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Shrine: Duel of Light

Shrine: Duel of Light

2026·Richard Ámann

2 players
30 - 45 min

From BoardGameGeek

As an avid explorer of lost civilizations, you make an extraordinary discovery - an ancient shrine dedicated to honoring the radiant majesty of light and its divine sources: the Sun and the Moon. Your discovery, however, might be in jeopardy. Someone else has been following the same clues, and they are not stepping down from claiming the exploration as their own. A celestial spirit, guarding the sanctum, invites the two of you to a pristine challenge known as the Duel of Light in which you will test your skills to determine who is truly worthy of the ancestors' heritage. Harness the mystical power of light in Shrine: Duel of Light, a game steeped in the mysteries of an ancient culture that features an LED board vital to gameplay. Both players will be dealt a sacred code, and they will take turns placing a translucent, colored piece - an arcane lens in game terms - on the ancient contraption illuminated by light. They compete for each space individually by creating the correct color, sometimes combining multiple lenses to achieve the desired hue, such as placing red on blue to create purple, while yellow combined with red or blue results in orange or green. Building the largest contiguous area of matching colors, investing your treasure strategically, and knowing when to pass or take on some debt from the spirit will be key to your success in this adventure movie-like gaming experience, further enhanced with the pattern-building module Radiant Shapes, as well as other available expansions. At the end of the game, players earn treasure for the matching colors in their code, and whoever has the most treasure wins. -description from publisher

Shrine: Duel of Light

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Shrine Duel of Light - How to Play & Playthrough48:16

Shrine Duel of Light - How to Play & Playthrough

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Shrine: Duel of Light | The LED Abstract Duel You Didn’t Know You Needed | Kickstarter Preview21:09

Shrine: Duel of Light | The LED Abstract Duel You Didn’t Know You Needed | Kickstarter Preview

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Shrine: Duel of Light - Teach & Playthrough51:36

Shrine: Duel of Light - Teach & Playthrough

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Which Shrine: Duel of Light video should I watch?

Shrine: Duel of Light has 3 videos from 3 creators: 1 review, 1 how-to-play guide and 1 playthrough. They date from July 2025.

To learn the rules, start with "Shrine Duel of Light - How to Play & Playthrough" by Gaming Rules!, which runs 48 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Shrine: Duel of Light | The LED Abstract Duel You Didn’t Know You Needed | Kickstarter Preview" by kovray. To see it played, watch "Shrine: Duel of Light - Teach & Playthrough" by Before You Play.

If you like it, try Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles – Episodes 1 & 2, Anachrony, Trickerion: Legends of Illusion and Cerebria: The Inside World, also by Richard Ámann.

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Shrine: Duel of Light - Teach & PlaythroughPlaythrough51:36

Shrine: Duel of Light - Teach & Playthrough

Before You Play

Before You Play

Shrine: Duel of Light | The LED Abstract Duel You Didn’t Know You Needed | Kickstarter PreviewReview21:09

Shrine: Duel of Light | The LED Abstract Duel You Didn’t Know You Needed | Kickstarter Preview

kovray

kovray

Shrine Duel of Light - How to Play & PlaythroughHow to play48:16

Shrine Duel of Light - How to Play & Playthrough

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Gaming Rules!

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About Shrine: Duel of Light

From BoardGameGeek:

As an avid explorer of lost civilizations, you make an extraordinary discovery - an ancient shrine dedicated to honoring the radiant majesty of light and its divine sources: the Sun and the Moon. Your discovery, however, might be in jeopardy. Someone else has been following the same clues, and they are not stepping down from claiming the exploration as their own. A celestial spirit, guarding the sanctum, invites the two of you to a pristine challenge known as the Duel of Light in which you will test your skills to determine who is truly worthy of the ancestors' heritage. Harness the mystical power of light in Shrine: Duel of Light, a game steeped in the mysteries of an ancient culture that features an LED board vital to gameplay. Both players will be dealt a sacred code, and they will take turns placing a translucent, colored piece - an arcane lens in game terms - on the ancient contraption illuminated by light. They compete for each space individually by creating the correct color, sometimes combining multiple lenses to achieve the desired hue, such as placing red on blue to create purple, while yellow combined with red or blue results in orange or green. Building the largest contiguous area of matching colors, investing your treasure strategically, and knowing when to pass or take on some debt from the spirit will be key to your success in this adventure movie-like gaming experience, further enhanced with the pattern-building module Radiant Shapes, as well as other available expansions. At the end of the game, players earn treasure for the matching colors in their code, and whoever has the most treasure wins. -description from publisher

Designer

Richard Ámann

Artist

Cold Castle Studios

Publisher

Bright Horizon Games

Categories

Abstract StrategyAdventurePuzzle

Mechanics

End Game BonusesResource ManagementPattern Building
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