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Fate Of Akalon: Tribes box art
2016 Ranked #16,822

Fate Of Akalon: Tribes

A combat card game has rival tribes compare played cards and send enough opposing strength to a cemetery to win. Unique deck powers alter combat values, turning each clash into a test of timing and tactical influence.

Family Games Card Game Fantasy Trick-taking Variable Player Powers

Players

2-4

Play time

15-30 min

Age

14+

Complexity

2/5

Rating

6.79

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 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Fate of Akalon: Tribes is a 2-4 player combat card game set on the dying continent of Akalon. Players control a tribe of fantasy races in a struggle for survival.

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Fate of Akalon: Tribes is a 2-4 player combat card game set on the dying continent of Akalon. Players control a tribe of fantasy races in a struggle for survival. Each turn a player will play a card to the battlefield and compare combat values. The winner's card goes to their discard pile, the loser's card to that players cemetery. The winner is the first player to send 30 points worth of combat value to their opponent's cemetery. Each race's deck contains unique thematic powers to influence the combat values when played. Fate of Akalon: Tribes is a quick, thematic card game that surprises with depth of play belying its simple mechanisms.

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
15–30 min
Age
14+
Complexity
2.0/5
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Credits

Designers

1
Robert Nicaise

Publishers

1
Foursight Games

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