Summonaria:Take on the role of one of the great Master Summoners of Thranok as they wage war for total control of the realm’s magical source!
What’s Cool:
- Great Strategy.
- Good player interaction.
- Comic Book style artwork.
- Rule Book and Bestiary are nice.
What’s Not:
- The Production quality is not amazing.
- Some games can really drag on.
PLAY ONLINE: http://www.summonaria.com/
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Now at last they have been discovered, the fabled Shezarian Stones, the keys to unlocking the deepest secrets of magic and its power. Driven to be the one to seize control of such a
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| powerful relic, the most powerful wizards of the realm converge on their location, a remote island sanctuary, to battle one another for the highest stakes imaginable. | |
| Take on the role of one of the great Master Summoners of Thranok as they wage war for total control of the realm’s magical source! As one of |  |
| these powerful wizards, you will manage your magical resources and use them to summon powerful champions from your homelands to aid you in battle as the struggle for magical supremacy mounts.Strategically deploy allies from your abundant resources. Seek out temples where your warriors can gain the upper hand in combat. Conquer and defend powerful keeps that contain the ultimate prize, the mystic Shezarian Stones! | |
Summon and command armies of noble warriors, enchanted creatures, hideous monsters and ghastly undead in a struggle to seize control of the stones and wield the power of the ancients! Enter the world of Summonaria™ and dominate Thranok’s destiny. |
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Overall User Ratings: Summonaria Board Game Video Review,
2 comments
firedemon22
May 19, 2011 at 2:31 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Decent review, did a good job of showing the game’s main elements. I played this one with some friends and it is pretty coolz. Definately better with three or four people than with two as it is easier to get ahead of someone in a two person game and grab the win before they get their forces where they need them. In a larger game, people tend to gang up on that guy before he can sweep the win. I also noticed the larger player games can drag, usually cuz one or more players turtles up and builds units and no one surges out and takes the towers for the win. I’ve been in a game where the other three guys just kept building unit after unit and making a line, so I just pushed up and stole their towers and won the game with 2 trolls and 3 goblins!! The art is cool and gives it a great feel. Not sure why they made such a big deal about missing in combat, if you always hit when attacking no one would ever have anything on the board! Its not like all of the units have 20 hit points, a couple successful strikes kills them. Also, I like the ‘wild dice’ approach where you reroll if you score a strike means even the lowest throwaway soldier unit can have a string of good rolls and bring down their commander unit! All in all its a good strategy game based on fantasy armies and worth a look in my book.
2ndzenith
May 17, 2011 at 5:09 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Nice review of the game. I tend to like the genre of the game, and the mechanics work well. I agree on the art style. A little cartoony, but does look good.