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Paper Tales

Recruit Units, wage war on your opponents, construct Buildings, and lead your Kingdom to victory!

Paper Tales is a dynamic and fast-playing card-drafting game. It combines an original Units aging... (read more)

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Reviews

mixed, 68% of all reviews are favorable

Playtime

30 minutes

Published

2018

Age

12+

Publisher

Stronghold Games

Players

2 to 5 players

Designer

Masato Uesugi

Playstyle

Relaxed

Game's Categories

Card Game, Hand Management, Fantasy, Solo / Solitaire Game, Simultaneous Action Selection, Pegasus Spiele, and End Game Bonuses

Paper Tales

Description

Recruit Units, wage war on your opponents, construct Buildings, and lead your Kingdom to victory!

Paper Tales is a dynamic and fast-playing card-drafting game. It combines an original Units aging system with tight space management. Setup the best combinations of cards, but be cautious not to let your opponents get the Units that they need. Anticipate the aging of your Units and cope with the relentless passing of time...

• Efficiently choose and combine your Units

• Use their abilities to develop your Kingdom and overcome your opponents

• Plan ahead to ensure you get the most out of your Units before they retire with the passing of time.

Contents

81 Unit Cards
25 Building Cards
5 Player Aid Cards
1 Score Track
5 Wooden Score Tokens
1 Wooden Time Token
40 Gold Tokens
30 Age Tokens

Mechanisms:• Card Drafting• Hand Management

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