About Dwarf Emberforge, from BoardGameGeek:
Dwarf Emberforge is a competitive strategy game for 2-4 players where you take on the role of an apprentice to a legendary Forge Master. Your goal is to prove your skill and claim glory at the anvil before your rivals do.
The game is played over a series of rounds divided into placement and activation phases. On your turn, you will strategically place your Embers into four distinct zones:
Ignar: Recycle cards from your hand to gather raw materials like Iron, Bronze, or Mithril.
Durgaz: Use the heat of your embers to forge weapon cards from your hand.
Runarium: Activate the special magical abilities of your already forged weapons.
Gildar: Acquire new blueprints or complete Guild Commissions for prestige.
Key Mechanic: Overheat Players must be careful not to be too greedy. If a zone contains more Embers than the number of players at the end of the placement phase, it Overheats. An overheated zone causes a Total Lockdown, preventing anyone from activating that zone's action for the round.
Victory Conditions The game features a "Sudden Death" ending. You win immediately if you achieve one of two conditions during your turn:
Forge Mastery: Forge 6 weapons from different collections (colors).
Guild Prestige: Complete 3 Commission tokens.
Will you balance your resources and heat management to become the next Forge Master?
-description from the publisher
