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Jun 7, 2023·How to play·20:16·723·Watch on YouTube

How to Play Shadowgate: The Living Castle Rules School

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Watch “How to Play Shadowgate: The Living Castle Rules School,” a how-to-play guide for Shadowgate: The Living Castle from Game Boy Geek on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by Game Boy Geek on YouTube:

Skip the rule book and learn How to Shadowgate: The Living Castle published by Trick or Treat Studios. This is based on the award-winning video game and you'll be exploring the Living Castle, discovering relics and spells, completing legendary quests and confronting the Warlock Lord! I’ll teach you how to play so you can skip the rulebook! If you have more rules question place them here - BGG Link: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/343980/shadowgate-living-castle 0:00 - Introduction 0:58 - 1 Minute Overview 2:06 - Setup 5:23 - Object of the Game 5:35 - Flow of the Game 5:45 - Equip Phase 6:52 - Action Phase 7:56 - Quest Phase 12:20 - Resolve Phase 12:35 - End Phase 13:13 - Unlocking Quest Decks 13:43 - Djinn Riddles 14:41 - Staff Item Cards 15:19 - Moving the Torch 16:33 - Getting to The Final Quest 17:34 - Attack Phase 19:18 - Killing the Final Boss 19:27 - Final Scoring See all the Rules School’s here - http://www.gameboygeek.com/rules-school The Game Boy Geek Produces Hi-Quality, Hi-Energy Board Games review with new content at least every other day. Meet up on these Web & social media platforms: Website - http://www.GameBoyGeek.com Facebook - http://www.Facebook.com/TheGameBoyGeek Twitter - http://www.Twitter.com/TheGameBoyGeek Instagram - http://www.Instagram.com/TheGameBoyGeek

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Shadowgate: The Living Castle

Shadowgate: The Living Castle

2022

Videos
12
Creators
9

Mostly reviews and how-to-play. Shadowgate: The Living Castle is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 5 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, 1 unboxings, and 2 other videos.

2 - 4 players
30 - 60 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

About Shadowgate: The Living Castle, from BoardGameGeek:

"Five to find, three are one. One gives access, the Bladed Sun. The Silver Orb, to banish below. The Staff of Ages, to vanquish the foe. Joining two, the Golden Thorn. The last to invoke, the Platinum Horn." You have heard this prophecy many times – one regarding the chosen hero that will save the Westland from a great and rising darkness. Those days are now before you, for Talimar the Starless – the Warlock Lord – is once again moving in this world. He has descended far below Castle Shadowgate, ready to release a creature of immense power upon the world and bring it into chaos! Shadowgate: The Living Castle is a 2-4 player board game based on the Macventure, Kemco NES and 2014 remake video game, Shadowgate. In it you'll explore Shadowgate, the Living Castle, discovering relics and spells and completing legendary quests. Players can choose between eight characters that have their own unique class, traits, and abilities, then use these characters to compete for XP (experience points). For each item you equip, each quest you complete, each djinn riddle you answer, and each monster you defeat, you gain XP. Compete against other players to piece together the fabled Staff of Ages – It is only then will you be able to confront the Warlock Lord, fulfill the prophecy, and be crowned High Lord of the Westland!

Artist

Chris Cold

Publisher

Trick or Treat Studios

Categories

AdventureFantasy

Mechanics

Dice RollingTurn Order Manipulation
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