# SpellBook

SpellBook is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 45 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2. It is rated 6.4 out of 10 by 17 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $29.08 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 45 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 2.1 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2023
- **Categories:** Fantasy
- **Mechanics:** Solo / Solitaire Game, Hand Management, Set Collection
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.4 out of 10, from 17 reviews
- **Owned by:** 54 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 150
- **Unique players:** 124

**Designers:** Phil Walker-Harding

**Artists:** Cyrille Bertin

**Publishers:** Space Cowboys

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 29.08 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/spellbook |
| Miniature Market | 35.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/spellbook-scspel01en.html |
| Rampi Games | 29.99 € | https://www.rampigames.com/juego-de-mesa/libro-de-hechizos/ |
| TLAMA games | 439 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/kniha-kouzel/ |
| Svet deskovych her | 440 Kč | https://www.svet-deskovych-her.cz/produkty/12290/kniha-kouzel |
| Lautapelikauppa | 24.43 € | https://lautapelikauppa.com/products/spellbook |
| Spelexperten | 369 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/spellbook.html |
| Alphaspel | 379 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/210195-spellbook |
| Juegos de la Mesa Redonda | 35.96 € | https://juegosdelamesaredonda.com/14911-libro-de-hechizos-3558380113003.html |
| Gameology | 61.95 $ | https://www.gameology.com.au/products/spellbook |
| Nexus | 7495 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/spellbook/ |
| Spielezar | 54.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/spellbook-de |

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## Rules questions

### Can I take more than one action in a phase (for example, two Morning actions)?

No — you are limited to a single action in each phase (Morning, Midday, Evening); performing an action is optional and you may skip a phase (see page 5).

### When do I store Materia on my Familiar — before or after I learn a Spell?

You store Materia during the Midday phase, so you must decide to store before the Evening phase when you learn Spells (see page 6 and the “Frequently Forgotten Rules” on page 16).

### Can I transform three identical‑rune Materia into a wild Materia at any time?

No — converting 3 Materia with the same rune into a wild Materia can only be done when you perform the Learn 1 Spell action (Evening); it cannot be done for other effects (see page 6 and page 16).

### What happens when I resupply the Altar and it’s already full (or has 10+ Materia)?

If the Altar has 10 or more Materia, discard all tokens from the Altar and draw 5 Materia from the Pouch to place on it; otherwise follow the rules for fewer than 5 or 5–9 tokens when resupplying (see page 8). If the Pouch is empty when drawing, return all discard tokens to the Pouch and continue drawing (page 8).

### Can I learn the same Spell again or later upgrade a Spell I already learned?

No — a Spell can only be learned once, so you cannot use the Learn 1 Spell action later to upgrade a Spell you already learned (see page 6).

### How many Materia can I have in my pool, and what if an action would make me exceed that limit?

Your pool is strictly limited to 9 Materia at all times; draw/take Materia one at a time, and if an action would exceed the limit it is only partially completed (you stop once you reach 9) (see page 5).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/spellbook-2)
- [SpellBook in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/spellbook-2)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/391834)

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