# Cheaty Mages!

Cheaty Mages! is a board game for 3–6 players. It plays in 30 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 7 out of 10 by 1 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 3–6 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 30 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 1.6 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2008
- **Categories:** Fantasy, Card Game
- **Mechanics:** Betting and Bluffing, Hand Management, Take That
- **Ludoya rating:** 7 out of 10, from 1 reviews
- **Owned by:** 9 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 2
- **Unique players:** 1

**Designers:** Seiji Kanai

**Artists:** Noboru Sugiura

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cheaty-mages)
- [Cheaty Mages! in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/cheaty-mages)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/38194)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._