Black Rose Wars
2019

Black Rose Wars

2-4

players

90

min

14+

age

Categories

Bluffing
Fantasy
Miniatures
Renaissance

Mechanics

Action Queue
Area Majority / Influence
Area Movement
Campaign / Battle Card Driven
Deck, Bag, and Pool Building

Community Tags

Description

--- "Black Rose Wars" is a competitive fantasy deck-building game of strategy and combat where mages battle for supremacy using spells from six schools in a modular arena. Key mechanics include: - *Deck-building* Players expand their grimoire starting from six cards, acquiring spells from six magic schools, each with dual effects for adaptability. - *Modular arena combat* Battles occur in hexagonal "rooms" where players summon creatures, cast spells, and use enchantments against opponents and the Black Rose system. - *Simultaneous planning* Players secretly select spells face-down each turn, then reveal to resolve actions like killing foes, completing missions, or destroying rooms. - *Resurrection system* Killed mages immediately rebirth, but deaths provide power to the killers, fueling ongoing rivalry. - *Power accumulation* Mages gain strength through combat, fulfilling Black Rose desires, and spells until exceeding the prison's threshold; highest power wins as Supreme Magister. Black Rose Wars is a competitive fantasy game of deck-building, strategy, and combat set in the Nova Aetas universe, where players control exiled mages of the Black Rose Order vying to become Supreme Magister by seizing the Black Rose Artifact and Forgotten Magic. Starting with a six-card grimoire, players grow their decks by studying spells from six distinct magic schools, each offering unique strategies and dual-effect cards for versatile play. Combat unfolds in a modular hexagonal arena of "rooms," divided into phases where players first choose spells, then plan secretly by placing cards face-down before simultaneous reveals to execute kills, summon creatures, solve missions, deploy enchantments, or demolish rooms against rivals and the Black Rose system itself. Mages resurrect instantly upon death, though each demise channels power to the victor, intensifying the race. Victory crowns the mage with the most accumulated power at battle's end, determined through fights, desire fulfillment, and spell mastery until surpassing the prison's containment threshold for freedom. ---

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