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Wizard Buddies

Wizard Buddies

2023·Josh Kimball

2 - 5 players
15 - 30 min

From BoardGameGeek

Wizard Buddies is a 3-5 player card game centered around spell casting, using magical items, and gathering wizards along the way. You must keep your wits about you and your lexicon handy if you are going to overcome your opponents to become the wisest wizard of them all... or at least the one with the most Wizard Buddies! In Wizard Buddies, each player plays as one of five Schools of Magic: Abjuration, Divination, Evocation, Necromancy, or Transmutation. On a turn, a player has three Action Points to spend. They can draw cards or play Spell Cards, Item Cards, or Wizard Cards, each at varying costs of Action Points. For example, Spell Cards and Item Cards cost one Action Point, but playing a Spell Card that aligns with your School of Magic won't cost you any. Similarly, playing a Wizard Card costs two Action Points. This is a hefty price to pay, but having the right combination of Wizard Cards in your play area is the key to winning. The game ends when a player has all five Schools of Magic accounted for in their play area OR three Wizard Cards from the same School of Magic in their play area that matches their own School. Magic can quickly spiral out of control, so be strategic in your card management and effective in your spell-casting! -description from the designer

Wizard Buddies

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Review

The Boardgame Mechanics Review Wizard Buddies4:59

The Boardgame Mechanics Review Wizard Buddies

The Boardgame Mechanics

The Boardgame Mechanics

Watch it played

Bower(S) Play Wizard Buddies30:22

Bower(S) Play Wizard Buddies

Bower's Game Corner

Bower's Game Corner

Which Wizard Buddies video should I watch?

Wizard Buddies has 3 videos from 3 creators: 2 reviews and 1 playthrough. They date from August to October 2023.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "The Boardgame Mechanics Review Wizard Buddies" by The Boardgame Mechanics. To see it played, watch "Bower(S) Play Wizard Buddies" by Bower's Game Corner.

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The Boardgame Mechanics Review Wizard BuddiesReview4:59

The Boardgame Mechanics Review Wizard Buddies

The Boardgame Mechanics

The Boardgame Mechanics

Bower(S) Play Wizard BuddiesPlaythrough30:22

Bower(S) Play Wizard Buddies

Bower's Game Corner

Bower's Game Corner

Wizard Buddies Preview: Become the Ultimate Sorcerer with FriendsReview10:30

Wizard Buddies Preview: Become the Ultimate Sorcerer with Friends

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Board Game Rundown

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The Boardgame Mechanics
The Boardgame Mechanics
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About Wizard Buddies

From BoardGameGeek:

Wizard Buddies is a 3-5 player card game centered around spell casting, using magical items, and gathering wizards along the way. You must keep your wits about you and your lexicon handy if you are going to overcome your opponents to become the wisest wizard of them all... or at least the one with the most Wizard Buddies! In Wizard Buddies, each player plays as one of five Schools of Magic: Abjuration, Divination, Evocation, Necromancy, or Transmutation. On a turn, a player has three Action Points to spend. They can draw cards or play Spell Cards, Item Cards, or Wizard Cards, each at varying costs of Action Points. For example, Spell Cards and Item Cards cost one Action Point, but playing a Spell Card that aligns with your School of Magic won't cost you any. Similarly, playing a Wizard Card costs two Action Points. This is a hefty price to pay, but having the right combination of Wizard Cards in your play area is the key to winning. The game ends when a player has all five Schools of Magic accounted for in their play area OR three Wizard Cards from the same School of Magic in their play area that matches their own School. Magic can quickly spiral out of control, so be strategic in your card management and effective in your spell-casting! -description from the designer

Designer

Josh Kimball

Artist

Josh Kimball

Publisher

Pretend Monkey Games

Categories

FantasyHumor

Mechanics

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