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Is Mage Knight a Euro?

It's as Euro as any of Vlaada's games.
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What genre is Mage Knight?

Mage Knight is a miniatures wargame using collectible figures, created by WizKids, Inc, and is the earliest example of what is now known as a collectible miniatures game (or CMG).
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Why is Mage Knight so expensive?

Mage Knight is expensive because it has little painted toys for your characters, which are just heaps of stats poorly distinguished from any other heap of stats. There are also little painted plastic toys for cities with bases that you can use to indicate how strong the city is.
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Is Mage Knight worth anything?

Short answer: yes, if you're willing to invest time and effort in it. Mage Knight is not a pick-up-and-play board game. It requires commitment and a lot of rules reading. And re-reading.
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Is Twilight Imperium a Eurogame?

Wargames and American Style Board Games tend to be strategy focused; however, they are not Eurogames. Hybrid games like Scythe and Twilight Imperium exist, but they are not pure Eurogames.
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Mage Knight: Which edition should I get?

What makes a game a Euro?

A Eurogame, also called a German-style board game, German game, or Euro-style game, (generally just referred to as board games in Europe) is a class of tabletop games that generally has indirect player interaction and abstract physical components.
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Is Dune Imperium a Euro?

This version is partly a euro-style game of worker placement but is also mixed with a deck-building twist. In a sense, it's an attempt to blend two types of games together.
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Is Mage Knight replayability?

Mage Knight is infinitely replayable due to most of the game being generated randomly as you play. There are also a number of set scenarios to play through and fans have created a ton of extra content if you want more than what comes in the box.
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Why is Mage Knight so good?

I believe Mage Knight is so good because of three reasons: how thematic the game mechanics are, the carefully paced character progression with numerous options, and the puzzle-like approach to every hand. The combination of these three allows for some powerful move combos, that are great fun to produce.
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Is Mage Knight competitive?

Released in 2000 as a miniatures war game similar to Warhammer, Mage Knight has since become a massive success and spawned everything from comic books to video games. It was turned into an adventure board game in 2011 by WizKids Games and Asmodee. It includes scenarios for solo, cooperative, and competitive play.
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Is Gloomhaven better than Mage Knight?

Mage Knight is probably a better puzzle and Gloomhaven is definitely the better adventure game. Mage Knight is fiddly but Gloomhaven is 10 times more fiddly. Managing multiple characters is not a big deal.
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How complicated is Mage Knight?

Mage Knight just appears incredibly complicated because there are a lot of bits and pieces involved: 15 or so different sites, hexes, day/night, mana, spell cards, action cards, artefacts, fame, reputation, tactics, combat, enemies with different traits etc.
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Who is the strongest mage square enix?

The Final Fantasy franchise introduced three of the most powerful magic users in the series' history all in a row: Kefka, Sephiroth, and then Ultimecia.
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Can you play Mage Knight solo?

But you probably don't have anyone like that (or you wouldn't be reading this). This is even more true since Mage Knight is one of the board games that is predominantly played solo. For that reason, it's mostly learned solo. But it's not a simple process and that's why we're here.
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How long to play Mage Knight?

Game length varied based on number of players and the complexity of the scenario played, lasting from 60 to 120 minutes. The game is played over a predetermined number of rounds based on the scenario.
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How old is Mage Knight?

Mage Knight Board Game is a cooperative board game for 1 to 4 players designed by Vlaada Chvátil and released in November 2011.
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How long to play Mage Knight solo?

Both are a big commitment, time-wise. Gloomhaven's scenarios take 1-2 hours to complete (some are longer), while a Solo Conquest mission in Mage Knight can easily take 3 hours. You'll be reading the rules a lot – and going back to them as you play as well.
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Who is the most powerful mage ever?

12 Strongest Mages In RPG History, Ranked
  1. 1 Gotoh, Fire Emblem.
  2. 2 Yennefer Of Vengerberg, The Witcher 3. ...
  3. 3 Mordenkainen, Dungeons & Dragons Franchise. ...
  4. 4 Vivi, Final Fantasy IX. ...
  5. 5 The Mage Of Zamorak, Runescape. ...
  6. 6 Magus, Chrono Trigger. ...
  7. 7 Flemeth (Known By Other Names, Too), Dragon Age. ...
  8. 8 Jon Irenicus, Baldur's Gate II. ...
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Is Knight weaker than Bishop?

In completely open positions without pawns, the bishop is superior to the knight… Conversely, the knight is superior to the bishop in closed positions, on the one hand because the pawns are in the bishop's way, and on the other hand because the pawns form points of support for the knight.
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What is a good score in Mage Knight?

Good scores are usually 200+. In the pbf section there is a fully detailed, re-playable solo game. Final score: 225.
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Is Mage Knight good with 2?

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I can see why so many people look at Mage Knight as a solo game first, but to me the two-player cooperative mode is just as good.
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What is the best player count for Mage Knight?

Mage Knight Facts

Players: 1-4, best with 1 or 2 players. Playing time: 60-240 minutes, depending on player count, scenario selected, and pace of the players. Complexity: there aren't many games with more complex rules than this.
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Is trashing mandatory in Dune: Imperium?

This is optional, as it is a cost>effect. If you want to trash the card and draw an Intrigue card, you can, but you don't have to (but then don't draw an Intrigue card).
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Is Dune: Imperium worth it solo?

Setting aside the “issue” with the digital companion apps, Dune: Imperium is an exceptionally well implemented and highly enjoyable solitaire experience and one that I unreservedly recommend.
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How long is Dune: Imperium real play?

Our in-person games with three or four players take 2-3 hours.
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