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2020 Ranked #14,355

Oracle

A trick-taking game has players collect mythical-creature chips and fulfill prophecies for the most points. Taking the last chip of a creature type forces those chips back, making some victories dangerously costly.

Family Games Card Game Mythology Trick-taking

Players

3-5

Play time

30-60 min

Age

8+

Complexity

2.33/5

Rating

6.62

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.4/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Each player tries to collect mythical creatures by winning “tricks” or rounds by skilfully playing their hand of cards, or sometimes, by not winning certain tricks.

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Each player tries to collect mythical creatures by winning “tricks” or rounds by skilfully playing their hand of cards, or sometimes, by not winning certain tricks. The player who wins a trick receives a score chip with a mythical creature depicted upon it (Phoenix, Pegasus or Hydra). At the end of each round, these chips count points. However, if you take the last chip of a species of creature, all score chips of this creature type must be returned at the end of the game. In addition, all players try to fulfill the prophecies of their two oracle cards in the course of the game in order to receive additional score points. Whoever has the most points after a certain number of rounds wins the game. -description from publisher

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Play and group

Players
3–5
Best with
2
Play time
30–60 min
Age
8+
Complexity
2.3/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Stefan Dorra

Artists

1
Christian Opperer

Publishers

1
Skellig Games

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