Ascension: Deckbuilding Game

Should this hit the table?

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Moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth, with frequent interaction and limited emphasis on cooperation.

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.5

More strategic control

Table feel

Moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth, with frequent interaction and limited emphasis on cooperation.

Replay value

The Ascension: Deckbuilding Game offers a high level of variability with its gameboard, multiple paths to victory, and variable setups. The availability of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing the replay value. The game provides deep strategic possibilities and room for improvement over time. The player interaction score is moderate, and the game scales well with different numbers of players. While it may take some time to learn, the game offers a good balance between easiness and depth. Overall, Ascension: Deckbuilding Game has a strong replayability score of 7.95 out of 10.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Ascension: Deckbuilding Game is 7 out of 10. This indicates that random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

Overview

What ABG knows about this game

Ascension: Deckbuilding Game — originally released as Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer — is a fast-paced deck-building game designed by Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour champions Justin Gary, Rob Dougherty, and Brian Kibler, with artwork by Eric Sabee. Ascension is a deck-building game in which players spend Runes to acquire more powerful cards for their deck. It offers a dynamic play experience where players have to react and adjust their strategy accordingly. Each player starts with a small deck of cards, and uses those cards to acquire more and better cards for their deck, with the goal of earning the most Honor Points by gaining cards and defeating monsters.

Mechanism

3

Deck, Bag, and Pool Building Hand Management Open Drafting

Family

5

Components: Gems/Crystals Digital Implementations: Steam Digital Implementations: VASSAL Game: Ascension Deck Building Players: Games with Solitaire Rules

Type

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Strategy

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