Arcanya: Magic Academy (2015)

About this game

Players race to hit opposing players in order to score points, and avoid losing their remaining shields to keep playing. In turns, players attempt to play a card with equal or greater value than the magic sphere. Maneuvers and special abilities spice things up a bit. All the action takes place during finals in the Magic Academy of Arcanya. Where fantasy races attend to learn the misteries of sorcery.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 3 to 10.
• Rules load. At 1.7/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 6 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.