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Malediction

Malediction

2025·Leo Cunha, Nicole Lobo, Daniel Pettersen de Lucena

Videos
16
Creators
10

Mainly reviews. Malediction is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 10 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, 2 unboxings, and 2 other videos.

2 - 4 players
45 - 90 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

From BoardGameGeek

Clash forces with your opponents in this blend of miniature gaming and deck construction, where resource management is key as you draw cards and gain more echo every round to pay for the units, items, and spells you play, building up you warband as you go and making sure each match is a constant surprise. You play as a Seeker, a champion of your faction, leading a warband into the accursed grounds of the Malediction and battling enemies to claim relics from the husks of their former wielders. The game can be played head-to-head or in teams. Players bring their choice of terrain set to create a battlefield and face one another using their custom decks, with each Seeker offering distinct play styles and creative ways to combine cards from their associated factions. The object of the game is to reach a scenario's mastery threshold. Players gain mastery by defeating enemies and holding onto relics that can be claimed if their units are nearby an uncontested husk at the end of a round. Malediction is played over a series of rounds. Each round consists of 4 phases: 1. Refresh Phase: Players gain echo equal to 2 times the number of the round, refresh their units, draw 2 cards, and resolve an initiative bid. 2. Deploy Phase: Players deploy units and items onto the battlefield. 3. Action Phase: Players alternate taking turns activating their units. 4. End Phase: Players try to claim relics from nearby husks and check for victory. After finishing the end phase, if no player has won the game, a new game round begins, starting with the refresh phase.

Malediction

Watch first

Learn to play

HOW TO PLAY - Malediction30:40

HOW TO PLAY - Malediction

Malediction

Malediction

Review

Malediction Preview - When Miniatures Meets Card Games16:22

Malediction Preview - When Miniatures Meets Card Games

BoardGameCo

BoardGameCo

Watch it played

Malediction Gameplay - He's Just A Little Guy!57:00

Malediction Gameplay - He's Just A Little Guy!

BoardGameCo

BoardGameCo

Which Malediction video should I watch?

Malediction has 16 videos from 10 creators: 10 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide, 1 playthrough, 2 unboxings and 2 other videos. They date from 2025 to August 2026.

To learn the rules, start with "HOW TO PLAY - Malediction" by Malediction, which runs 31 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Malediction Preview - When Miniatures Meets Card Games" by BoardGameCo. 7 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Malediction Gameplay - He's Just A Little Guy!" by BoardGameCo.

If you like it, try Snap Ships Tactics, Apex Legends: The Board Game, Star Trek: Into The Unknown – Federation vs. Dominion Core Set or Unmatched: Teen Spirit, which share several of its mechanics.

All videos

Malediction Reinforcement Pack: Hand of the Church Overview | Holy Warriors & New Tactical OptionsReview9:34

Malediction Reinforcement Pack: Hand of the Church Overview | Holy Warriors & New Tactical Options

Tabletop Gaming Guild

Tabletop Gaming Guild

Malediction Reinforcement Pack: Courtly Spectacle Overview | New Units, Cards & Tactical OptionsReview8:44

Malediction Reinforcement Pack: Courtly Spectacle Overview | New Units, Cards & Tactical Options

Tabletop Gaming Guild

Tabletop Gaming Guild

Malidiction New 2 player Starter The Game that keeps evolving thanks to loot studios and the FansReview11:23

Malidiction New 2 player Starter The Game that keeps evolving thanks to loot studios and the Fans

Rob's Tabletop World

Rob's Tabletop World

Malediction Two Player Starter Set Review: Sigrith Andravos vs Thundersteps (Is It Worth It?)Review25:44

Malediction Two Player Starter Set Review: Sigrith Andravos vs Thundersteps (Is It Worth It?)

Tabletop Gaming Guild

Tabletop Gaming Guild

Malediction Two Player Starter Set Review: Polinore vs Vorendal (Is It Worth It?)Review33:12

Malediction Two Player Starter Set Review: Polinore vs Vorendal (Is It Worth It?)

Tabletop Gaming Guild

Tabletop Gaming Guild

Malediction Two Player Starter Set Unboxing | Polinore vs Vorendal The DreadheartUnboxing9:33

Malediction Two Player Starter Set Unboxing | Polinore vs Vorendal The Dreadheart

Tabletop Gaming Guild

Tabletop Gaming Guild

Malediction Two Player Starter Box Unboxing | Sigrith Andravos vs ThunderstepsUnboxing10:55

Malediction Two Player Starter Box Unboxing | Sigrith Andravos vs Thundersteps

Tabletop Gaming Guild

Tabletop Gaming Guild

Malediction - Official Cinematic Trailer2:31

Malediction - Official Cinematic Trailer

GameTrailers

GameTrailers

Can we paint the Malediction minis that we were too scared to paint?16:01

Can we paint the Malediction minis that we were too scared to paint?

