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Epic is a fantasy card game by White Wizard Games which aims to recreate the TCG-style experience from a single box, with no additional purchases required.
Epic is a card game designed to start quickly but also to reward deep, strategic plays. In Epic, you take on the role of an elder god, in conflict with other elder gods. The cards in your deck are your champions, who fight for you, and events, which represent your will imposed on the mortal realm. In Epic, the turn sequence is easy but there are many options to choose from. You begin the game with a hand of five cards – each card costs either one gold or is free. You get one gold each turn — you don’t need to draw special resource cards or energy cards just to play with your other cards. Instead of figuring out which cards you might be allowed to play, you choose which card you want to play.
Epic is non-collectable, so every box contains the same 120 unique event and champion cards, with 8 double-sided cards to represent temporary "token" champions. One box supports preconstructed, sealed and draft formats for 2-4 players, two boxes up to 8 players, and three if you want to create a full constructed deck or a "cube" environment for drafting.
Year Published
2015
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Board Game Replay playthrough at 0:14 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- No complex resource management to slow down gameplay; one gold per turn keeps the pace brisk
- Very fast and violently impactful early plays; turn one threats can be decisive
- Drafting adds meaningful deck customization and re-playability with different card pools
- Compact box with a surprisingly deep design space; multiple play modes and variants
- Strong visual art and over-the-top flavor that reinforce the epic vibe
Cons
- Overpowered cards and aggressive card interactions can feel chaotic or unbalanced in some matches
- Reliance on the draw/packs means some games can hinge on luck or draft luck
- Blue recall mechanics and certain combos can dominate if not drafted away
Thematic elements
- Over-the-top heroic battles, spectacular creatures, and high-impact spells collide in rapid-fire duels
- Fantasy dueling world where players bring heavy hitters (creatures and spells) to a head-to-head confrontation
- Fast, cinematic combat focus with emphasis on spectacular plays and dramatic comebacks
Comparison games
- Magic: The Gathering
- Star Realms
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card drafting — The game supports a draft variant (pack drafting) where players select from packs of 10 cards, pass to the left, then to the right, creating a tailored 30-card deck through three rounds and enabling deck customization and strategic tension.
- Combat: Damage Based — Players attempt to reduce their opponent’s life total to zero through creatures, direct damage spells, and combat twists.
- Deck drafting and construction variance — The base box offers 120 unique cards with additional promos via Kickstarter, and players can draft, construct, or cube their decks to create different play experiences and balance their strategies.
- Direct combat and life-total defeat — Players attempt to reduce their opponent’s life total to zero through creatures, direct damage spells, and combat twists.
- Low-cost to play cards with high impact — Many cards cost 0 or 1 gold, allowing players to deploy powerful cards very early, including the possibility of playing the best card in the deck on turn one.
- Recall and non-traditional interactivity — A number of blue/recall-style effects allow cards to return to hand or trigger special interactions; however, the game emphasizes straightforward resolution with limited responses or interruptions.
- Resource management — The game tracks only gold as the resource, gained one per turn. There is no mana pool or complex resource ramp; cards cost 0 or 1 gold, and unspent gold simply vanishes at the end of a turn.
- Resource system (no resource management) — The game tracks only gold as the resource, gained one per turn. There is no mana pool or complex resource ramp; cards cost 0 or 1 gold, and unspent gold simply vanishes at the end of a turn.
- Tokens and stacking effects — Tokens can be generated to augment board presence, and several cards rely on token interactions or multi-unit battles to overwhelm an opponent.
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Quotes (from this video)
- you can literally play the best card in your deck right out of the gate on turn one
- the resources—the only resource in the game is gold
- it's a lighter card game with some of the heavier elements
- the cards are insanely strong
- this game just goes crazy right out of the gate
- there's no Resource Management none of the cards in here give you any resources
- the name epic ... is because well the game is a very fast-paced just Full Throttle card game
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Board Game Coffee general_discussion at 4:58 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- accessible to new players
- fast-paced dueling
Cons
- can become chaotic in multiplayer
Thematic elements
- epic fantasy combat
- Fantasy card duels
- multi-player card game with direct conflict
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- deck-building — players construct a deck to fuel combat and effects
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Quotes (from this video)
- Star Realms is fantastic
- we should probably give Star Realms the boring coffee seal of approval
- Sorcerer is a fun game
- the artwork for Sorcerer is fantastic
- Space Explorers is a simple fun game
- it's cooperative and accessible
- this game makes you think like a winner
- the 3D buildings are amazing
- it's the giveaway sirens
- Munchkin Dungeon is a wild ride
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The Dice Tower general_discussion at 4:04 sentiment: mixed
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mixed
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Quotes (from this video)
- the first time where I thought of the whole idea of form over function where you could not figure out how to play because they just wanted to look so pretty that they didn't actually put on the board how to play.
- It's you move you you you turn over a piece, something shows up in the grid, you move over. There's multiple game plays. It's just such a satisfying, entertaining game.
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