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2021 Ranked #10,067

Magnolia

A kingdom-building card game has players place creatures in a three-by-three grid to gain powers and develop their realm. Position bonuses and front-line warfare make every placement matter as players race toward the ending threshold.

Abstract Strategy Card Game Action/Event Open Drafting

Players

2-5

Play time

10-20 min

Age

10+

Complexity

1.83/5

Rating

7.27

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 3.6/5

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?

Players lead a wide variety of creatures to build a kingdom. By placing the cards in your hand in the [3X3] field given to you, various abilities will be generated.

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Players lead a wide variety of creatures to build a kingdom. By placing the cards in your hand in the [3X3] field given to you, various abilities will be generated. The player who places them most effectively will win. Gain fortune, improve your skills and faith, and develop your country while competing with neighboring countries. Players can play up to 2 cards a turn and place them in a 3x3 grid on the table in front of them. if you play 2 cards, you get no money, if you play 1 you get 1 coin, if you play no cards, you get 2 coins. It is important to consider the card and its position with the aim of acquiring strength and bonuses. This is because there are position rules such as "If you line up in a row with the same race / occupation, you can receive a placement bonus" and "Only units in the front line of each row can participate in the war". The game ends when someone plays 9 cards or reached 40 points. The player with the most points wins. —description from publisher

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Play and group

Players
2–5
Best with
2–4
Play time
10–20 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.8/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Masato Uesugi

Artists

1
??? ?? (Tori Hasegawa)

Publishers

1
Arclight Games

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