Fairy Tale cover
2004BGG rank #1,480

Fairy Tale

by Satoshi Nakamura · Yuhodo, Inc.

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Players2–5
Time30m
ComplexityLight
Age10+

About the game

What is Fairy Tale?

Players use card drafting and simultaneous action selection to score points while interfering with other players' ability to do so. The game consists of four rounds. In each of them, players are dealt five cards. They simultaneously select one each and pass the remainder, repeating until done. Then, they start playing cards simultaneously, playing three and discarding two. When the cards are revealed after each selection, card abilities turn other cards face-up or face-down. At the end of the four rounds there are 12 cards in front of each player. The players each score based on their face-up cards.

How it plays

Mechanics

Closed DraftingHand ManagementSet CollectionSimultaneous Action Selection

On the shelf

Categories

Card GameFantasy

Questions players ask

Questions to bring to BoardGameBrain

  • How do setup and the first turn work in Fairy Tale?
  • When does scoring happen and what ends the game?
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