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Battle Of The Bards

Battle of the Bards is a dice-rolling card game with aspects of deck-building set in the fantasy world of Tessandor. Players create performances, recruit bards, and work with their roadies to capture audiences in a race to become the best bard troupe.

Players

2-4

Time

20-60

Age

10+

Weight

2.14

Rating

7.01

Should this hit the table?

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Battle of the Bards has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth. Players frequently interact with each other and must pay attention to others' actions. While there is some level of cooperation required, it is not a major emphasis in the game.

Teach 2.1

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 2.8

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Battle of the Bards has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth. Players frequently interact with each other and must pay attention to others' actions. While there is some level of cooperation required, it is not a major emphasis in the game.

Replay value

Battle of the Bards has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, expansions available, strategic depth, scalability, and moderate easiness to learn.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Battle of the Bards is 5.67, indicating a moderate influence of luck in the game. 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.

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Credits

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Designers

1
David Gerrard

Artists

1
Justin Hillgrove

Publishers

1
Junk Spirit Games

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