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Cheaty Mages!

Cheaty Mages!

2008·Seiji Kanai

3 - 6 players
30 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

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The card game Cheaty Mages puts you in the role of a wizard who has come to watch and bet on monsters fighting in an arena. Of course, you have all of your spells to help the monsters you've bet on win (or harm the monsters fighting against yours) – but then again, so do all of the other players, too! What's more, judges line the arena during combat and if players push things too far with their cheating spells, a judge might intervene and dispel – or even eject – the fighter! Who will walk away with the largest pile of gold?

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About Cheaty Mages!

From BoardGameGeek:

The card game Cheaty Mages puts you in the role of a wizard who has come to watch and bet on monsters fighting in an arena. Of course, you have all of your spells to help the monsters you've bet on win (or harm the monsters fighting against yours) – but then again, so do all of the other players, too! What's more, judges line the arena during combat and if players push things too far with their cheating spells, a judge might intervene and dispel – or even eject – the fighter! Who will walk away with the largest pile of gold?

Designer

Seiji Kanai

Artist

Noboru Sugiura

Publisher

Alderac Entertainment Group

Categories

Card GameFantasy

Mechanics

Betting & BluffingHand ManagementTake That
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