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Kharnage

Kharnage is a fast and fun fighting game in a med-fan world in which you are the warchief of the mighty humans, the strong (and alcoholic) dwarves, the amazing horde of goblins, or the ferocious orcs (and their giant!). Your goal in Kharnage is to take control of something strate...

Players

2-4

Time

?-?

Age

14+

Weight

1.97

Rating

6.20

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Kharnage has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth, with frequent interaction between players. However, it does not require much cooperation.

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.6

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.0

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Kharnage has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth, with frequent interaction between players. However, it does not require much cooperation.

Replay value

Kharnage offers a high level of variability with its gameboard, multiple paths to victory, and variable setups. The presence of expansions adds additional content and gameplay elements, enhancing 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 not be the easiest game to learn, it offers a good balance between depth and accessibility. Overall, Kharnage has a strong replayability score of 7.9.

Luck profile

Kharnage has a moderate level of luck involved in the game. Random elements like dice rolls and card draws have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have some ability to mitigate the effects of randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with neither element dominating the other.

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Kharnage is a fast and fun fighting game in a med-fan world in which you are the warchief of the mighty humans, the strong (and alcoholic) dwarves, the amazing horde of goblins, or the ferocious orcs (and their giant!). Your goal in Kharnage is to take control of something strategically essential, astoundingly beautiful, and envy of all other nations: a hill. Yes, just a hill. Admittedly, it is a nice hill. It may have a very commanding view of the surroundings, or it may not. You won't know until you get up there! To do so, you're going to have to drive off the armies of the other players by simply causing as much mayhem and bloodshed as possible. Each turn, you choose one battle card. The player with the lowest initiative value begins and: Deploys new units and applies skills if needed, or Attacks (shoot or assault) one opponent with all points, or two opponents by dividing their points. The next player then begins their turn, doing the same. After all players have taken their turn, the player who destroyed the largest number of units wins 5 domination points, the second 3 domination points, and the third 1 domination point. The last one has only their eyes for crying. Each time a player totally destroys an opponent army, they must yell "KHARNAGE!", loud and clear, and stomp the table. They then take a Kharnage token worth 1 domination point. The other players must cheer them on by yelling "YEAH!"; if not, they lose a Kharnage token if they have one. After four rounds, the warchief with the most domination points wins!

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Designers

1
Yann and Clem

Artists

3
Sylvain Aublin Gaël Denhard Olivier Derouetteau

Publishers

1
Devil Pig Games

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