MAGE WARS
Allgemeines
Herstellerseite - Kurze Spielbeschreibung - text / engl.
http://magewars.com/jsite/aboutmw
Spielbeschreibung von BoardGameGeek - text / engl.
Mage Wars bei Board Game Geek (Die Brettspielreferenzseite!) - engl.
http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/101721/mage-wars
Herstellerseite - Detaillierte Spielübersicht - text / engl.
http://magewars.com/jsite/detailed-overview
Herstellervideo - Was ist Mage Wars - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSEBrzVDmcI
Herstellervideo - Die Zauberer - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrPCPHjE5Uw
Die Regeln
Die engl. Regeln zum Download von der Herstellerseite
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5513385/RULES/MAGE WARS RULES.pdf
Reviews und erste Eindrücke
SpieLama Review - Video / deutsch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3SBipUlHtE
Critical Review - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq6O1aqMHTY
Miami Dice (The Dice Tower) - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6BVRP3iNCI
Review by Dalius Rupainis - Text / engl.
http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/15/15742.phtml
Review von Boardgaming.com - Text / engl.
http://boardgaming.com/games/board-games/mage-wars-core-set
Review von Play unplugged.com - Text / engl.
http://www.playunplugged.com/2012/11/review-mage-wars/
Review von Father Geek.com - Text / engl.
http://fathergeek.com/mage-wars/
Review by Josh - Text / engl.
http://www.boardgamereviewsbyjosh.com/...review.html
Beispiel-Spielbericht mit Erklärungen
Critical Plays - Part I - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSJoPugis-4
Critical Plays - Part II - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVwZq5Hgcyg
Critical Plays - Part III - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHeHeHdkdN0
Critical Plays - Part IV - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1NCV5WzE74
Mage Wars - Walkthrough: Part One - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngrBijqKjwY
Mage Wars - Walkthrough: Part Two - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u98gHtZrEAQ
Mage Wars - Walkthrough: Part Three - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3882XPH7yUY
Mage Wars - Walkthrough: Part Four - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc9uRpfAcQE
Spielhilfen
Herstellervideo - Gamesetup - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPKI2HB3CBY
Herstellervideo - The Ready Stage - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtrmtQgkYS0
Herstellervideo - The Action Stage - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHJHoZCqrog
Herstellervideo - The Quickcast Action - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM4XgOc6aMk
Herstellervideo - Spelltypes - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zysFBublac
Herstellervideo - Spellcasting - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0K0e6anR6M
Herstellervideo - Walls - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krkGkhC0o7I
Herstellervideo - Spawn Points - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvGA8X_3sd4
Sonstiges
engl. Forum auf der Herstellerwebseite
http://magewars.com/jsite/forum
TableTopWelt Thread: Mage Wars: Der neue Stern am Fantasy-Strategiespielhimmel
http://www.tabletopwelt.de/forum/showthread.php?t=158258
Gruß,
Jan

Allgemeines
Eiskönigin aus dem TabletopWelt Forum schrieb:Hallo Leute,
seit einiger Zeit besitze ich das Brettspiel "Mage Wars". In dem Spiel übernimmt man einen von vier verschiedenen Magiern, betritt eine Arena und bekämpft einen anderen Magier. Gewonnen hat, wer den Magiekampf überlebt. Die Spielmechanik vermischt Tabletop-Elemente und Elemente von Spielen wie Magic und reichert sie um einige Innovationen an. Vergleichbar mit Warhammer kauft sich jeder Spieler vor Spielbeginn aus einem Punktebudget verschiedene Zaubersprüche zusammen (Beschwörungen, Kreaturen, Unterstützungszauber, Flüche, Angriffszauber usw.) und sammelt sie in seinem Zauberbuch. Im Rahmen der einzelnen Spielzüge stehen den Magiern dann Aktionen zur Verfügung, in denen man sich durch die Arena bewegt, kämoft und zaubert. Anders als bei Magic o.ä. hat man stets die freie Auswahl, welchen Zauber man einsetzt und ist nicht darauf angewiesen, im richtigen Moment den richtigen Spruch zu ziehen. Begrenzt wird man nur durch seinen Manavorrat und dadurch, dass die meisten Sprüche nach ihrem Einsatz verbraucht sind.
