Ember: The Magical Card Game

What is Ember: The Magical Card Game

Midnight at Arcane Academy, yet the apprentice wizards are far from their beds. They have slipped away under cover of the soft autumn shadow to the woods where whispered spells conjure a campfire away from prying eyes. Huddled around the flames with a bottle of starmead, the young wizards play a game. Someone casts a fragment of elemental flame into the midnight sky, whoever conjures that mote into the most powerful mythical creatures is the winner. This is Ember.

Ember is game where you draw cards each turn to make "hands" which you then discard to conjure (purchase) mystical creatures.

But if you think it's THAT simple, it's not. The complexity comes from the configuration of creatures, who has what, and when the final call to end the game comes... it's not always clear who is the winner.

Ember comes complete with 52 suit cards, 30 creature cards and 3 Archmage cards.

Game details

Players

2–5

Age

+12

Duration

30 min

Difficulty

Light

Type

Board game

Year

2016

Mechanics

Memory · Take That

Categories

Card Game · Fantasy

Designer

Stuart Garside

Publisher

District 31