2024 · Miniatures

The Curse of Candelabria

Players lead rival noble houses of living candles and vie for control of territories on the map across three distinct eras. On a turn, players create and assemble layered candle miniatures, place tealights on the board, melt deployed candles to trigger abilities, move units, and upgrade their castle. Area control and majority-driven combat resolve at the end of each era, awarding points based on territorial dominance and battle outcomes. Play centers on timing of melts and ability activations, spatial maneuvering, and engine development to score more points than opponents by the final era.

groupPlayers

3–5 best 4

schedulePlaying time

60–120 min

cakeAge

14+

psychologyComplexity

3.3 / 5