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Chroma Arcana

Chroma Arcana

Roc Nest Games · 2025
220–40 min13+ yrs2.4/5 complexity8.1 BGG#10.769 BGG301Couples
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How do you play Chroma Arcana?

Chroma Arcana is a tactical card game set in a fantasy world. Players take on the roles of powerful mages, using their knowledge of the arcane arts to outmanoeuvre and defeat their opponents.

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Chroma Arcana box art
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Chroma Arcana is a tactical card game set in a fantasy world. Players take on the roles of powerful mages, using their knowledge of the arcane arts to outmanoeuvre and defeat their opponents. Each mage has access to a unique combination of Spells based on their chosen colours of magic, allowing for a diverse range of gameplay options and strategies. The goal of the game is to reduce your rival's health to zero. On your turn, you can place spell cards into your spellbook. Then, you can discard cards of a matching colour to charge those spells up. Once a spell is charged up, it must be cast!

Spells can be instant-effect Bursts, Minions that provide a benefit for a handful of turns, powerful Edicts that last a single turn, or trap-like Wards that remain until their trigger condition is met.

There are also item cards that you play straight from your hand, such as Potions that counter rival spells and Arcanas that super-charge your own.

At the end of setup, you will have selected an Ego (your character identity), a Major Colour (along with a powerful Sigil and a well-practiced Rote), and two Minor Colours. This should be all you need to battle it out!

—description from designer

game anatomy
Complexity2.4 / 5
BGG rating8.1 / 10
Vibe
Couples
Language dependence
Extensive text — heavy translation needed
Play time
20–40 min
Players
2
Recommended age
13+ yrs
BGG rank
#10.769
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Q3How do you play Chroma Arcana?
Chroma Arcana is a card game game, for 2 players, taking ~20–40 minutes, featuring deck construction. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Chroma Arcana — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Chroma Arcana support?
Chroma Arcana is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Chroma Arcana take?
A game of Chroma Arcana takes about 20–40 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Chroma Arcana for?
Chroma Arcana is recommended from age 13.
Q7How complex is Chroma Arcana?
Chroma Arcana has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.4 out of 5.
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