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Sand Castle Games  |  SKU: RA0101

Res Arcana

$47.95 CAD
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Description

Designer Thomas Lehmann
Publisher Sand Castle Games
Players 2-4
Playtime 20-60 mins
Suggested Age 12 and up
Expansions Res Arcana: Lux & Tenebrae
Res Arcana: Perlae Imperii
Honors 2020 Kennerspiel des Jahres Recommended
2020 Fairplay À la carte Runner-up
2020 As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Expert Winner
2020 As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Expert Nominee
2019 Tric Trac Nominee
2019 Tric Trac de Bronze
2019 Meeples' Choice Winner
2019 Meeples' Choice Nominee
2019 International Gamers Award - General Strategy: Multi-player Nominee
2019 Golden Geek Board Game of the Year Nominee
2019 Golden Geek Best Strategy Board Game Nominee
2019 Golden Geek Best Card Game Nominee
2019 Board Game Quest Awards Best Game from a Small Publisher Nominee

Prepare Your Place of Power!

In a high tower, an Alchemist prepares potions, using vials filled with otherworldly fluids. In a sacred grove, a Druid grinds herbs for a mystical ritual. In the catacombs, a Necromancer summons a bone dragon... Welcome to the world of Res Arcana!

In it, Life, Death, Elan, Calm, and Gold are the essences that fuel the art of magic. Choose your mage, gather essences, craft unique artifacts, and use them to summon dragons, conquer places of power, and achieve victory!

A game typically lasts 4-6 rounds. In each round, players do these steps:

  • Collect essences: performs any Collect abilities, and may take essences from components.
  • Do actions, 1 per turn, clockwise from the First Player: place an artifact, claim a monument or Place of Power, discard a card for 1 Gold or any 2 other essences, use a power on a straightened component, or pass: exchange magic items and draw 1 card. Play continues until all players have passed.
  • Pass procedure: If you are first to pass, take the First Player token, swap your magic item for a different magic item, draw 1 card.
  • Check victory points (10+ VPs). If no one has won: straighten all turned components, and begin the next round.

Customer Reviews

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Dirk Chan

Res Arcana

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Karly Snoddon
Love

Very smooth game, resource collection and engine building with very little downtime. Beautiful artwork and exciting theme

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Robert Sera
Good game

Fun engine builder / resource management game - not super heavy and the game length is less than an hour.

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James Carruthers
Resource management like Splendor

But with a thematic fun that Splendor lacked. Great game.

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Graham Gray
Pure Magic

You truly feel like an mage or alchemist with this game. Great resource conversion game. Similar to Race for the Galaxy (same designer) but it does it's own thing with a great magic theme. Art is stellar too.