Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
Welcome to the world of Thalara! The world's magic is dwindling away - fight for the last artifacts to preserve your power before it's too late!
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Area Majority
Compete to have the strongest presence in areas that award control or points.
Deck / Bag Building
Add new pieces during play to improve the cards, tokens, or dice drawn later.
Hand Management
Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
Variable Player Powers
Each player has different abilities, restrictions, or strategic advantages.
Secret Unit Deployment
Place or assign units secretly before their positions are revealed.
Read the full game description
Welcome to the world of Thalara! The world's magic is dwindling away - fight for the last artifacts to preserve your power before it's too late! Thalara: The Last Artifacts is a fast-paced, highly interactive, asymmetric hand-building strategy card game with low luck and a special twist. The game features a unique hand-locking mechanic: Each round more of your cards get "locked to your hand" to be used in each subsequent round. Thalara's core is a hand building game where you don't just select the cards you want - you fight for them! No more luck of the draw: You select every single card you draw from your personal card pool. Every spell is available all the time and on the table right in front of you. You can choose any character that fits your playstyle and always have a fair chance to win. There are characters that can be learned in seconds while others take a lifetime to master. —description from the description