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Arcana (2009)

Average Rating: 6.34/10
Board Game Rank: 1419
Strategy Game Rank: 630
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Year Published
2009
# of Players
2 − 4
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 4 players
Recommended with 2, 3, 4 players
(24 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
60 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
13 and up
User Suggested Ages
10 and up
(3 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence
Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet
(13 voters) [poll]
Honors
Subdomain
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Arcana
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Game description of the 2011 revised edition from the publisher:

Are you ambitious and cunning enough to rule the city of Cadwallon?

In the revised edition of Arcana 2-4 guild leaders send their loyal Agents into the districts of Cadwallon to entice, bribe, or win over powerful citizens, buy precious treasures, and utilize locations. Whichever player earns the most victory points wins!

This vibrant game creates a fantastical atmosphere for players to enjoy while they attempt to best their opponents through strategic card play. Make your guild the most influential by winning Stake cards and strengthening your deck with impressive Personalities, advantageous Locations, or tempting Relics to use in bribery.

The revised edition of Arcana introduces two new guilds, and six new rule options for players to choose from, or play with them all for a more challenging experience. Players can customize their guild, fulfill objectives, recruit Militia, invoke the ability of their Guild Masters, affect game play through random events, or optimize tactical strategy through card discards. Which variant will you use in your game?

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English third "revised" edition
Publisher: Fantasy Flight Games
Artist: Miguel Coimbra, Édouard Guiton
Year: 2011
Product Code: DU16
Size: 10.00 x 10.00 x 2.00 inches
1.90 pounds
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French edition 2011
Publisher: Edge Entertainment
Artist: Paul Bonner, Gary Chalk, Miguel Coimbra, Nicolas Fructusmore»
Year: 2011
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German first edition
Publisher: Pegasus Spiele
Artist: Miguel Coimbra, Paolo Parente
Year: 2010
Size: 6.00 x 5.00 x 0.90 inches
German
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English second edition
Publisher: Fantasy Flight Games
Artist: Miguel Coimbra, Édouard Guiton
Year: 2010
Size: 7.50 x 4.00 x 1.50 inches
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Polish edition
Publisher: Axel
Artist: Édouard Guiton
Year: 2010
Product Code: G-404
Size: 3.93 x 7.67 x 1.45 inches
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1 Marcenius ability correction (sticker)
[b][u]Not confirmed:[/u][/b] It seems that there is a print mistake in FFG's revised version on Marcenius leader from the Guild of Ferrymen (green one). Use this sticker to correct it for yourself.
2012-03-04
5 Russian rules
Русские правила. Перевод Михаила Лисового. Выкладывается с разрешения автора
2010-04-04
38 Universal Head ARCANA Rules Summary
The Universal Head ARCANA REVISED Rules Summary v1 (Feb'12). Double-sided rules summary, single-sided play reference sheet x2.
2010-03-29
35 Arcana Rulebook (3.5mb PDF) Updated Nov 4/2009
Arcana Rulebook (3.5mb PDF) Updated Nov 4/2009
2009-11-06
25 Arcana FAQ v1.0
Arcana FAQ compiled from forum posts and AEG/Designer responses. Latest 1.1 version after designer comments.
2009-11-04
24 Arcana Rules
Full rules for Arcana.
2009-08-11
Statistics
Board Game Rank: 1419
Strategy Game Rank: 630
Num Ratings: 756
Average Rating: 6.34
Standard Deviation: 1.48
Num Views: 120760
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Avg. Game Weight: 2.0
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Personal Comments: 261
Users Owning: 1303
Users Wanting: 80
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