Es handelt sich der Konzeption nach nicht um ein Sammelkartenspiel. Die Grundbox enthält vielmehr alles was man benötigt. Erweiterungen sind optional. Das Spiel stammt aus den USA. Es ist dort ein Riesenerfolg und war der Star auf Gen-Con, einer großen Spielemesse. Das Spiel ist in Deutschland für ca 60 Euro erhältlich. Leider gibt es es aber bisher nur auf Englisch.
Ich habe bisher drei Partien gespielt und kann das Spiel nur sehr empfehlen.
Herstellerseite - Kurze Spielbeschreibung - text / engl.
http://magewars.com/jsite/aboutmw
Spielbeschreibung von BoardGameGeek - text / engl.
What would it be like for Mages of vastly different schools and philosophies of magic to come together in an arena and fight to the death? How would an Illusionist battle a Druid? Or a Warlock fight a Beastmaster? Or a Priestess fare against a Wizard?
Mage Wars pits powerful Mages against each other in deadly arena combat. Each Mage uses his own fully-customizable book of spells to achieve total victory over his opponent. Summon mighty creatures to do battle in your name; cast powerful spells to attack your foe and thwart his every plan and strategy; use hidden enchantments to turn the tables and rule the day; adorn yourself with mighty weapons, armor, and arcane artifacts – all of this and more awaits you in the arena of Mage Wars!
Mage Wars is a tactical board game, a combination of a card game and miniatures game, combining the best elements from each genre. The game is played on an arena game board divided into square areas called "zones", which regulate movement and the placement of objects. Each Mage (player) starts in a corner of the arena, opposite his enemy.
Each player holds a spellbook, from which spell cards are pulled out as they are cast during the game. This has the feel of being a real Mage, turning the pages of your tome of magic, as you plan your strategy each turn. A point system allows you to choose spells for your spellbook, with more powerful spells and spells outside your schools of training costing more points. You have full access to cast any spell you want each turn, allowing for an unprecedented level of rich strategy and tactics. Many of these spells – such as creatures, equipment, and enchantments – are placed on the board and become objects in the game. Creatures can move around the arena, and attack each other and the enemy Mage. Attacks deal damage, as well as interesting special effects such as Burn, Corrode, Stun, Daze, Push, Cripple, Paralyze, etc. Creatures can be destroyed when they receive too much damage, or can be controlled by powerful curses and enchantments, or contained by walls and other creatures.
Every Mage comes from a different school of magic, each with unique spells and strategies:
The Beastmaster will try to rush and swarm the enemy with his hordes of animals, buffed by his nature enchantments.
The Warlock will go right for the throat, armed with his powerful Lash of Hellfire, Helm of Fear, and Demonhide Armor. Along the way to the enemy Mage he'll use his curses and fire attacks to contain and destroy enemy creatures.
The Wizard is a trickster, a master of meta-magic: countering, stealing, redirecting, and destroying enemy spells and mana. He's also a master of teleportation and portals/gates.
The Priestess will defend with knights and angels, and powerful healing and protection spells. She'll wear down the enemy, then overwhelm them in the end.
The base game comes with all you need to get started: spellbooks, extra spells to customize with the spellbooks, arena game board, dice, markers, etc.
New Mages will be released every few months to add new spells, powers, and variety to the game. The game is NOT collectible, but is fully customizable!
Mage Wars pits powerful Mages against each other in deadly arena combat. Each Mage uses his own fully-customizable book of spells to achieve total victory over his opponent. Summon mighty creatures to do battle in your name; cast powerful spells to attack your foe and thwart his every plan and strategy; use hidden enchantments to turn the tables and rule the day; adorn yourself with mighty weapons, armor, and arcane artifacts – all of this and more awaits you in the arena of Mage Wars!
Mage Wars is a tactical board game, a combination of a card game and miniatures game, combining the best elements from each genre. The game is played on an arena game board divided into square areas called "zones", which regulate movement and the placement of objects. Each Mage (player) starts in a corner of the arena, opposite his enemy.
