
2024Andres Pfister, Chris Young
Some how-to-play. Imperial Twing is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 4 how-to-play guides, 2 recorded sessions, and 8 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
Become the Vice Archmage of the Empire in this turn based fast paced strategic card and dice game. In the Imperial Twing fantasy card game, you are a witch, wizard, mage, sorceress, or other character capable of controlling the magical energy of The Orn and you are striving to become the new Vice-Archmage of the Empire. Use and develop your spells, enjoy your steadily growing entourage of grim looking creatures and battle your competitors with everything you have, all the while hoping that the Orn is on your side. Collect, steal, or conjure the magical objects you need. Most importantly, get a hold of the Magical Teddy of Agony. As soon as you have the necessary magical objects you can initiate the final magical ritual of the endgame, defeat all of your opponents and victor of Imperial Twing.
Imperial Twing has 14 videos from 4 creators: 4 how-to-play guides, 2 playthroughs and 8 other videos. They date from 2022 to June 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Imperial Twing 🧙- How to Play Board Game, with Tarrant and Stella" by The Dice Tower, which runs 15 min.
To see it played, watch "Archmage vs Emperor II Emotions" by Imperial Twing, one of 2 playthroughs.
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.
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From BoardGameGeek:
Become the Vice Archmage of the Empire in this turn based fast paced strategic card and dice game. In the Imperial Twing fantasy card game, you are a witch, wizard, mage, sorceress, or other character capable of controlling the magical energy of The Orn and you are striving to become the new Vice-Archmage of the Empire. Use and develop your spells, enjoy your steadily growing entourage of grim looking creatures and battle your competitors with everything you have, all the while hoping that the Orn is on your side. Collect, steal, or conjure the magical objects you need. Most importantly, get a hold of the Magical Teddy of Agony. As soon as you have the necessary magical objects you can initiate the final magical ritual of the endgame, defeat all of your opponents and victor of Imperial Twing.
Designers
Andres Pfister, Chris Young
Artist
Marius Dihr
Publisher
Imperial Games GmbH
Mechanics