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Fate of Witches

Game ID: GID0123873
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The Council of Witches is in turmoil. The Grand High Witch is dead and the witches are fighting among themselves for the right to succeed her. But only the most powerful witch can ascend to such a high status. Meanwhile, people are disappearing and there are reports of strange happenings. With fear and suspicion rife, the villagers have called for the Witch Hunter and his trusted Hound.

Fate of Witches is a coven-building card game for 1-4 players. Plan, recruit, build, and combo your way to highest-scoring coven before the end of the game. Fate is in your hands. You’ll need your wits about as you take on the role of a head witch trying to build the highest-scoring coven. Recruit strange characters, fire up your cauldron, salvage magical items from the well, and turn to the dark arts to gain an advantage. All while evading the Witch Hunter, hell-bent on burning every witch in his way.

The game is played over several rounds, each consisting of three phases: Dawn, Day and Night.

Dawn Phase: Each round (except the first round) starts with repopulating the Village Square and passing on the Witch’s Coin.
Day Phase: Starting with the Witch’s Coin holder and proceeding clockwise, each player takes their turn to perform the following two actions: Draft & Coven actions.
Night Phase: The current Witch’s Coin holder draws a card from the Event Deck.

Ending the Game
Once all Event Cards have been resolved, this triggers the end phase. Once the end phase has concluded, players add up their covens, and the player with the highest score wins the game and becomes the Grand High Witch.

Description

The Council of Witches is in turmoil. The Grand High Witch is dead and the witches are fighting among themselves for the right to succeed her. But only the most powerful witch can ascend to such a high status. Meanwhile, people are disappearing and there are reports of strange happenings. With fear and suspicion rife, the villagers have called for the Witch Hunter and his trusted Hound.

Fate of Witches is a coven-building card game for 1-4 players. Plan, recruit, build, and combo your way to highest-scoring coven before the end of the game. Fate is in your hands. You’ll need your wits about as you take on the role of a head witch trying to build the highest-scoring coven. Recruit strange characters, fire up your cauldron, salvage magical items from the well, and turn to the dark arts to gain an advantage. All while evading the Witch Hunter, hell-bent on burning every witch in his way.

The game is played over several rounds, each consisting of three phases: Dawn, Day and Night.

Dawn Phase: Each round (except the first round) starts with repopulating the Village Square and passing on the Witch’s Coin.
Day Phase: Starting with the Witch’s Coin holder and proceeding clockwise, each player takes their turn to perform the following two actions: Draft & Coven actions.
Night Phase: The current Witch’s Coin holder draws a card from the Event Deck.

Ending the Game
Once all Event Cards have been resolved, this triggers the end phase. Once the end phase has concluded, players add up their covens, and the player with the highest score wins the game and becomes the Grand High Witch.

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Video IW3-fAgBH58 Crimsonboardgames Unboxing at 7:24 sentiment: positive
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Pros
  • Looked so good
  • Artwork is great
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Thematic elements
  • Witches.
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Deck Building — Described as a deck building game.
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  • I am so excited to show you everything that I got and some games that were gifted to me by publishers.
  • So, I picked up the Walk the Roll expansion. Oh, I'm so excited for that.
  • The Fairies Have Gone Mad. It's Irish. It's folklore. It's amazing.
  • It's Fate of Witches, and it just looked so good. It's a deck building game.
  • I have heard so many people rave about this game.
  • So, I've heard from someone I trust that it is definitely better at one player.
  • Who doesn't love some free stuff?
  • The vibes are just immaculate.
  • And now we have like a royal theme which speaks to me very deeply.
  • Let's kill everybody in the kingdom. I'm already excited. Let's let chaos reign, I shall say.
  • Do I need another bag? I do not, but it is a very good quality sturdy like board game bag.
  • I have not. Have I bought the video game immediately when I got back home from UK Games Expo so that I can play it? Yes, you got that right. I'm playing it today.
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Video brH7jxrwR8c Crimsonboardgames Discussion at 6:41 sentiment: positive
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positive
Pros
  • Stunning game
  • Unique and beautiful art
  • Really fun and quick
  • Fun solo
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Deck Building — It's a deck building game.
  • Set Collection — You're building a coven. Trying to get the the best score.
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  • It's always very fun and it's always just nice to reflect on the first half of the year to kind of see like what have I been playing and what have I been enjoying? What did I discover?
  • It's a very nice cozy flip and write. Well, is it cozy? You're in a submarine, so maybe not cozy cozy, but it feels cozy when you're playing it and that's all that matters.
  • It's so quick and easy, and it was like my my morning coffee game for for a little bit.
  • It is just a gameplay experience that you have a you I haven't felt anywhere else except for with Isla.
  • It's such a stunning looking game. It's so beautiful. Everything about it is beautiful.
  • The art is so unique and beautiful.
  • It's set collection, um but your little mice gathering trinkets and it's just so cute and I really like them.
  • It's a perfect solo game. It's so fun.
  • I absolutely fell in love with it at the UK Games Expo, and I just can't wait to play it more.
  • I love Jennifer, my girl, uh from Jen Plays Solo.
  • Reggie, you did this tag. We chat like pretty much every day, almost.
  • Grant, Everybody knows Grant. I don't think I have to specify.
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