Polyhedron Collider

Polyhedron Collider

HOW TO PLAY - MaledictionHow to play30:40

HOW TO PLAY - Malediction

Malediction

Malediction

Master the malediction in 15min!Review15:52

Master the malediction in 15min!

Maladdicted

Maladdicted

Malediction Gameplay - He's Just A Little Guy!Playthrough57:00

Malediction Gameplay - He's Just A Little Guy!

BoardGameCo

BoardGameCo

HOW TO PLAY - Malediction30:40

HOW TO PLAY - Malediction

Malediction

Malediction

Malediction Preview - When Miniatures Meets Card Games16:22

Malediction Preview - When Miniatures Meets Card Games

BoardGameCo

BoardGameCo

Malediction Preview - The World's 1st 3-D Printable Miniatures Card Game15:45

Malediction Preview - The World's 1st 3-D Printable Miniatures Card Game

Game Boy Geek

Game Boy Geek

Master the malediction in 15min!15:52

Master the malediction in 15min!

Maladdicted

Maladdicted

Malidiction New 2 player Starter The Game that keeps evolving thanks to loot studios and the Fans11:23

Malidiction New 2 player Starter The Game that keeps evolving thanks to loot studios and the Fans

Rob's Tabletop World

Rob's Tabletop World

Malediction Reinforcement Pack: Hand of the Church Overview | Holy Warriors & New Tactical Options9:34

Malediction Reinforcement Pack: Hand of the Church Overview | Holy Warriors & New Tactical Options

Tabletop Gaming Guild

Tabletop Gaming Guild

Malediction Two Player Starter Set Review: Polinore vs Vorendal (Is It Worth It?)33:12

Malediction Two Player Starter Set Review: Polinore vs Vorendal (Is It Worth It?)

Tabletop Gaming Guild

Tabletop Gaming Guild

Malediction Two Player Starter Set Review: Sigrith Andravos vs Thundersteps (Is It Worth It?)25:44

Malediction Two Player Starter Set Review: Sigrith Andravos vs Thundersteps (Is It Worth It?)

Tabletop Gaming Guild

Tabletop Gaming Guild

Malediction Reinforcement Pack: Courtly Spectacle Overview | New Units, Cards & Tactical Options8:44

Malediction Reinforcement Pack: Courtly Spectacle Overview | New Units, Cards & Tactical Options

Tabletop Gaming Guild

Tabletop Gaming Guild

Malediction: Prototype Preview. A New Standard for skirmish games is here.23:51

Malediction: Prototype Preview. A New Standard for skirmish games is here.

Beastie Geeks

Beastie Geeks

Malediction Preview, Magic the Gathering Meets Warhammer27:37

Malediction Preview, Magic the Gathering Meets Warhammer

Board Stupid

Board Stupid

Malediction Gameplay - He's Just A Little Guy!57:00

Malediction Gameplay - He's Just A Little Guy!

BoardGameCo

BoardGameCo

Malediction Two Player Starter Set Unboxing | Polinore vs Vorendal The Dreadheart9:33

Malediction Two Player Starter Set Unboxing | Polinore vs Vorendal The Dreadheart

Tabletop Gaming Guild

Tabletop Gaming Guild

Malediction Two Player Starter Box Unboxing | Sigrith Andravos vs Thundersteps10:55

Malediction Two Player Starter Box Unboxing | Sigrith Andravos vs Thundersteps

Tabletop Gaming Guild

Tabletop Gaming Guild

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About Malediction

From BoardGameGeek:

Clash forces with your opponents in this blend of miniature gaming and deck construction, where resource management is key as you draw cards and gain more echo every round to pay for the units, items, and spells you play, building up you warband as you go and making sure each match is a constant surprise. You play as a Seeker, a champion of your faction, leading a warband into the accursed grounds of the Malediction and battling enemies to claim relics from the husks of their former wielders. The game can be played head-to-head or in teams. Players bring their choice of terrain set to create a battlefield and face one another using their custom decks, with each Seeker offering distinct play styles and creative ways to combine cards from their associated factions. The object of the game is to reach a scenario's mastery threshold. Players gain mastery by defeating enemies and holding onto relics that can be claimed if their units are nearby an uncontested husk at the end of a round. Malediction is played over a series of rounds. Each round consists of 4 phases: 1. Refresh Phase: Players gain echo equal to 2 times the number of the round, refresh their units, draw 2 cards, and resolve an initiative bid. 2. Deploy Phase: Players deploy units and items onto the battlefield. 3. Action Phase: Players alternate taking turns activating their units. 4. End Phase: Players try to claim relics from nearby husks and check for victory. After finishing the end phase, if no player has won the game, a new game round begins, starting with the refresh phase.

Designers

Leo Cunha, Nicole Lobo, Daniel Pettersen de Lucena

Publisher

Loot Studios

Categories

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Mechanics

Action PointsBetting & BluffingDice RollingDeck Construction
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