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2017 Ranked #5,735

The Banishing

A cooperative card game has guardians collect cards into melds and cast spells to force undead through a void. Delays strengthen the enemy, so healing allies and advancing the ritual must be carefully balanced.

Strategy Games Card Game Open Drafting Variable Player Powers

Players

3-5

Play time

Not listed

Age

14+

Complexity

2.29/5

Rating

6.93

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.1/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.6/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Description from the publisher: A dark void has opened, and undead creatures are attempting to enter our world. You have come together as guardians who must work together to force the undead back through the void.

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Description from the publisher: A dark void has opened, and undead creatures are attempting to enter our world. You have come together as guardians who must work together to force the undead back through the void. However, the longer it takes, the stronger the undead become, threatening to overwhelm all. In The Banishing, players collect cards from the Void to form melds to cast unique spells and effects in an effort to complete the ritual of Banishing, which will hurl the undead back through the Void. Players must work together to create those melds, as well as to protect and heal each other from attacks by the undead in order to succeed.

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
3–5
Best with
1–4
Play time
45 min
Age
14+
Complexity
2.3/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Sean Rumble

Artists

2
John Camacho Michael Phillippi

Publishers

1
WizKids (I)

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