Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle cover
2016BGG rank #444

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle

by Sean Fletcher, Forrest-Pruzan Creative, Kami Mandell, Andrew Wolf · The Op Games

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Players2–4
Time30–60m
ComplexityMedium-Light
Age11+

About the game

What is Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle?

The forces of evil are threatening to overrun Hogwarts castle in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle, a cooperative deck-building game, and it's up to four students to ensure the safety of the school by defeating villains and consolidating their defenses. In the game, players take on the role of a Hogwarts student: Harry, Ron, Hermione or Neville, each with their own personal deck of cards that's used to acquire resources. By gaining influence, players add more cards to their deck in the form of iconic characters, spells, and magical items. Other cards allow them to regain health or fight against villains, keeping them from gaining power. The villains set back players with their attacks and Dark Arts. Only by working together will players be able to defeat all of the villains, securing the castle from the forces of evil. —description from the publisher

How it plays

Mechanics

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingScenario / Mission / Campaign GameVariable Player Powers

On the shelf

Categories

Card GameFantasyMovies / TV / Radio themeNovel-based

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