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{{Infobox_Game|
subject_name=Zarcana|
designer=
image_link=|
description=territorial control on a board of cards Tarot, with CCG-like card effects|
max_players=4|
stashes = 1 single-color stash per player |▼
sets=5|
other_equip = deck of [[Tarot cards]] |▼
▲ other_equip = deck of [[Tarot cards]] or playing cards |
complexity=High |▼
min_playing_time=30 minutes|
strategy=High |▼
max_playing_time=60 minutes|
random_chance=Medium |▼
theme = [[Mystical]] |▼
release_year=1996|
game_status=Complete|
game_length=Medium|
BGG_Link=[http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/10996 10996]▼
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== External Links ==
* The rules are [http://www.wunderland.com/WTS/Ginohn/games/Zarcana/rules.html available online] and [https://www.looneylabs.com/sites/default/files/pyramid_rules/ZarcanaRules5b.pdf updated in PA format]
* Andy Looney [http://www.wunderland.com/WTS/Andy/Games/IPreferZarcana.html likes Zarcana better].
* Zarf (Andrew Plotkin, world's biggest Zarcana fan) has made some [http://www.eblong.com/zarf/arcana-pieces.html custom Zarcana pieces] and a handy-dandy [http://www.eblong.com/zarf/zarcana-rules.html rules reference].
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| Zarcana | ||
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| John Cooper | ||
| territorial control on a board of cards Tarot, with CCG-like card effects | ||
| Players: | 2 - 4 | |
| Length: | Medium | |
| Complexity: | Medium | |
| Trios per color: | 5 | |
| Number of colors: | 1 per player | |
| - - - - - - Other equipment - - - - - - | ||
| deck of Tarot cards or playing cards | ||
| Setup time: | 5 minutes | |
| Playing time: | 30 minutes - 60 minutes | |
| Strategy depth: | Medium | |
| Random chance: | Medium | |
| Theme: | War, Mystical | |
| BGG Link: | Zarcana | |
| Status: Complete (v1.0), Year released: 1996 | ||
Zarcana was designed by John Cooper, circa 1996, one of the first games created for the pyramids beyond Icehouse. Pyramids are used to occupy territories on a board constructed out of cards. Players use the abilities of occupied cards or play cards from their hand in order to maintain territorial advantage; hand management is also a critical part of the strategy. Zarcana has been described as Pikemen meets Magic:the Gathering.
Zarcana was obsoleted by Gnostica, which was designed to be easier to learn and more strategically challenging.
External Links[edit | edit source]
- The rules are available online and updated in PA format
- Andy Looney likes Zarcana better.
- Zarf (Andrew Plotkin, world's biggest Zarcana fan) has made some custom Zarcana pieces and a handy-dandy rules reference.
- Cerulean's custom-built Tarot-less Zarcana deck: The Gallery, has all the game text on the cards.