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1991 Ranked #16,710

Shapeshifters

A tactical wizard duel has opponents transform into animals and mythic forms to gain movement, attack, defense, or special advantages. Transforming and maintaining powerful forms costs spell points, so the strongest shape is not always best.

Wargames Bluffing Fantasy Hexagon Grid Simultaneous Action Selection

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

1.57/5

Rating

6.08

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

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?

Two wizards bent on killing each other have the ability take on the forms of a wide variety of different animals, some real, some mythic. Using replaceable spell points, the wizards change forms to get an upper hand on each other.

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Two wizards bent on killing each other have the ability take on the forms of a wide variety of different animals, some real, some mythic. Using replaceable spell points, the wizards change forms to get an upper hand on each other. There is a cost for transforming and maintaining a form so it is not always best to transform to a large, dangerous animal. Animals are rated for movement, movement type (flying, ground, diving), size, attack, defense, reflexes and special ability. There is a flow chart showing cost of changing from one form to another. The game is played on a hexagonal grid map.

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
3
Play time
60 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.6/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Neal Sofge Michael Wasson

Artists

3
Brian Griffin Kenneth Levine Marc "Ninjaboy" Siry

Publishers

1
Fat Messiah Games

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