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Game Info
Year
2025
Players
1-4
Age
14+
Playtime
150 min
Complexity
3.8/5
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Description
The first major expansion for Mage Knight Board Game since 2015, featuring new hero Coral seeking revenge on the Apocalypse Cult.
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Totally Tabled Top 10 List at 8:23 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
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none
Cons
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Quotes (from this video)
- This is a top 10 list of solo expansions for 2026.
- I think for most people, they're excited by these legacy style elements, much more so than I am.
- I can't wait to check it out.
- I plan on collecting everything for this game.
- Voidfall Resurgence ... I love Voidfall.
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Review at 0:16 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Adds a lot of new content and variety.
- The Apocalypse Dragon is a cool and unique boss.
- New playable character (Coral) is fun.
- New map tiles increase randomness.
- Quests add an optional new element.
- The rulebook covers interactions with previous expansions.
- Highly recommended for fans of Mage Knight.
Cons
- Playing the game competitively is not preferred by the reviewer.
Thematic elements
- Apocalypse Dragon
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- boss battle — The Apocalypse Dragon has multiple heads, each with its own attacks and defense, requiring strategic combat.
- Card Play — Players use cards for actions, spells, and acquiring units, and enemy difficulty is adjusted by cards.
- Character progression — Players can level up their characters and gain new abilities.
- Modular Board — New map tiles are added, increasing randomness and replayability.
- Quest System — Quests can be added to scenarios to provide additional objectives and locations.
- scenario play — The expansion includes new scenarios, some of which are quest-based.
- token management — Various tokens are used to represent enemies, destroyed sites, possessed enemies, and player progress.
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Quotes (from this video)
- So what do you get if you put a duck in a cement mixer? Quacks in the pavement.
- Mage Knight: The Apocalypse Dragon, if you like Mage Knight, I cannot recommend this one enough.
- I think this is an exceptional expansion and I think if you are a fan of Mage Knight, this is one you need to get.
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Playthrough at 0:06 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Lots of good aspects to the expansion.
- Nice to have a new mage.
- Great variety in scenarios.
- Fun with the horsemen coming into the center.
- Thematic integration of steeds is enjoyable.
Cons
- Wishes for three rounds to explore more.
- Only explored a quarter to half of the tiles.
- Did not get to a city.
- The dummy player mechanic is not appealing to the host.
- The scenario was tighter than expected.
Thematic elements
- Fighting against the four horsemen.
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Blitz rules — Special rules are used for this scenario, including starting fame, reputation, and additional dice rolls.
- Combat — Players engage in combat with enemies, which involves dealing damage, blocking attacks, and considering enemy resistances and armor.
- Dummy Player — A dummy player is used as a timer in solo play.
- Enemy fortification — Certain enemies or locations can be fortified, making them harder to attack.
- Enemy Movement — Horsemen move towards a specific location on the board, and their movement direction can be influenced by the player.
- exploration — Players explore tiles to reveal new locations, enemies, and opportunities.
- Faction tokens — Apocalypse cult faction tokens provide special abilities or bonuses.
- Hand Management — Players manage their hand of cards, deciding which to play for movement, actions, or combat.
- Leveling up — Players gain fame and reputation, which can lead to leveling up and unlocking new skills and advanced actions.
- Paralyze attack — Some enemies have attacks that can force players to discard non-wound cards from their hand if not blocked.
- Player mat — A custom player mat is used to track rounds, fame, reputation, and available units.
- Poison attack — Some enemies have attacks that cause damage to be dealt to both the player's hand and discard pile.
- Pre-set map — For this scenario, a pre-set map is used, unlike the normal Mage Knight gameplay.
- recruitment — Players can recruit units from cities and other locations to aid them in combat.
- Reputation system — Player reputation affects their influence and can be impacted by certain actions.
- Resource Management — Players manage mana tokens, crystals, and cards to perform actions and attacks.
- scenario-based play — The game is played with a specific scenario featuring four horsemen marching towards a central glade.
- Siege attack — A specific type of attack used against fortified locations or enemies.
- Skill and advanced action acquisition — Players gain skills and advanced action cards as they level up.
- Tactic selection — Players choose tactics at the start of each day or night phase to gain specific advantages.
- Wound cards — Wound cards can clog up a player's hand and must be dealt with.
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Quotes (from this video)
- I think if you know anything about me, you would know that Mage Knight is one of my absolute favorite games.
- It's a cool idea if you play this game over and over and over again but I don't need that.
- This is why gaining those catapults was key.
- This is why I love this game so much.
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Unboxing at 3:33 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Excitement for new content for a favorite game
- Campaign mode is a highly requested feature
- New hero and components appear well-designed
- Improved paint jobs on miniatures compared to older versions
- New quest system adds variety
- Official solo blitz mode added
Cons
- Font size on some cards is very small and may require reading glasses
- Uncertainty about whether the font change is intentional or a pre-production issue
Thematic elements
- The Apocalypse Dragon is reborn, ready to wreak havoc once more. Only a new generation of heroes can stand against the dragon's rampage and prevent the world's destruction.
Comparison games
- Mage Knight: The Board Game
- Mage Knight (skirmish miniatures game)
- Shades of Tesla
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- campaign mode — A significant new feature that allows players to play through a series of scenarios, offering a persistent narrative and progression.
- Enemy Strength Dials — Multiple dials are included to track enemy strength, similar to those used in Shades of Tesla.
- Faction tokens — New faction tokens for the Apocalypse Cult and the Council of the Void.
- New Enemies — Includes the Apocalypse Dragon and the Four Horsemen (Death, Famine, Pestilence, War), as well as 'possessed enemies' which modify existing enemies.
- New Heroes — Introduces a new playable hero with unique cards and skills.
- New Map Tiles — Adds new terrain types such as Oasis and Ziggurat.
- New Quests — Introduces a new quest system that can be used in both campaign and normal games.
- Proxy Player Variant — A variant for solo play that introduces a more active and complex dummy player.
- Scenario Book — Contains multiple new scenarios, including cooperative and solo variants for learning the game, and scenarios against the dragon and horsemen.
- Set Aside Mechanic — A new card effect where a card is set aside and can be added to the hand instead of drawing from the deed deck.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Mage Knight is still my number one favorite game of all time.
- this has been my number one game now for um over 12 years.
- So, the Apocalypse Dragon is actually something from the original Mage Knight game, which has now been brought forward to this.
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