
2020 · Fantasy
Margraves of Valeria
Players act as Margraves defending the realm and constructing Ward Towers at cities while commanding shared Knights to slay monsters or activate locations. Each turn a single Citizen card is played for its pennant icons, power text, or face-down for one of two board actions, creating multi-use decisions and hand-building progression. Movement of a Margrave or a Knight into a location triggers that location’s effect in a worker-placement style, and Knights used by any player can be taken advantage of. Players manage limited storage, pursue influence on four Guild tracks to earn privilege tiles and endgame points, and recover benefits from fallen heroes placed in tombs.
- Players
- 2–5 best 3
- Playing time
- 60–120 min
- Age
- 14+
- Complexity
- 2.7 / 5
About the game
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Full stats in Ludoya- 6
- Plays logged
- 9
- Players
- 1h 27m
- Average play
- 5
- In collections
- 2
- On wishlists
3.3/10
from 2 Ludoya reviews
Garfield3.0 I like the setting. But the downtime in this game is too much. We had 2.5h for a 4-player game! Some turns you can finish in 10-20s and others need 2-3min! Especially if you slay a monster and you have to do about a dozen things. The others just sitting there, bored. It's also a multiplayer solitaire which I don't like. And too many possibilities in one game. [c] Theme: ★★☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Hm, I'm not convinced --> Gameplay: ★★☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]A little bit repetitive --> Interaction: ★☆☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Not at all --> Artwork: ★★★★☆ <!-- size 7]Really nice cards and board --> Luck: ★★☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Not that much, maybe where the knights are placed --> Strategy: ★★★☆☆ <!-- size 7]Either set collection or gathering icons --> Components: ★★★★★ <!-- size 7]Great components, nothing bad --> Play duration: ★☆☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]A big No-No-No --> Easy to teach: ★★☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]A lot to teach --> Rules quality: <!-- size 7]Not read --> Setup time: ★★☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]A lot of little things to setup --> No downtime: ★☆☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]A turn can take 10-20 or 2-3min --> Replay value: ★★★☆☆ <!-- size 7]Different cards, maybe try another strategy --> [/c]
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