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1979 Ranked #8,857

Zargo's Lords: Magic Duels For World Power

A fantasy wargame has magical factions compete for control in the world of Zargo. Alliances can affect balance, so winning depends on managing both military strength and the political situation.

Wargames Fantasy Wargame Hexagon Grid Dice Rolling

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

3/5

Rating

6.71

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 3.7/5

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?

The first fantasy wargame ever published in Italy. A big success in the '80s, a game who introduced a lot of people in the hobby.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Dice Rolling

Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Hexagon Grid

Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
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The first fantasy wargame ever published in Italy. A big success in the '80s, a game who introduced a lot of people in the hobby. Some people say that the game is unbalanced (I'm afraid it's true), expecially in the 2-player game, when it's not possible to form alliances. Lack of playtesting? Other related games: - Zargo's Lords 2: The New Zargo's Lords (International Team): an expansion for Zargo's Lords, with two new fantasy races - Blue Stones (International Team): a new wargame on the world of Zargo, with 3 new races. - Zargos (Eurogames): Duccio Vitale did a Risk-style game in the world of Zargo - Warangel: fantasy wargame inspired by ZL.

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Type

1
Wargames

Category

2
Fantasy Wargame

Mechanism

2
Dice Rolling Hexagon Grid

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
120 min
Age
12+
Complexity
3.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Marco Donadoni

Artists

1
Enea Riboldi

Publishers

1
International Team (I)

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