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2019 Ranked #6,022

Trial Of The Temples

A fantasy strategy game where archmages refine crystals, cast spells, and complete trials for the highest score. Magical barriers can block rivals, while spell chains reward finding the right moment to turn prepared resources into momentum.

Fantasy Set Collection Worker Placement

Players

2-4

Play time

30-60 min

Age

14+

Complexity

2.44/5

Rating

6.92

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

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?

Every century the most powerful Archmages gather at the centre of the world — “Mages' Arena”. They must enter the trials at the three temples to compete for the title of “Supreme Master”.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Set Collection

Gather related items that become more valuable when scored together.
Worker Placement

Commit limited workers to action spaces before opponents occupy them.
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Every century the most powerful Archmages gather at the centre of the world — “Mages' Arena”. They must enter the trials at the three temples to compete for the title of “Supreme Master”. Each Archmage will refine crystals and create magical barriers to block their opponents in order to complete the trials and find the best timing to surpass their opponents. Archmages will aim to cast a spell from the spellbook to create an amazing spell chain! Who will win and recive the ultimate title? The game is played over 5 days (rounds) at most. At the end of the game, whoever has the highest Trial Points (VP) will be the winner. —description from the publisher

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Category

1
Fantasy

Mechanism

2
Set Collection Worker Placement

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
30–60 min
Age
14+
Complexity
2.4/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Wei-Min Ling Michael Mihealsick

Artists

1
Maisherly

Publishers

1
EmperorS4

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