As a dueling game, it can be hard for games to avoid just being a new Magic: The Gathering but with a different theme. The water tower is the only way to save a water token for a future turn.īut while bling is nice, it’s the gameplay that matters. In short, Radlands hits all the marks for the quality and amazing production values. Two neoprene playmats are housed in a large box, which also holds a case for the games cards, tokens, and rules. The artwork, wonderfully illustrated by Damien Mammoliti, Manny Trembley, and Mr. There is no doubt that Roxley is still in the upper echelon of luxury board game publishers. Roxley Games sent over the deluxe edition of Radlands for us to check out, and like their other titles ( Dice Throne, Brass Birmginghand), the quality is unquestionably amazing. There are 34 camp cards and each one is unique. Do so and you’ll be the king of the Radlands. Each, like people in play, can take two damage. The ultimate goal is to destroy your opponent’s three camps. However, there are some other types to keep things interesting, like healing your people, drawing cards, or using your raiders.

Most abilities will let you damage or destroy people or camps. These include putting people/events into play (at a cost of water), discarding a card from your hand for their junk effect, or using abilities of people in play already (again, at a cost of water). Then you draw a card and replenish your water to 3 tokens. Any event that started the turn in the first position is resolved.

First is an event phase where all of your events slide up one position. On a normal turn, you’ll only get three water to use.Ī player’s turn takes place in 3 parts. This means that, not counting event cards, a player can have at most 6 people in play at once (two defending each camp). Each camp has a spot for two people in a column above it. There are 34 camp cards in total and every one is unique. There are no shortage of dueling games for players to bring to their tabletops, so can Radlands compete with the likes of Magic: The Gathering, Dice Throne, and Ashes: Reborn for your gaming dollar? Time to find out! Gameplay Overview:Įach game starts with a draft where players will choose their three camps for the game. Designed by Daniel Piechnick, Radlands put you in charge of a group of survivors, trying to stop the other player from taking what’s yours. And nowhere is that more true than in Radlands, the new dueling game published by Roxley Games. In a post-apocalyptic world, resources are king.

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