Game Info
Year
2023
Players
1-4
Age
14+
Playtime
60 min
Complexity
1.8/5
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Description
Mine gems restore ancient relics and reclaim the throne of an abandoned world with push-your-luck mining
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Review at 0:00 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Clear, organized components and a user-friendly resource tray that makes tracking coins and gems easy
- High replayability due to variable relics, goals, and tile layouts each game
- Engaging balance between mining cheaply and selling high, with strategic timing emphasized
- Solid support for solo play and a flavorful expansion option to add variety
- Charming, approachable artwork and thematic consistency that suits the gem-mining theme
Cons
- Board can be prone to being bumped during play, which can disrupt setup
- Endgame pacing can drag if players reach the top at different times, slowing overall flow
- Luck of the tile reveals and dice rolls can influence outcomes and may frustrate precision-oriented players
- Some players may desire more explicit engine-building depth beyond the core loops
Thematic elements
- Resource management, gem mining, relic restoration, and risk-reward economy
- A shared mining board on a neon-meets-desert world where players explore hexes to mine gems, upgrade with relics, and race toward endgame via a top-row progression.
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- Abstract, systems-driven progression rather than a story-driven arc; emphasis on engine interaction and strategic planning.
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- closed economy — Coins earned from selling gems are spent to acquire ability cards and relics that boost scoring potential.
- Coin economy and card purchases — Coins earned from selling gems are spent to acquire ability cards and relics that boost scoring potential.
- Gem economy and sale timing — Sell gems when market value is higher; mining cost rises with volume to encourage timing decisions.
- Progression and endgame trigger — Advancement on the board is forward-only; once the top is reached, endgame is triggered for all players.
- Relic restoration and scoring — Restore relic tiles and complete goal cards for endgame points; relics influence scoring balance across gem types.
- Solo variant — Playable solo with modified dice and optional bonuses to simulate competition.
- Tile reveal and selection — Reveal two tiles, pick one to move onto, and claim the corresponding gem.
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- I think this is a super fun game.
- There's a circular economy going on of I need to get benefits, I need to get gems, I need to restore relics.
- You are always moving forward. And once you get to the top, you can't move forward anymore.
- I absolutely loving this game.
- I love how everything is laid out really clearly in the resource tray so everyone can get what they need very easily.
- The expansion adds some really cool star tokens and extra tiles to the game.
- This is one of those games I backed on Kickstarter and am happy to see in retail.
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positive
Pros
- Bright components
- Accessible economic feel
Cons
- Not very deep
Thematic elements
- economy of gems and jewelry crafting
- Airship-based gem collection
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- dice / reroll — Occasional rerolls to influence gem yields.
- Dice rolling — Occasional rerolls to influence gem yields.
- economic mechanics — Sell gems in exchange for jewelry; gem values fluctuate.
- Resource management — Manage gems to upgrade to higher-value items.
- resource management / engine building — Manage gems to upgrade to higher-value items.
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Quotes (from this video)
- The gimmick is you have a large plastic cube that has magnets on it, and you are rolling it around a board picking up tiles.
- Magnets are cool, folks.
- This one's simple with a fun, bright theme, and I found it easy to jump into and play.
- Ink is a game in which you are, well, basically getting rid of ink wells. That's it.
- it looks very abstract because the inks wells don't mean anything, but it's easy to play and fun for people to get into.
- Simple, fun, easy. That is pencil pirates.
- chunky components very much interactive where your tower might block the towers behind you and then they don't score any points
- Very interesting, silly artwork, but anybody can play it.
- If you like games like Rummy or games that we call card shedding where you're trying to get rid of all the cards from your hand, this is an amazing one.
- beautiful bright color artwork. The whole package comes together very nice.
- Magical Athlete is not a game to be taken seriously by any means, but it's just so entertaining and fun to play.
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