Each player holds a spellbook, from which spell cards are pulled out as they are cast during the game. This has the feel of being a real Mage, turning the pages of your tome of magic, as you plan your strategy each turn. A point system allows you to choose spells for your spellbook, with more powerful spells and spells outside your schools of training costing more points. You have full access to cast any spell you want each turn, allowing for an unprecedented level of rich strategy and tactics. Many of these spells – such as creatures, equipment, and enchantments – are placed on the board and become objects in the game. Creatures can move around the arena, and attack each other and the enemy Mage. Attacks deal damage, as well as interesting special effects such as Burn, Corrode, Stun, Daze, Push, Cripple, Paralyze, etc. Creatures can be destroyed when they receive too much damage, or can be controlled by powerful curses and enchantments, or contained by walls and other creatures.
Every Mage comes from a different school of magic, each with unique spells and strategies:
The Beastmaster will try to rush and swarm the enemy with his hordes of animals, buffed by his nature enchantments.
The Warlock will go right for the throat, armed with his powerful Lash of Hellfire, Helm of Fear, and Demonhide Armor. Along the way to the enemy Mage he'll use his curses and fire attacks to contain and destroy enemy creatures.
The Wizard is a trickster, a master of meta-magic: countering, stealing, redirecting, and destroying enemy spells and mana. He's also a master of teleportation and portals/gates.
The Priestess will defend with knights and angels, and powerful healing and protection spells. She'll wear down the enemy, then overwhelm them in the end.
The base game comes with all you need to get started: spellbooks, extra spells to customize with the spellbooks, arena game board, dice, markers, etc.
New Mages will be released every few months to add new spells, powers, and variety to the game. The game is NOT collectible, but is fully customizable!
Mage Wars bei Board Game Geek (Die Brettspielreferenzseite!) - engl.
http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/101721/mage-wars
Herstellerseite - Detaillierte Spielübersicht - text / engl.
http://magewars.com/jsite/detailed-overview
Herstellervideo - Was ist Mage Wars - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSEBrzVDmcI
Herstellervideo - Die Zauberer - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrPCPHjE5Uw
Die Regeln
Die engl. Regeln zum Download von der Herstellerseite
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5513385/RULES/MAGE WARS RULES.pdf
Reviews und erste Eindrücke
SpieLama Review - Video / deutsch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3SBipUlHtE
Critical Review - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq6O1aqMHTY
Miami Dice (The Dice Tower) - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6BVRP3iNCI
Review by Dalius Rupainis - Text / engl.
http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/15/15742.phtml
Review von Boardgaming.com - Text / engl.
http://boardgaming.com/games/board-games/mage-wars-core-set
Review von Play unplugged.com - Text / engl.
http://www.playunplugged.com/2012/11/review-mage-wars/
Review von Father Geek.com - Text / engl.
http://fathergeek.com/mage-wars/
Review by Josh - Text / engl.
http://www.boardgamereviewsbyjosh.com/...review.html
Beispiel-Spielbericht mit Erklärungen
Critical Plays - Part I - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSJoPugis-4
Critical Plays - Part II - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVwZq5Hgcyg
Critical Plays - Part III - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHeHeHdkdN0
Critical Plays - Part IV - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1NCV5WzE74
Mage Wars - Walkthrough: Part One - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngrBijqKjwY
Mage Wars - Walkthrough: Part Two - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u98gHtZrEAQ
Mage Wars - Walkthrough: Part Three - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3882XPH7yUY
Mage Wars - Walkthrough: Part Four - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc9uRpfAcQE
Spielhilfen
Herstellervideo - Gamesetup - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPKI2HB3CBY
Herstellervideo - The Ready Stage - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtrmtQgkYS0
Herstellervideo - The Action Stage - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHJHoZCqrog
Herstellervideo - The Quickcast Action - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM4XgOc6aMk
Herstellervideo - Spelltypes - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zysFBublac
Herstellervideo - Spellcasting - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0K0e6anR6M
Herstellervideo - Walls - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krkGkhC0o7I
Herstellervideo - Spawn Points - Video / engl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvGA8X_3sd4
Sonstiges
engl. Forum auf der Herstellerwebseite
http://magewars.com/jsite/forum
TableTopWelt Thread: Mage Wars: Der neue Stern am Fantasy-Strategiespielhimmel
http://www.tabletopwelt.de/forum/showthread.php?t=158258
Gruß,
Jan