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Anime Saga

Anime Saga is a Gateway Board Game, light in rules but with interesting strategic options, being interesting both to more experienced players then newcomers. In Anime Saga each player will be a Hero with unique powers, member of a group of adventurers in a Medieval Fantasy style...

Players

2-5

Time

75-120

Age

14+

Weight

2

Rating

6.75

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Moderate level of direct and strategic confrontation with high interaction frequency, but limited emphasis on cooperation.

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.1

Scales well

Strategy 4.7

Deep strategy

Control 2.8

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Moderate level of direct and strategic confrontation with high interaction frequency, but limited emphasis on cooperation.

Replay value

Anime Saga has a high replayability score due to its strong variability, strategic depth, and scalability. The game offers different experiences each time it is played, with multiple paths to victory and variable setups. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, further enhancing the replay value. Players have room to improve their strategy over time, discovering new tactics and strategies. The game adapts well to different player counts without compromising its appeal or balance. While it may take some time to learn, the depth it offers makes it worth the investment.

Luck profile

Anime Saga has a moderate influence of luck. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. While players have some ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning, luck still plays a significant role in the game. Overall, Anime Saga offers a balanced mix of luck and strategy.

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Anime Saga is a Gateway Board Game, light in rules but with interesting strategic options, being interesting both to more experienced players then newcomers. In Anime Saga each player will be a Hero with unique powers, member of a group of adventurers in a Medieval Fantasy style setting, but with an Japanese Anime perspective. The players will face challenges and enemies in order to reach and beat one of the Lords of Darkness that are endangering the world. The Heroes are allied against the powers of the darkness, but each one of then wants to be the true protagonist, the most famous hero, the leader, the one that will be the most remember in the tales and songs. In order to reach that goal players will try to be the one with the most Fame at the end of the game. By using cards with four different attributes, strength, agility, intelligence and power, players will beat challenges and combat enemies to win fame and advance the game towards the inevitable encounter with the Lord of Darkness. During this journey players will have the opportunity to train new powers, face challenges, attack enemies and gather fame that will be the decisive factor to see who will be the protagonist of this Anime Saga!

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Designers

1
Michael Alves

Artists

3
Douglas Duarte Emyr F. Lima Gustavo Matsunaga

Publishers

1
Arcano Games

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