Publisher Description

It's near the end of a mighty duel between two powerful wizards each has only a small arsenal of spells at their disposal, and limited strength left. They must consider carefully which spell to charge up: should they attack their opponents directly? Or predict their opponent's next move with a counterspell? They may even summon monsters to battle-unless their opponent gets there first! A fastpaced and magical game for two players (ages 6+), Alakazam! is a pair of completely contained game cards with spinning wheels and sliders for wizards to duke it out for the first to five points. Armed with a range of spells, wizards choose their spell in secret each turn and cast simultaneously with a mighty cry: ALAKAZAM! Built-in spinners and sliders allow players to use damaging spells, predict an opponent's moves with counter spells, and even summon monsters to battle. Gameplay is like a complex rock-paper- scissors, with defensive and offensive strategies, and even a set of MASTERIES for advanced rules when players become experienced with the game. Take down your opponent as quickly as possible - before their spells hit their mark!

Author Biography

Stone Librande is an American video game designer at the video game publisher Riot Games. He was the lead designer of Diablo 3 at Blizzard Entertainment and creative director of SimCity at Electronic Arts. Stone is a frequent speaker at the Game Developers Conference where he has given several talks about game design and he also teaches game design courses at CMU's Entertainment Technology Centre in Silicon Valley. In his spare time he makes card and board games for his friends and family. His first board game, Mechs vs. Minions, was published by Riot Games in 2016 and was nominated for 7 Golden Geek awards and SXSW Tabletop Game of the Year.

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