Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards 2: Rumble at Castle Tentakill

Fun but best enjoyed by mature, a good sense of humor and gamers. You won’t be board for sure. I’ve had some side-splitting laughs with some name combos. Wizard spell cast card game. Fantasy, D&D, puns, doofus, yet creative spell names, crazy Gonzo-art work, match icons building spell card game. Bought almost whole series. Good stuff!

We had previously played the prior Battle Wizards game with friends and opted to buy the "sequel" for when they play games at our house. This makes some good improvements on the original. 1) It introduces a play mechanic around having the standee, 2) it introduces a blood mechanism that gives bonuses, and 3) it introduces the concept of creatures that can continue from round to round and take hits for the wizard. Overall these add some great new mechanics to the game and make it a worthy successor.

I bought the base game as well as this add on. My family and friends have enjoyed playing this game several times. The game is better the more players you have, as several of the spells and effects that they create become more or less powerful depending on the size of your group. The game is pretty straight forward in how it is played, but provides a great amount of variety and room for different strategies and play styles. The art work is beautiful and often over the top. This game is DEFINITELY not for younger players as many of the spell and effect names are rather crass, as is much of the art work. But if that doesn't bother you, then you and your group can have a very enjoyable night playing Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards.

This is a great game for groups of friends that can handle some gross out humor. I personally would reccomend ages 13+. The game is played in rounds where you and anywhere from 2 to 6 other players create spells to attack each other with. The rules are moderate to easy to understand (my 70 yo dad started getting it after a few rounds.) But can be a little confusing at first because the cards have a lot of information on them. Besides the cards the game comes with health marker/character sheets, and a center decorative cardboard tower (for the mood). This game had me and my friends laughing for hours and has some strategy so more advanced board gamers will still find it fun. If you like poop humor and can get at least 3 people together for a half hour or more you will like this game. If you aren't sure about it, you can check out the youtube channel Geek and Sundry. That channel has Wil Wheton playing the other version of this game with a few other people to show how the game works.

I LOVED the first version of this game and couldn't wait to get this, and while it is fun, The amount of new rules makes a bit to complicated, keeping track of blood and the standee and creatures in play takes away a bit of the fun of the original. I still love the art and the concept and it IS fun, but honestly i prefer the original to this sequel.

Very fun game, it's great for casual game play as it it requires almost no strategy. That is also the game's only downside, the game is so random that it makes planing out a turn almost pointless. I won the same amount of games by planing which cards to play and just randomly picking the cards. If you want a fun, easy set up, and fast paced lol game play this is for you. If you want strategy in your game avoid this.

This standalone/expansion of the Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards series is totally worth the purchase. As usual, Cryptozoic makes a beautiful, colorful production with this series. The cards are all well made and the illustrations are fantastic. I enjoy the gameplay, watching as other players create their ridiculously named spells. Definitely a lighter game than some but, due to the variety of spell cards, the replayability of this is very high.

Kinda boring. For such an exciting description, box art and title, gameplay is really slow and tedious.

If you love silly games with amazingly-hilarious illustrations that will make you EXTREMELY competitive, then this is the game for you. The hilarious descriptions in the player manual make the game tons of fun even before playing. Not to mention the endless playability of this game and endless playability means endless fun.

Just like the previous edition of Epic Spell Wars this is a laugh-riot of a game. It encourages players to play the most humorous combinations whilst also trying to win in what amounts to the culmination of a very hilarious hour. The more players you have the faster the game plays and, if as we do, you implement a requirement that each player 'voices' their wizard. The gameplay is simplistic- play up to three cards to make a spell and use the effects against your opponents in an effort to kill them (temporarily) and be named 'last wizard standing' for two rounds. This version of the game has two new mechanics- blood and pets- sometimes your spells will leave a lingering 'pet' effect- something that can defend you from impending doom or to strike again and again with passing turns. Blood meanwhile is gained by killing your opponents and claiming the standee (Mount Tentakill) and then spent for enhanced effects of spells and to use treasure as well. All-in-all a fantastic, laugh-riot of a game!

Als ich mir das original importieren lies war ich bereits begeistert, es gab jedoch eine Lücke im Regelwerk (betreffend Illegaler Zauber und Karten abwerfen), sowie etwas wenig taktische Möglichkeiten. Diese Erweiterung (die man auch ohne Basis Spiel spielen kann), stopft zum einen das Loch in den Regeln und fügt zum anderen tolle neuche Mechaniken hinzu. Blut sorgt dafür das man schlagartig viel Schaden in der 2-3 Runde machen kann, und gibt einen extra Anreiz sich gegenseitig das garaus zu machen (früher wurde in meiner Gruppe "fair" gespielt, man hat ausgewürfelt oder alle gleichermaßen geschadet, jetzt besteht ein dringendes Verlangen nach Blut :P). Der Aufsteller bietet Möglichkeiten für bessere Combos, aber auch aufgrund niedriger Initiative zu agieren. Und selbst wenn man mal einen schlechten Zauber legt, kann es sein das man auf seinem Monster "KEEP" würfelt und daher in der nächsten Runde etwas besser ist (oder es opfert um Schaden abzuwenden!). Die neuen Treasures sind überwiegend interessant gestaltet und auch die Zauber haben ein paar nette Ideen (zB "Gib alle Karten eines Typs weiter und füge so viel Schaden zu" etc). Die neuen Toter Zauberer Karten sind vor allem gut gelungen, da sie nun auch sofortige Effekte haben, oder sich auf andere Zauberer beziehen können. Alles in Allem ist die Erweiterung verdammt gut gelungen, sie lässt Spieler mehr Druck aufbauen und mehr Schaden zufügen, gibt einem aber Reaction Cards, Blood, Creatues sowie bessere Dead Wizard Cards um dem gegen zu wirken. Das Spiel ist dynamischer und interessanter geworden. Das Review basiert auf der Erweiterung alleine, ich habe sie bisher noch nicht mit dem Original vermischt gespielt. Dafür gibt es übrigens eigene Regeln bzw. Vorschläge, wie man es am besten machen könnte, im Regelwerk. 5 Sterne, wäre auch für eine dritte Version zu haben!

Nos hemos divertido mucho. Una vez que le agarras la onda, los resultados son impredecibles. Nunca sabrás a ciencia cierta quién ganará

J'adore le style graphique des cartes et le gameplay est satisfaisant. Je possède l'extension 3 qui a également des mécaniques intéressantes et biens différentes de la 2, j'attends maintenant avec impatience que la version 6 soit disponible sur Amazon