magic-wielding characters and, on their turn, moves them out from a group of 4 starting hexagonal tiles to reveal new tiles and quickly build a fantasy dungeon to explore and conquer. Players also draw Spell Cards on their turn, using the damage and utility effects of these single-use cards to slay groups of various fantasy monsters on the revealed tiles. In doing so, they collect the monster tokens for victory points and claim new Loot Cards with weapons or relics that can empower their character with persistent effects. As the game progresses, characters become increasingly potent until they are able to discover and slay the 4 Objective tiles shuffled into the bottom of the tile stack, each of which contains the most points and strongest group of monsters in the game. Slaying any objective immediately ends the game, and the player with the largest number of Victory Points wins. -description from designer

Designer

Daniel R VanDyke

Publisher

Self-published

Categories

ExplorationFantasy

Mechanics

Grid MovementHand ManagementHex GridArea Movement
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