2020 · Card Game
Via Magica
Students compete in a crystallisation exam to become the Junior Mage. Players draft and pursue objective cards that show 2–6 symbol slots which must be filled with tokens to complete the card. Symbols are drawn one at a time from a shared bag so every player benefits from each draw, while the bag’s composition skews the frequency of some symbols. At setup each player selects three objectives from a dealt six, then replenishes choices from a common pool as objectives are completed. The game ends when a player completes seven objectives; completed objectives grant powers and victory points.
- Players
- 2–6 best 3
- Playing time
- 30 min
- Age
- 7+
- Complexity
- 1.5 / 5
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Full stats in Ludoya- 355
- Plays logged
- 267
- Players
- 21m 32s
- Average play
- 49
- In collections
- 5
- On wishlists
6.9/10
from 22 Ludoya reviews
Garfield7.0 Nice little family game. Nice artwork and drawing from the bag is fun. [c] Theme: ★★☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Very little --> Gameplay: ★★★☆☆ <!-- size 7]Push your luck and fulfill nice cards --> Interaction: ★☆☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Almost none --> Artwork: ★★★★★ <!-- size 7]Beautiful --> Luck: ★★★★☆ <!-- size 7]Random drawing from a bag --> Strategy: ★★☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Try to combine your cards --> Components: ★★★☆☆ <!-- size 7]Ok --> Play duration: ★★★★☆ <!-- size 7]Very good --> Easy to teach: ★★★★☆ <!-- size 7]Quite easy --> Rules quality: ★★★★★ <!-- size 7]Very good --> Setup time: ★★★★☆ <!-- size 7]Fast --> No downtime: ★★★★★ <!-- size 7]Everyone can do something --> Replay value: ★★☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Different cards --> [/c]
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Free, on web, Android and iOS
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