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Fool's Blade
2024
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- 40–80 min
- 13+
- Complexity 1.8/5
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Fool's Blade is a board game released in 2024 for 2–4 players, 40–80 minutes per game, and ages 13 and up. It was designed by Christian Brantley and its main mechanics are Deck Construction.
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About the game
Welcome to Fool's Blade! A fast-paced, comedicaly chaotic, sword-crafting card game! Sabotage your friends as you slay dangerous monsters in a quest for ENDLESS LOOT! Choose your Character Each offering different strategies and abilities, to claim your spot as the ultimate champion of Fool's Blade! Pickpocket, Sketchy Salesman, Dumpster Diver, Guy with a Gun, so many to choose from... Hang out at the Tavern Relax, trade, steal, bully, and pick fights with your friends by playing any number of friendship-altering Tavern cards. Visit the Forge Craft over 30,000 different absurd sword combinations with varying effects, abilities, and elemental power. Go Questing Discover powerful Spells to cast and Gear to equip that will protect and empower you on your journey. But beware...you could stumble into a Curse card! Slay Monsters Slay monsters to activate their win effect! But prepare yourself for mischievous sabotage; your fellow adventurers could enhance a monster's abilities and force you to activate their lose effect! LOOT!!! Defeat powerful monsters to draw loot cards, powerful legendary weapon pieces and...luxurious...trinkets. Be a Hero! Return back to the Tavern, with your trove of treasures and trophies, or with bitter hatred towards your friends...and do it all over again!
Editions
- Fool's BladeenCircleToonsHD2023
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- CircleToonsHD
Questions and answers
Fool's Blade supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Fool's Blade is 40–80 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Fool's Blade for ages 13 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Fool's Blade has a complexity rating of 1.8 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Fool's Blade belongs to these categories: Card Game, Fantasy, and Dice. Its main mechanics are Deck Construction. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Fool's Blade are: Christian Brantley. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Fool's Blade as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.