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Dec 27, 2024·Board game video·10:24·3841·Watch on YouTube

WizWar: A Study In Great Board Game Design

Timothy Cain

Timothy Cain

Watch “WizWar: A Study In Great Board Game Design,” a board game video for Wiz-War from Timothy Cain on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by Timothy Cain on YouTube:

I talk about good design lessons from the board game WizWar. Videos I reference: Interplay After Hours Game Playing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcr3mMStEOE Board Games: https://youtu.be/I37RXM71qmU?si=gN2nZZKMuHj-PT-n

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Wiz-War

Wiz-War

1983·Tom Jolly

Videos
5
Creators
2

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

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

About Wiz-War, from BoardGameGeek:

In the light, beer & pretzels type of game Wiz-War, players are transformed into wizards attempting to collect treasures from a twisted little maze. At the heart of the game is a deck of cards that the players use to cast spells, power-up spells, and augment movement. Each turn, players can move up to three spaces (or more with the use of number cards). However, the goal is to penetrate the other players' sections of the maze, pick up one of their treasures, and bring it back to your home base. The first player to capture two such treasures or kill all the other wizards wins.

Designer

Tom Jolly

Artists

Tom Jolly, Phil Morrissey

Categories

FantasyFighting

Mechanics

Modular Board & Variable SetupPlayer Elimination
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