Game Info
Year
2025
Players
1-2
Age
14+
Playtime
45 min
Complexity
2.2/5
Collection
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Description
Expandable dueling card game where Phoenixborn wield elemental magic against dragonborn foes
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Unboxing at 1:47 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Premium tokens are better than cardboard.
- Starter set box size is good.
- Clear presentation of dice power effects.
- Dragon board has similarities to Red Rain.
- Card-based gameplay feels like a TCG/LCG.
- Beautiful art on conjurations.
- The large storage box is a comprehensive solution with organizers, card storage, and dividers.
- Blank dividers suggest future content.
Cons
- Premium tokens are not as hefty as imagined.
- No artwork inside the lid of the big storage box, which is seen as a missed opportunity given the game's artwork.
- Ribbons for lifting the first layer of the storage box might not stand the test of time.
Thematic elements
- the next era of the Ashes Saga
Comparison games
- Red Rain
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card drafting — The game is card-based, with pre-constructed decks and a pack of cards containing official errata.
- cooperative play — The starter set allows for two players versus the dragon born.
- Dice rolling — The game uses colored dice (purple and gray) and specific dice for the dragon born (golden).
- Player versus Player (PvP) — The starter set allows for player versus player gameplay.
- Solo Play — The starter set allows for solo play against a dragon born.
- token management — Comes with premium tokens for status, damage, and plus one counters, as well as cardboard tokens.
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Quotes (from this video)
- This is the next era of the Ashes Saga.
- The box is a pretty good size for a starter set. It's not huge.
- It reminds me um pretty much a lot of the uh chamira if if you play the red reigns.
- So, if if you haven't played, this is a card-based game. Um, it kind of feels like a TCG, but definitely more like a LCG.
- Oh, that's great. So, if you happen to have all the other stuff, um they give you all of these Aratas.
- So, this is huge. Um but beautiful.
- I expected some artwork in here. Um, not sure why. Just would have been nice, I guess, cuz I am such a huge fan of the Ash's artwork that I just thought there might have been a really nice backdrop here. Missed opportunity, I think.
- So, you'll be able to store everything. I think that's the point of uh everything that you own of Ashes Reborn.
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Danielle Playthrough at 0:01 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Accessible and straightforward gameplay relative to other incarnations in the series
- Strong visual/artistic presentation with a bright, appealing board design
- Significant replayability due to deck-building options and multiple conjuration interactions
- Preconstructed deck provides a solid starting point while still allowing deck customization
- Engaging fantasy combat loop with summoned conjurations and dragon-themed antagonists
Cons
- Solo mode can introduce complexity with dragon-born mechanics and status interactions that require careful tracking
Thematic elements
- Array
- Fantasy world
- expository
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Artifice Die — A special die type used to power up cards and to perform certain side or main actions.
- Attack/Defense/Guard mechanics — Attacking an opponent's units and reacting to defenses or guards (e.g., Aegis Feathers guarding).
- Charge — Charging a conjuration with a die to unlock or enhance its abilities.
- Combat: Damage Based — Attacking an opponent's units and reacting to defenses or guards (e.g., Aegis Feathers guarding).
- Conjuration — Summoned spells/entities (conjurations) that enter the battlefield and provide ongoing effects.
- Dragon Phase / Phase order — A structured turn order including dragon phase, prepare phase, and player turns; dragon phase effects and status interactions matter.
- exhaust — Tokens or dice are exhausted to activate effects or upgrade capabilities; exhaust is a gating mechanic for actions.
- guard — Units can guard other units from attacks, protecting more vulnerable pieces.
- Main action — A core action on your turn, used to perform primary gameplay tasks like playing cards or initiating effects.
- Meditate — Side action to convert a basic die into a power die, enabling stronger effects.
- Progress / Ready Spell progression — Spells progress through rounds; ready spells progress and are progressed to Ready Spell 2, etc.
- Ready Spell — Spells that are prepared and placed on the spell board; they can be activated via main or side actions.
- Side Action — Optional secondary actions on a turn, often requiring spending resources or exhaust to resolve.
- Status tokens — Tokens that track ongoing effects on the dragon born or aspects and influence turns and damage.
- Variable Phase Order — A structured turn order including dragon phase, prepare phase, and player turns; dragon phase effects and status interactions matter.
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Quotes (from this video)
- I really like it.
- I think it's pretty simple compared to the um Ash's Reborn Red Reigns.
- There's lots of replayability, ton of different options in terms of deck building.
- I like the art in this, the kind of like the white backdrop and everything.
- This is a great gaming system.
- Right now, there's only be one behavior card.
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