2019 · Fantasy
Rune Stones
Players take the roles of druids who summon creatures, gather gems and work with dwarven forges to craft artifacts and combine them into rune stones. On a turn a player either summons new creatures from a display by spending spell power, plays two cards from hand for resources or effects (then removes the higher-numbered of the two from their deck), or forges artifacts by spending gems at specific forges. Rune stones grant permanent abilities and points; using more artifacts in a stone increases its value. The game ends when a player reaches the target score and the highest-scoring druid wins.
- Players
- 2–4 best 3
- Playing time
- 60 min
- Age
- 10+
- Complexity
- 2.4 / 5
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Full stats in Ludoya- 32
- Plays logged
- 42
- Players
- 1h 12m
- Average play
- 20
- In collections
5.5/10
from 14 Ludoya reviews
Garfield2.0 Very boring game. Collect gems too build some bigger gems and then turn them into VPs. Rinse and repeat about a 100 times. Good cards and the bigger gems are usually taken before it's your turn. Multiplayer solitaire at its best... [c] Theme: ★☆☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Nooo --> Gameplay: ★☆☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Very repetitive --> Interaction: ★☆☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Zero --> Artwork: ★★★☆☆ <!-- size 7]Good --> Luck: ★★★☆☆ <!-- size 7]Revealed cards --> Strategy: ★★☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Very little --> Components: ★★★★☆ <!-- size 7]Very good, solid --> Play duration: ★★☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Too long --> Easy to teach: ★★★★☆ <!-- size 7]Quite easy --> Rules quality: <!-- size 7]not read --> Setup time: ★★★★☆ <!-- size 7]Quite fast --> No downtime: ★★★★★ <!-- size 7]Very little --> Replay value: ★☆☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Nothing --> [/c]
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It is too long for what it offers. Simplistic at its most, it gives a few interesting mechanics, but overall it felt pretty basic and old. It is a game I wanted to like and enjoy, but hopefully I won't play it again
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