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What this is
Restore growth and harmony to the cursed Valley of Life through card crafting. Players score the most victory points to win the game! Mystic Vale uses the "Card Crafting System", which lets they not only build their deck, but build the individual cards in their deck, customizing each card's abilities to exactly the strategy they want to follow.
At a glance
- Players
- 2–4
- Listed play time
- 45 minutes
- Minimum age
- 14 and up
- First published
- 2016
- Category
- card game
- Designer
- John D Clair
- Publishers
- Arclight, Pegasus Spiele, Alderac Entertainment Group, Games Factory
- Mechanisms
- deck-building game
- Photographs
- 1
Publisher
- ArclightOfficial site
- Pegasus SpieleOfficial site
- Alderac Entertainment GroupOfficial site
- Games FactoryOfficial site
How players rate Mystic Vale
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Player-count fit
How well it plays at each count. Best at 3.
- 2p7.040 ratings
- 3p7.540 ratings
- 4p6.939 ratings
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability6.2/10
- Ease of teach6.7/10
- Gateway friendliness6.8/10
- Component quality6.9/10
- Table presence7.2/10
- Travel friendliness7.1/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate4.7SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessCompetitive5.3FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckBalanced5.7Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationPresent5.6Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityLight2.4LightHeavy
- Decision complexityModerate2.6SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyMinimal2.0No textText-heavy
- Table spaceCafé two-top3.6Lap trayTwo tables
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Rules & files
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Box & shelf
Box dimensions are not recorded for this edition yet. Once a publisher supplies them, or an owner measures them, this shows shelf volume, spine width and how many copies fit in a 33 cm cube.
