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Mage Knight: Emergence – The Portal to Power
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Mage Knight: Emergence – The Portal to Power

Designed by Phil Pettifer, Vlaada Chvátil

Published by WizKids (I)

Deep Strategy: 45+ Min Teach

Players

1-2

Community Snapshot

Best with 1
Heavy complexity
~60 min
7.4 on BGG (7)

Categories

Adventure
Explore, discover, and overcome challenges in a narrative-driven experience.
Fantasy
Set in magical worlds with mythical creatures, spells, and quests.

Rated 0.0 by the community, Mage Knight: Emergence – The Portal to Power brings deck building to 1 players in about ~60 min.

How It Plays

Card Play Conflict Resolution

Conflicts are resolved by playing cards instead of rolling dice — it puts the outcome more in your hands.

Deck, Bag, and Pool Building

You start with a basic set of cards or tokens and gradually add better ones — watch your engine grow stronger over time.

Dice Rolling

You roll dice to determine outcomes — there's always that thrilling moment of suspense before they land!

Grid Movement

Pieces move on a grid of squares — straightforward movement that still leaves room for deep tactical thinking.

Hand Management

You have a hand of cards and deciding which to play, save, or discard is the core puzzle.

Modular Board

The board is made of separate pieces arranged differently each game — no two setups are ever quite the same.

Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game

You play through linked missions or scenarios that build on each other — it's like an epic adventure in chapters.

Variable Player Powers

Each player has unique abilities that make their experience different — finding the best way to use yours is half the fun.

About This Game

Whether you’re discovering Mage Knight for the first time or adding to a long-standing collection, Mage Knight: Emergence delivers meaningful new adventures while preserving the core gameplay that made Mage Knight a modern classic. Mage Knight: Emergence expands the world of Mage Knight with an all-new standalone release that is fully compatible with existing Mage Knight content. It’s the same deep, strategic experience fans love, now with new heroes, new challenges, and a streamlined path for new players to enter the game.…

Source: BoardGameGeek

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Play Time

60 min

Complexity

4.0 / 5

Rating

7.4

Year

2027