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Black Rose Wars

Black Rose Wars

Ludus Magnus Studio · 2019
2–490 min14+ yrs3.4/5 complexity7.9 BGG#588 BGG7,4 KStrategy
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Black Rose Wars is a competitive fantasy game of deck-building, strategy, and combat set in the hectic universe of Nova Aetas in Italy.

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Black Rose Wars is a competitive fantasy game of deck-building, strategy, and combat set in the hectic universe of Nova Aetas in Italy. Each player is one of powerful mages of the Black Rose Order who aspires to become the new Supreme Magister in order to acquire the mighty power of the Black Rose Artifact and the Forgotten Magic. Mages must fight, fulfill Black Rose desires, and gain strength with their spells until their power reaches the containment threshold of the prison where they are exiled, finally freeing themselves. Each mage has at their disposal six schools of magic, each one with its own strategy to annihilate their opponents and increase their power.

At the start of the battle, mages start with a grimoire of six cards; as mages study more spells during play, their grimoire will increase. Every spell in Black Rose Wars has two different effects, increasing a player's adaptability during a fight.

Mages fight each other in a modular arena of hexagons called "rooms". They summon powerful creatures, cast destructive spells, or devise dark deceptions with their enchantments. The game system is divided into different phases. Each turn, after choosing new spells from the six schools of magic, players plan their strategy in advance, placing cards face down. Later, they reveal the played cards to kill each other, solve missions, summon creatures, or destroy the prison rooms, one against each other and against the Black Rose (the playing system).
After being killed, mages are reborn immediately, allowing them to re-enter the fight without delay — although their death still fed energy to those mages who caused it. The mage with the most power at the end of the battle will be crowned Supreme Magister of the Order by the Black Rose itself.

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Complexity3.4 / 5
BGG rating7.9 / 10
Vibe
Strategy
Language dependence
Extensive text — heavy translation needed
Play time
90 min
Players
2–4
Recommended age
14+ yrs
BGG rank
#588

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Black Rose Wars is a bluffing game, for 2–4 players, taking ~90 minutes, featuring action queue. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Black Rose Wars — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Black Rose Wars support?
Black Rose Wars is played by 2–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Black Rose Wars take?
A game of Black Rose Wars takes about 90 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Black Rose Wars for?
Black Rose Wars is recommended from age 14.
Q7How complex is Black Rose Wars?
Black Rose Wars has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 3.4 out of 5.

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