Summoner Wars — Board Game Almanac

What this is

Summon units of their faction to fight and bring down the opposing Summoner. The game is a fast-playing, action-packed 2-4 player card game. During the game, players summon and move their various warriors about the battlefield using their powers and abilities to wreak havoc on the enemy lines.

At a glance

Designers: Colby Dauch, J. Arthur Ellis
Artists: Martin Abel, Kendall Wilkerson
Photographs: 1

7.2out of 1072 ratings

How players rate Summoner Wars

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.

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 replayability6.1/10
Ease of teach5.7/10
Gateway friendliness5.9/10
Component quality6.3/10
Table presence7.4/10
Travel friendliness6.4/10

What it's like

Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.

Player interactionModerate5.4SolitaireConstant
CutthroatnessGentle4.4FriendlyRuthless
Role of luckSwingy6.7Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
Theme integrationWoven in8.3Pasted onWoven in
Rules complexityModerate2.8LightHeavy
Decision complexityModerate2.6SimpleDemanding
Language dependencySome3.1No textText-heavy
Table spaceKitchen table4.9Lap trayTwo tables

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Rules & files

Rulebooks, FAQs and reference sheets

No rulebook is available for this game yet. The Almanac only hosts documents a publisher has authorised, so nothing is offered here until that permission exists.

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.